The Seed Bank on the Hill

Mira lives in a small village near dry hills.

Her family grows maize and beans, but the rain is often late.

Last year, a man from a seed bank came to the village.

He brought small boxes of seeds that need less water.

Mira's father was not sure at first.

The man showed them a field where these seeds grew well.

Mira helped her father plant the new seeds in May.

The plants were short but strong, and they did not die in the hot weeks.

In August, the family got more maize than before.

Now Mira keeps some seeds in a clay pot for next year.

She says the village needs its own seed bank too.