Hundreds of jobs for neighboring populations! Ndawara was originally a cattle ranch (the early 20th century right up to the mid 90s); then it was transformed into wheat plantation (the late 90s to 2003) and now a tea estate (since 2003). This dynamic change of trade is inherent to the high sense of foresight and entrepreneurship that Alhadji Baba is endowed with. At any given period of time the scarce resources are quickly adapted for the production of the highly demanded product. These changes in land uses saw Alhadji Baba transferring most of his cattle to Essu in Mentchum Division. The Essu cattle ranch (ELBARANCH) is one of the largest in the country with thousands of animals. This ranch also provides significant job opportunities for the neighboring populations.
Rearing cattle is now more of a cultural heritage than a source of income to Alhadji Baba, but also the main source of his wealth. As loyal as he is to his Fulani roots, Baba still maintains hundreds of cattle, horses and sheep around Ndawara. 
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