Dairy farming

Kipyegon

Kericho, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Kipyegon

Member since

February 2017

On-time repayments

33 installments  •  52%

About Me

I am the Second born in a family of Four .I have One brother and One Sister.My parents worked hard to ensure that we had a decent life by paying our school fees.

I studied in Kabianga Primary and worked my best and then succeeded in proceeding with my secondary education. I went to Secondary school and completed after four years where I attained a mean grade of B -plain. This grade enable me to join University where I studied Agricultural Extension and Education .
I Completed and passed.
After completing my university i did not managed to secure a job and decided to venture in farming.

My Business

After struggling in life i decided to start agribusiness enterprise and started a poultry farming of 20 flocks. The poultry did very well and the hens laid eggs continuously .I sold the eggs and purchase the seeds in order to venture in capsicum farming .
This has enabled me to get some income but the challenge comes when there is no rain as my farming is depended on rain. currently the rainfall patterns in Africa is becoming very unpredictable and many times I have lost crops due to continuous drought. However this has not made me to give up. As at now I harvested some Cabbages which earned some good income and I am planning to plant some beans in the same farm that I harvested the cabbages.
The demand for fresh farm produce is always there as people want to eat fresh food. I did chose to venture into poultry and fresh farm produce because i saw the high demand that existed and I also wanted to apply the practical skills I gained in University
This farming adventure had been an headache due to limited capital. I have been dreaming of purchasing a greenhouse to expand the project but all has been in vain

Loan Proposal

I will purchase One heifer with the loan to start with.

Heifer=260USD

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$256.00

Date disbursed

Feb 24, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

6 months

Lenders

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

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  • Kipyegon    Jun 15, 2023

    I am down financially and need some support from volunteers

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  • Kipyegon    Oct 10, 2022

    I am Financially challenged and would wish to reduce my installments

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  • Kipyegon    Jul 29, 2022

    Couldn't manage to get enough to pay since I faced some financial constraints.

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  • Kipyegon    Jun 28, 2022

    I will use the fund to buy feeds for my two dairy cows which currently are in Zero grazing. Feeds have been a challenge and my cows are doing well and I hope they will improve yields if I provide more fodder.

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  • Emmanuel    Jun 19, 2022

    We are all trying. You will make it

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  • Kipyegon    Mar 12, 2019

    I used the last loan to buy layers mash to improve on their productivity on eggs per day.

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  • Elijah Cheruiyot    Nov 11, 2018

    Hello Brian Kindly let me know how you have fared on in repaying your Zidisha loan. I am aware you have defaulted. Please share the challenges and get to back to repaying the loan. You may adjust the amount. Please keep repaying and share with me or the lenders the financial challenges if any for assistance. Thank you
    Yours Elijah Langat

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  • Kipyegon    Jun 21, 2017

    I would like to clear my loan balance in order to qualify for a better credit limit to grow my business faster.

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  • Kipyegon    May 21, 2017

    I would like to reduce my installment since the business didnt yield much.

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  • Kipyegon    Apr 4, 2017

    Zidisha loan is keeping me on the right track in life. Love it!

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  • Kipyegon    Mar 30, 2017

    I was unable to get enough profit from the business.

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  • Kipyegon    Mar 25, 2017

    I would like to reduce my instalment due to my low profits on my current business

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  • Kipyegon    Feb 22, 2017

    thanks to my lenders, Humble Bundle Community and Paul Buchheit. my loan will boost my start up capital to buy a heifer dairy cow to start. I have hope that with this good start, I'll work smart to hit my target of 20 hybrid dairy cows.

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