Add high-yielding laying chickens to my egg farm

Geoffrey

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Geoffrey

Member since

July 2013

On-time repayments

280 installments  •  72%

About Me

My name is Geoffrey Mwaniki, I reside in Nairobi County, Embakasi District, Fedha Estate. I was born in Machakos County, Kathiani Division, Kaani Sub Location. It is 12km from Machakos Town to Kaani town. And approximately 400 meters off Machakos Kitui road. There is a school next to my farm called St Catherine Girls High School. I am married to Edith Baru and we have been blessed with a baby boy called Nathanael Mwaniki.He is now 4 and half years. I have been farming for the last 6 years. What started as a passion has now grown to be an established business thanks to Zidisha loans which has helped me to grow my farming business.

My Business

I am in agribusiness where I practice mixed farming. I have a Green house where I grow tomatoes and capsicums. I am also in poultry where I have 200 indigenous birds. I also have cattle and have also planted pawpaws and mangoes. I have experienced tremendous growth over the last 2 years that I have been in the business. For example, I started with 5 she goats and 1 he goat and now I have over 20 goats. In the area of Poultry, I have been able to construct a house which can hold over 2,000 birds from proceeds from the farm which am planning to stock as soon as possible. I have been also able to plant over 1,000 pawpaw trees which will mature in the next 1 year. Already I have around 100 mature pawpaw trees which I sell the fruits to my customers in Nairobi.The climate condition in our area is very good for fruits which many customers prefer them because of the sweetness.

Loan Proposal

I am so delighted to come again here to request for another loan having completed the previous loan in good time and with so much ease. That loan helped me acquire The Generator which has transformed my business in a very big way. Thank you very much.

Now I am requesting for anothe r loan of Ksh 83,756 which is equivalent to USD 821. I am intending to buy commercial layers as they are known here. This are the Hybrid Birds which have a capacity to lay up to 95%. Thei r eggs are relative cheap to sell in the market compared to indigenous eggs which I especialize with. Many of my customers have been asking for these eggs hence prompting me to think about the business, and again it is good to diversfy in business.

I intend to start with 500 chicks which goes for KSH 100 (1 USD) per chick bringing a sum of Ksh 50,000 (USD 500) The drinkers and Feedes will cost me an estimated Ksh 12,000 (USD 120) The rest of the money will cate r fo r feeds and transportation as the companies which sell these chicks are based in Nairobi. I have subdivided my poultry house into two so that I can start this new project. They take four and half months to start laying. I will be buying feeds for the subsequent months from the proceeds of selling the chicks and eggs I get from the current business I am running.

I am looking forward for your positive response as you review my loan proposal. I promise to continue to be faithful and repay my loan when you grant in good time and with the same zeal. Thank you very much.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$842.00

Date disbursed

Nov 26, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

14 months

Lenders

A

Anninymouse

Southampton, United Kingdom

D

Delph007

Den Haag, Netherlands

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sendai

Saint Paul, United States

carlos vendrell

Barcelona, Spain, Philippines

investor

Candiac, Canada

D

dkapplerb

Toronto, Canada

K

Krokslatt

Mölndal, Sweden

G

garrybuck

Oro Valley, United States

cyrus0302

San Francisco, United States

Johnny

shanghai, China

DeanDropshot

Oslo, Norway

J

JBosshardt

Redmond, United States

Raoul72

Naarden, Netherlands

I

Interfree

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

F

faical

Cologne, Germany

T

traderjohn

Baltimore, United States

mike123riley

Palo Alto, United States

S

sirius

Lauterach, Austria

ScottSavage

Las Vegas, NV, United States

Zidisha

Sterling, United States

T

ToddK

Indianapolis, IN, USA, United States

J

JakeA

Wellington, New Zealand

rodcul

Altea, Spain

C

cjmenchaca

Austin, United States

OliverSouthwick

London, United Kingdom

J

Joyful

Philadelphia, United States

B

blahblah

Nuernberg, Germany

T

thejacobnorton

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

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jdhowa2

Louisville, KY, United States

HansLindgren

Uppsala, Sweden

S

SelvaMarcus

Green Cove Springs, United States

beverly

Vancouver, Canada

CharlieBfl

Vaduz, Liechtenstein

J

jjonas

berlin, Germany

B

Bavarian

Bavaria, Germany

HE

help each other

Glasgow, United Kingdom

F

fisaire

Ithaca, United States

G

grahamfamily

Guildford, United Kingdom

T

tonilends

catalonia is not:, Spain

indeh

London, United Kingdom

H

HildeK

Rogaland, Norway

D

Divergent

Bethesda, United States

J

Jeb33red

Bourne end, United Kingdom

kickerofelves

Sao Paulo, Brazil

W

wordelsue

MIDWEST, United States

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

D

Dadiolafs

Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland

P

penguin3694

Chicago, United States

borscht

Golden, United States

B

bugsheep

Houston, United States

juliemartha

Lake Mary, United States

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BClay

Campbell, United States

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Kweetnie

Rijswijk, Netherlands

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marcelitohb

Bremen, Germany

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

R

Rking

Eugene, United States

handshake

Los Angeles, United States

D

DThirteen

Miami, United States

C

caseygoff

George Town, Cayman Islands

O

Oscart

Edmonton, Canada

Bruno

São Paulo, Brazil

J

jjoshua2

Hanover, United States

doflynn

Dublin, Ireland

M

mkellerman

Shanghai, China

basicus

Cairo, Egypt

J

Jopar

Corroios, Portugal

Maxey

Amstelveen, Netherlands

JC

Jordi Cohen

New York, NY, United States

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

Z

zhihanchew1234

Tampin, Malaysia

bycyt

Whitefish, United States

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KnutG

Bergen, Norway

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

C

caz32

chertsey, United Kingdom

isabelv

Barcelona, Spain, Sweden

U

Ubun2

London, United Kingdom

B

Bokolo

Leeds, United Kingdom

gseletko

South Perth, Australia

Lambie

Perth, Australia

S

seikatsu

Palo Alto, CA, United States

tonnyschonewille

Maastricht, Netherlands

GuillaumeTeissier

Montréal, Canada

Matthieu

Switzerland, France

H

harrymore

Townsville, Australia

xtrahardware

Cazenovia, United States

TuveTheDog

Helsinki, Finland

M

Madone52

Brisbane, Australia

DJBic

Clinton, United States

HealthcareProvider

Baltimore, United States

E

E

Marin county, United States

H

Haavard

Bergen, Norway

C

Clben7

Cincinnati, United States

E

elourenco

Porto, Portugal

M

mrjamesg

London, United Kingdom

L

lobotommy

OSLO, Norway

G

GanSatya

United States

D

dcb1987

Chicago, United States

B

BobHope

United States

sderickson

Berkeley, CA, United States

O

oonbug

United States

M

Malibu

Westwood, United States

H

HoseB

San Francisco, United States

Matching Fund

Sterling, United States

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microlender

United States

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drorm

United States

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Rootdet

Fairfax, United States

ScholaNatura

Czech Republic

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richardavsmith

United Kingdom

G

geoff

United States

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spivurno

United States

M

meric

Australia

T

tommychheng

san francisco, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

M

Michi

Switzerland

J

jay12

Germany

A

abbasm

United States

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jdallatezza

United States

K

Karpet

Faroe Islands

joshuacollinson

Vienna, Austria

A

ajayhk

San Jose, United States

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jbhernan

United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

P

Panda6689

United States

TyWee

Manila, Philippines

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AlphaAres

Azerbaijan

D

DStateDDB

United States

WiscoHorndog

United States

I

idris

United States

J

jdelaporte

United States

N

Nicole

Pittsburgh, United States

A

AlexH

United Kingdom

SV

sven vdk

Twickenham, United Kingdom

M

M.Umar

Pakistan

T

Tony1

Australia

J

JeremyR

United States

R

Ruj-ura

Thailand

Mike and Jacqui

United Kingdom

S

Stephan

Netherlands

JP

James Parker

Sacramento, United States

KM

Kirsty M

United Kingdom

Gab

Singapore

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

Family Mueller

Petershagen, Germany

K

Kevin

United States

JG

John Gobok

San Francisco, United States

SC

Sarnia Cherie Ralsto

south coast nsw australia, Australia

MW

Matt Willis

United States

Jon

Sweden

jtreyes

United States

DB

Divya Bhat

United States

Martin Nielsen

Aarhus, Denmark

PR

Paul Rausch

United States

NR

Nina Roth

United Kingdom

JC

Justin cohan

United States

BS

Brandon S

United States

ZS

Zach Silveira

Asheville, Nc, United States

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