Cheese and butter making

Stephen

Kitale, Kenya

50% paid forward

Entrepreneur

Name

Stephen

Member since

September 2022

On-time repayments

75 installments  •  93%

About Me

I'm a physics and chemistry teacher at a girls school in kitale. I'm also interested in agriculture which is actually what I want to be remembered for. It is the dry season here and will be so until March. Agricultural production is at it's lowest point as a result of the dry co conditions. I usually grab the opportunity to produce vegetables off season so as to capture the good markets when supplies are low. I already have half an acre under capsicum but I am pushing to plant more to reach an area of 1 acre. I need to buy 10,000 more seedlings to add to what I already have. My sales begins in a fortnight from today Jan 12th. I hope to grow my farming enterprise to export levels in three years time.

My Business

I'm a teacher by profession. I farm on the side. I'd like to grow my farming enterprise by taking it up more seriously. After years of trial learning I've identified my niche in onion farming which I'm currently establishing in stages. Stage 1 is a month underway and stage two is due. I'm targeting school markets next year as these are easily available to me given my acquaintances with school heads. I also do capsicum, beans, cabbages and maize. This dry season my specialty is capsicum which is coming up well

Project Proposal

Fabricate a milk cream separator and equipment for cheese production. I will start making Cheddar cheese and have an initial batch in the aging process meanwhile. I Will design and fabricate a passive charcoal cooler space for the aging process too

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Project Info

Project Type

Pay It Forward

Disbursed amount

$303.00

Date disbursed

Aug 3, 2024

Backers

Walter

Rongai, Nakuru, Kenya

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

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AndrewC

London, United Kingdom

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

R

Robert

Berlin, Germany

Paul Smithson

Leeds, United Kingdom

Ed

Howells, United States

R

Ryan

Albuquerque, NM, United States

Deirdre

Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Jochen

Switzerland

Jesus Figueres

Valencia, Spain

A

Anonymous

United States

SP

Sam Pickering

United Kingdom

T

Thom

Alton, United States

D

David

United States

Benard

Nairobi, Kenya

Joyce

Nairobi, Kenya

A

Anonymous

United States

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  • Stephen    Aug 3, 2024

    Cheers to you all. I'll be in business in a week since I already ordered the equipment and have milk supply deals in place.

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  • Stephen    Jul 19, 2024

    The last project saw me bring up a good crop of maize. We'll have green cobs to enjoy in two weeks as we await harvest in two months. Meanwhile I am heading into milk processing with cheese and butter on my mind. I have rennet and culture and an going to acquire a cream separator along with a speedy motor to make cottage butter for sale to my peers who love healthy food options. I could also end up with a fast-food outlet specializing in cheese and delectable cheesey snacks. That's my dream.

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  • Stephen    Apr 15, 2024

    It's my wish to thank you all for holding my hand in this endeavor. Reciprocal action is my promise to keep zidisha going. It really is a good Avenue for progress

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  • Stephen    Apr 1, 2024

    I successfully established my maize crop for this year. Thanks to my financiers

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  • Stephen    Jan 29, 2024

    The food situation in Kenya has been challenging over the last two years hence my intention to increase my maize acreage for domestic consumption. I'm going to secure inputs for the same. Much gratitude to my financiers.

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  • Stephen    Jan 14, 2024

    Preparation for maize growing season 2024, clearing ploughing and fertilizers acquisition

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  • Stephen    Nov 24, 2023

    Much gratitude to you all for backing me up. My engine is revved up and raring to go. I'll keep you posted on the progress as the rollout gets underway.

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  • Neema Boniface    Nov 24, 2023

    All the best

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  • Emmanuel    Nov 24, 2023

    Good luck

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  • Mohammad Zakiuddin Kurniawan    Nov 23, 2023

    keep never giving up and learn skills for better living. god bless you.

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  • Stephen    Nov 11, 2023

    I have cabbages at different stages of development. My first small batch of about 1000 heads is in market right now. As per my crop rotation schedule I am heading into capsicum and butternut growing next hence the funding request. I am also now going into equipping a woodworking workshop one tool at a time as that is the other arm of my business endeavor.

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  • Brandon    Sep 18, 2023

    Good work

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  • Stephen    Aug 2, 2023

    Thanks to your considerate funding I am completing rolling out the project this week! and what's more, it's raining! thank you all

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  • Stephen    Jul 26, 2023

    I farm in kitale. my last project was garden beans which was affected by low rainfall and inadequate pest control but all the same it brought some returns. so I am doing the same again in the short rain season but on 0.6acres unlike the first time when it was 0.35acres. I have planned to mitigate against inadequate rain by laying sprinkler head paths at the onset for ease of supplying supplemental water.

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  • Stephen    Jun 11, 2023

    Am most grateful for the kind consideration. Am mainly buying bean seed which a little pricey at the moment. Will take about 8kg to do the space o have prepared and three months to mature. Thanka

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  • Stephen    Jun 11, 2023

    Fasting operations getting back on track after a deadly unforeseen slump occasioned by a glut in capsicum market

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  • Stephen    May 9, 2023

    I ran into terrible headwinds occasioned by unforeseen family situation. It threw me into a spin but i have survived it.

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  • Stephen    Mar 1, 2023

    I am immediately hiring the skilled men who undertake the sinking of the wells to embark6on the work. Meanwhile i will source bricks for lining the well and Portland cement. Thanks to sir Austin Charles from Nigeria for the kind support.

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  • Stephen    Mar 1, 2023

    Production is underway with tiekds upto 100kg weekly which is lower than anticipated due to prevailing hot and extremely dry conditions. It has become clear that i need to sink a new well with bigger water capacity to maintain the projected production levels

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  • Stephen    Jan 14, 2023

    Oh thank you so much pals. Blessings upon you. I'm ordering seedlings immediately and will put them in the ground tomorrow.

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