![This photo was taken at the Tool Baye Seed Cooperative processing unit in Kaolack, Senegal.](https://www.cimmyt.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/14982575134_07ff9c132b_k_hero1.jpg)
Daniella Van Leggelo Padilla took this picture to show the quality of the certified maize seeds that were being sold at a subsidized price thanks to the World Bank West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP/PPAAO).
Due to a late — and poor — rainfall in 2014, farmers lost their crops, putting them in a precarious position for the fall harvest.
The WAAPP program was able to shore up this loss by providing Senegalese farmers with short cycle, drought-resistant seeds to help them salvage the season’s crops.
Learn More: Seeding hope for smallholder farmers in Senegal
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