Entrepreneur
Name
Michael
Member since
July 2017
On-time repayments
63 installments • 86%
About Me
My name is michael, married and a father of 4 kids. I come from a place called Nguku in Muranga county. I was born in a family of nine whereby I was the first born. My parents practiced farming which is small scale farming. We had coffee as a cash crop but it then lost value which made life so hard for our family. The land was so small and therefore the life was from hand to mouth. All in all we were able to get some formal education upto form four and that was it. That is when i decided I will continue with the small scale farming for a living . I do vegetable farming in the small inheritance farm,rear some kienyeji chicken and have two cows for dairy farming. I would wish that my life changes for the better and my kids get better education than myself
My Business
I do small scale farming dealing with vegetables,chicken and dairy farming in a small farm. On the farm I have a well in support of a seasonal river which helps me in doing irrigation on my vegetables and offer water for my animals. The vegetables I sell to the market during market days. This brings me an average of 2 dollars per day. I also sell eggs from my chicken an average of 1 dollar per day. The milk I get from the cows sells at an average of 3 dollars per day.Apart from the income the farm assists me in feeding my family and assist my aging parents.
Loan Proposal
As the rainy season is almost coming to an end I am planning to continue with my business of selling vegetables. To make them fathom dry spells I always do some irrigation which I use jericans which make work so hard. I therefore thought that a watering can can be so efficient,reduce time wastage and improve my farming. Also it will reduce the workload hence giving me time to do other activities that brings income at the same time
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$20.00
Date disbursed
Sep 15, 2017
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
2 months
Lenders
United States
United States
Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo
San Francisco, United States
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