Purchasing polythene bags to preserve animal feed
Kevin
Muthithi, Kenya
100% repaid
Entrepreneur
Name
Kevin
Member since
May 2016
On-time repayments
102 installments • 24%
About Me
I am Kevin Maina, a young and ambitious farmer. I have been through several academic ranks upto college level. In my childhood, my mother was a farmer and good she was, but only against the local standards.
I therefore inherited the attraction to farming but with a renewed desire to be the best there can be. After a few years of temporary employment, I quit after realising meagre savings...
Here I am trying to utilize the limited loan facilities available to help me prove to my fellow young friends that joining agriculture wasn't a mistake, but the right step towards youth empowerment.
My Business
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I am into the dairy farming, a promising venture in the county. My home is near several urban settings that boast of huge number of tenants. Obviously, these people need to feed and milk is that one item you are sure to find in every homestead in Kenya. It is this realisation that informed the county government's idea to subsidize the cost of dairy farming. I therefore took full advantage to Lower operational costs in veterinary care, fetch higher prices for the produce among other related benefits.
To maximize profit, my idea is to create sustainable and weather resistant food supply round the year and in turn keep more animals.
My target is to put up a modern housing structure for my young family and later diversify my business.
Loan Proposal
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Hallo Zidisha,
I am happy to report that the short rains have been with us for a month now and the effects of it are all too obvious - greener farms! We the livestock farmers are feeling relieved. There is enough to feed our animals with and of course higher yields.
However, I admit that this is an outdated approach to farming. I'm hoping to take advantage of the surplus feeds by preserving a little of it since I am sure that the sunny season will be back soon.
With the help of of Zidisha, I'll purchase some polythene bags for preserving the feeds.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$20.00
Date disbursed
Dec 9, 2016
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
5 months
Lenders
United States
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