Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- Asabe Daniel grew up watching her father working on his farms.

But after losing her job with the Soba Local Government three years ago, farming became more than a family tradition for her. It became a way to survive.

A resident of Wusasa village in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Ms Daniel now combines vegetable farming with making masa, a baked rice breakfast delicacy mostly eaten in many northern states, to support herself.

She cultivates soya beans and tomatoes on a small piece of land.

Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES, Ms Daniel said she learnt the basics of farming from her father but had to deepen her knowledge after turning to agriculture to achieve financial independence.

"I get my tomato seeds fro...