Young men, women make brisk business roasting corn in Kano
Corn sellers in Kano are now smiling to the banks due to the reigning business of the season.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sale of corn has become a money spinner for women and young men within the city.
NAN also reports that young men, who are mostly in their twenties have taken over the corn roasting business from women in the Kano metropolis.
A cross-section of the sellers in the metropolis told NAN that the corn trading was quite profitable this rainy season and has become a source of livelihood for them.
Isa Abubakar, a corn roaster at Zaria Road, said that the corn roasting has become profitable and an opportunity for them to make money.
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“Corn roasting is a seasonal business and you can venture into it with a small capital, especially during the rainy season,” he said.
Abubakar said that he ventured into the hitherto women-dominated business due to hardship.
Amina Musa, another corn seller at Hadejia Road, said that she smiles to the bank every day from her corn business.
“I am a student, I was selling sachet water until a friend introduced me to the trade.
“Ever since I started the trade, it has been more profitable than sachet water hawking because I help my ailing mother and save some for school fees.
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“I make between N1,500 and N2,000 daily and I fend for my family with it,” she explained.
Aisha Ali, who operates in Tarauni, also said that she does the corn business in the rainy season, after which she returns to her cleaning work in restaurants.
“I only do the corn marketing in the rainy season and after that, I return to my usual cleaning work, I cannot stay idle because I have younger ones to take care of.
“I make at least N1,500 daily as against N500 I make from the cleaning,” she said.
Moses Isiyaku, a resident of Sabon- Gari said the corn business was part-time for him.
He said, “Corn trading is a seasonal business for me because I do some menial jobs to survive.
“Thank God the business is profitable. I put my menial job on hold, to start the corn business which I know is seasonal.” (NAN)
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