Fertilizer and spraying machine to increase maize yield
Collins
Berekum, Ghana
40% repaid
Entrepreneur
Name
Collins
Member since
July 2015
On-time repayments
43 installments • 33%
About Me
I respond to the name Collins Opoku Asante. I am 32 yeares old and also in a family of seven. my mother,father,four siblings one lady and three gentlemen. I started my elementory school at sosoaso R/C primary,continued at St. James Senior High School at Sunyani, i then completed and continued at St. Joseph College of Education also at Bechem of wich i obtained my diploma in basic education. by Gods grace i have completed my first degree and now a teacher at S.D.A junior high school Berekum. with it all i also work as a farmer aside the teaching as a profession because, i love farming. I have being in this business since 2006 with a capital of 900 dollars with a worker
My Business
I started my maize farm in the year 2006 with a base capital of about 900 dollars. i was able to raise 30 bags of maize half a year, i got into this maize farming production i have desire and passion just to supply food for my community and my country as well. i have arrange with some schools and other market women whom i supply with. Today i have about 6 aches of maize which is yet to be harvested .i am able to employ five more workers who assist me in my farm . i am seeking a way farwed to expand my farm as well so that i can employ many unemployed youth in my community. Thank you.
Loan Proposal
Thanks to all lenders for accepting my application to become part of this noble organization (Zidisha). As i have already describe my self as a farmer, i purposely started this business just to increase food production in my community and country,and slso to reduce unemployed youth as well.i will use this loan if granted to buy 8 morden spraying machines which may cost about $900.00and also 60 boxes of agrochemicals (weedicides) will also cost about $110.00,which in total may need $200.00. These machines and chemicals will be used to spray or clear all unwanted crops to help the maize yield much to increase my profit gained . I can repay the loan if granted because, with the help of this morden machines i am about to buy will help me reduce the cost of labour of which will help me to increase gained always. Thank you.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$100.00
Date disbursed
Jul 16, 2015
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
10 months
Lenders
Osnabrück, Germany
Germany
branford, United States
United States
United States
Amsterdam, Brazil
Australia
Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo
San Francisco, United States
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