Top dressing fertilizer and herbicides for my maize
Japheth
Simat, Kenya
37% repaid
Entrepreneur
Name
Japheth
Member since
July 2015
On-time repayments
178 installments • 62%
About Me
I was born in a village known as Simat in Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya, where I attended community primary school and later proceeded to a national secondary school. I completed my college learning in Nairobi in 2014 December. During my primary school studies, I had fee problems since I came from a financially struggling family. I started operating a small tree nursery of 1000 tree seedlings per season of which I sold each seedling at KSh 5. I used the money I raised from the project to pay partly for my school fee and to buy uniforms and textbooks. This helped me to pursue my education smoothly.
My Business
TOMATO FARMING
I grow tomatoes as a business. Tomatoes are in high demand due to my farm's proximity to Eldoret town which has approximately 1.2m residents. I chose tomato farming because of my passion for farming and the high returns. I use approximately 700 USD for planting and general crop care until harvest per season. Upon harvest, I get a profit of approximately 400 USD per season. I partly use the profits I get for payment of school fees for my siblings and the rest I reinvest in other businesses.
Loan Proposal
I will use the loan to purchase 10 bags of 50kg top dressing fertilizer at 200USD and 5 litres of herbicides at 100USD. This will increase production of my farm and hence more profit and increase in food security.
About Me
I was born in a village known as Simat in Uasin-Gishu county Kenya, where i attended community primary school later proceeded a national secondary school and completed my college learning in Nairobi in 2014 December. During my primary school studies i had fee problems since i came from a financially struggling family. I started operating a small tree nursery 0f 1000 tree seedlings per season of which sell each seedling at Ksh 5. I used the money i raised from the project to pay partly for my school fee and buy uniforms and textbooks and this helped me to pursue my Education smoothly.
My Business
TOMATO FARMING
I grow tomatoes as a Business. Tomatoes are on high demand due to my farm proximity to Eldoret town which has approximately 0.3m urban residents. I chose tomato farming because of my passion to farming and high returns. I use approximately 700USD for planting and general crop care till harvest per season. Upon harvest i get a profit of approximately 400USD per season. I partly use the profits i get for payment of school fees for my siblings, I reinvest some on other Businesses including poultry farming and Maize farming and save the rest for future use.
Loan Proposal
I will use the loan to purchase 10 bags of 50kg top dressing fertilizer at 200USD and 5 litres of herbicides at 100USD. This will increase production of my farm and hence more profit and increase in food security.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$374.00
Date disbursed
May 25, 2018
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
16 months
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