From 600 kg to 6000 kg of maize

Before the establishment of the Epicentre, Christen lived with chronic food insecurity, despite having access to fertile land and reliable rainfall. Like many others in his village, he was unable to turn these natural resources into food security or a sustainable income. He lacked the skills, agricultural inputs, and market access needed to fully benefit from the land he worked.

Christen’s transformation began after attending a VCA village-based workshop, followed by agricultural training that introduced him to improved farming practices. He began applying techniques such as Sasakawa technology ( a farming method that uses ridges spaced 75 cm apart, with planting stations every 25 cm, placing one seed per station), and the results were remarkable.

“Before The Hunger Project, there was so much hunger, even our farming methods were not good and we couldn’t harvest enough food. But The Hunger Project taught us good farming practices and our yields improved”, he says.

On the same plot of land where he previously produced less than 600 kg of maize per growing season, he now consistently harvests a minimum of 6,000 kg. With the income generated from this surplus, Christen has purchased livestock, pays school fees for his children, and has significantly improved his home.