A loan to purchase fertilizer for farming business

Odame

Kukuom, Ghana

0% repaid

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Entrepreneur

Name

Odame

Member since

September 2015

On-time repayments

123 installments • 67%

About Me

My name is Odame Adu. I'm 44 years old. I'm married with five kids. I come from kukuom in the Asunafo south district of Ghana. Currently, I am a farmer and very proud of my job. My childhood was very unpleasant experience with which I am doing all what is humanly possible not to let my children pass through that kind of life. I lost my parents at the age of six. Since then I took care of my self. Though I had dreamt of becoming a doctor infuture, this couldn't happened. I am currently a rice farmer. To me, business is good since I could put food on the table for my wife and kids at the end of the day.

My Business

I started this business soon after I had completed my primary education through the help of my grand mother. Since then, rice farming as been the major source of income for me and several others whom I employed to work in my farm. I want to expand my business by cultivating more acres of land for commercial purposes. I need a lot of workers to help in this purpose. Hence, the need for a zidisha loan.

Loan Proposal

Dear lenders,kindly assist me plant my rice seeds this season by supporting me raise a loan to buy 15 bags of fertilizer.This will contribute grateful toward a better yield in my farming business. The farm land has been prepared. I am just waiting for this loan to enable me plant my rice seeds.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$721.00

Date disbursed

Sep 8, 2017

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

7 months

Other loans

Sep 2015: $150

Jan 2016: $149

Jun 2016: $397

Lenders

JimVandegriff

Trinidad, California, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Ahmad

Egypt

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Evans Nov 24, 2017

Odame has not yet been able to resolved the techinical challenge preventing him from making payments .

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Evans Oct 24, 2017

Odame is facing technical challenges with his MTN network. He promised to start payments as soon as the problem is resolved

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Odame Aug 31, 2017

My rice farming business is much dependable now since I take good care of it. Thank you my lenders

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Evans Jul 2, 2017

I contacted odame. He promised to make oayments soon

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Odame Feb 9, 2017

The business is improving

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Odame Feb 9, 2017

I am clearing new land for next rice plantation farm in the month of early April 2017

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Odame Dec 1, 2016

Now the business is okay

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Odame Nov 18, 2016

Lack of irregular rainfall my business is less improving yet I have hope in next raining season.Thanks

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Odame Aug 12, 2016

Rainfall this year has totally failed me but hoping for better season.

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Odame Jul 22, 2016

The business is not good

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Odame Jun 22, 2016

I'm very grateful.I thank all my lenders who raised the loan for me.The money is at hand.I will make proper use of it.I will make sure the money would be used for purchase the farm inputs.Thanks

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Odame Jun 17, 2016

I will use the money to buy farm inputs like cutlas,hoe and others

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Odame Jun 3, 2016

The repayment of 42Ghana cedis has been paid on Monday 30th May 2016.

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Odame May 31, 2016

Business is good now

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Odame May 31, 2016

My loan for new land bought has been used for new rice plantation.as I told earlier about rain in Ghana especially my area has lower the production.The picture you see is my new rice plantation farm.

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Odame May 14, 2016

In fact the loan has helped me a lot.I used the profit to pay my child's school fees and also the family expenses.only that the rainfall in Ghana especially my area is not helping but I hope for better.

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  Wendy Emlyn May 14, 2016
  
  You've done really well to keep up to date with your payments!
  God bless you,
  Wendy
  
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Odame May 5, 2016

I have started working on the new land I bought for next plantation.Farmers in Ghana are problem in rain so the sowing seeds has delayed

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Odame Mar 19, 2016

My zidisha loan repayment on 15th March 2016 is paid.time 1:22p.m.please kindly do correction for me.Thanks

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Odame Mar 5, 2016

The land I bought for next rice plantation is now under weeding.is now left to burn the weeds and wait for rains to start sowing the seeds.Zidisha will continue to help me whenever there a need to assist me grow more.Thanks.

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Odame Feb 10, 2016

In the southern part of the Country, most of the farm lands supports rice plantation. In view of this, many farmers, including me chose to cultivate rice in this areas. Producing rice in commercial quantities such as mine demands the cultivation of large areas of land and fertilizer as well as man power to achieve is very purpose. Thanks to zidisha and lenders so much.God bless them all.

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