Coriander farming

David

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

David

Member since

June 2015

On-time repayments

298 installments  •  99%

About Me

I was born in a rural town in Kenya called Machakos. I spent most of my early childhood observing my grandparents as they did farming, though at that time most it was mostly subsistence farming. It's from this that I grew to love farming. Even after moving to the city, I still had that passion. That is why I took on farming as a hobby and eventually I have turned it into a money making venture.

I'm an information system administrator in the hospitality industry. In this role,
I'm tasked with assisting the IT manager in the provision of IT services for the hotel and the deployment of IT department requirements. I'm a qualified Computer technician and hold a diploma in computing from NCC education level 4 (QCF).

My Business

At the moment, I'm doing horticulture farming i.e., tomatoes and corianders as well as maize farming. Basically, I farm anything which is in the season and which has the prospect of giving me a good return. Initially, I was doing this as a hobby but after seeing that it gives good returns, I turned it into a business. Currently, I have employed several people who are managing my rented farms as I don't do it full time.
Most of the profits I get from the business I have invested back into it by expanding the size of the farm I rent and buying machinery I need. At the moment I'm saving money so that I can buy my own land.

Loan Proposal

Currently I have observed that coriander seeds are on high demand and it difficult to find them. This prompted me to plant some for testing to see if they can do better in my farm area. The result was surprising hence my decision to plant them this season. They do not require much attention compared to tomatoes. I will you this amount to increase my rented farm and buy seedlings.

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About Me

I was born in rural town in Kenya called Machakos and spent most of my early childhood observing my grandparents as they do farming though at that time most it was mostly subsistence farming. Its from this I grew to love farming and even after moving to the city I still had that passion. That is why I took farming as hobby and eventually I have turn into in to a money making venture.
I'm an Information system administrator in hospitality industry. In this role,
I'm tasked with assisting the IT manager in the provision of IT services for the hotel and the deployment of IT department requirements.
I'm a qualified Computer technician with and holds a diploma in Computing from NCC education level 4 (QCF).

My Business

At the moment I'm doing horticulture farming I.e Tomatoes and corianders as well as Maize farming. Basically I farming anything which is in the season and which has prospect of give me a good return.
Initially I was doing this as hobby but after see that it gives good returns I turn it into a business. currently have employed severals people who are managing my rented farms as I don't do it full time.
Most of the profits I get from the business I have invested back into it by expanding the size of the farm I rent and buying machinery need. At the moment I'm saving money so that I can buy my own land.

Loan Proposal

Currently I have observed that coriander seeds are on high demand and it difficult to find them. This prompted me to plant some for testing to see if they can do better in my farm area. The result was surprising hence my decision to plant them this season. They do not require much attention compared to tomatoes. I will you this amount to increase my rented farm and buy seedlings.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$387.00

Date disbursed

Apr 17, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 months

Lenders

B

bgalon

London, United Kingdom

H

Hilke

Bremen, Germany

valentin

Stockholm, Sweden

B

BRWorthington

San Francisco, United States

investor

Candiac, Canada

COOPITALIST

Toronto, Canada

A

andyfletcher

I want my "My loans" page back, Qatar

Tjitser

The Hague, Netherlands

MienDeGraeve

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

T

ToddK

Indianapolis, IN, USA, United States

S

Steveandson

Arlington, United States

rodcul

Altea, Spain

Jeff and Marcie

Portland, OR, United States

T

thejacobnorton

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

P

proby24

Singapore, Singapore

S

SelvaMarcus

Green Cove Springs, United States

G

grahamfamily

Guildford, United Kingdom

dajawein

Gladstone, Australia

indeh

London, United Kingdom

T

TokyoBliss

Tokyo, Japan

M

missjoyy

Munich, Germany

D

Divergent

Bethesda, United States

G

glomardor

Leonardtown, United States

P

penguin3694

Chicago, United States

A

Austin

Long Beach, United States

M

mmcclu111

San Francisco, United States

L

loistf

Madrid, Spain

J

janharg

Garland, Tx, United States

Bhayl

Stavanger, Norway

A

Aaron

Zurich, Switzerland

J

justincomish

Riverton, United States

E

erogers

Vancouver, Canada

J

jackieric

Folsom, CA, United States

HMS_5th_Grade

Honolulu, United States

M

memorissima

milano, Italy

N

Norin

Germany

J

javifdezsainz

Madrid, Spain

S

solarkismet

Logan, United States

K

kjustad

Asker, Norway

isabelv

Barcelona, Spain, Sweden

A

AndrewC

London, United Kingdom

I

idakaren

bonlez, Belgium

gseletko

South Perth, Australia

D

DavidJSmu

North Attleboro, MA, United States

N

NickLuder

London, United Kingdom

dmirpuri

Bangkok, Thailand

Matthieu

Switzerland, France

J

jinx83

Brisbane, Australia

E

E

Marin county, United States

Evan Lamos

Brussels, Belgium

E

elhh82

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

M

Malibu

Westwood, United States

D

drorm

United States

G

geoff

United States

S

spivurno

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

S

SimonAngus

South Africa

N

Nijntje

Netherlands

E

Eleorest

United States

K

Karpet

Faroe Islands

R

RosieWatrs

United States

joshuacollinson

Vienna, Austria

J

jbhernan

United States

C

CraigInCo

United States

H

hodor

Australia

L

Linda

United States

P

Panda6689

United States

TyWee

Manila, Philippines

L

luckiestmonkey

United States

G

GDean

United States

J

JonAlec

United States

P

pfeng

United States

I

idris

United States

J

jdelaporte

United States

A

AlexH

United Kingdom

N

Nicolaas

Doha, Qatar

M

M.Umar

Pakistan

J

Jack123

United States

S

SuzanneD

United States

S

Stephan

Netherlands

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

Family Mueller

Petershagen, Germany

N

Niels

Berlin, Germany

Robert

Sweden

MW

Matt Willis

United States

Sandra

Böblingen, Germany

P

patricio

Yorba Linda, Ca, United States

James

London, United Kingdom

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Seppo Ruohonen

Vantaa, Finland

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

BR

Brandon Ross

United States

Megan Strickland

Los Angeles, United States

AB

Andrew Bent

United States

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Summary

Amount repaid

$406.36

Amount remaining

$0.00

Date repaid

Aug 4, 2016

Status

Fully repaid

Repayment History

Expected Payments Actual Payments
Apr 28, 2016 $20.15 Apr 29, 2016 $20.15
May 5, 2016 $20.15 May 6, 2016 $20.15
May 12, 2016 $20.15 May 12, 2016 $20.15
May 19, 2016 $20.15 May 19, 2016 $20.15
May 26, 2016 $20.15 May 26, 2016 $20.15
Jun 2, 2016 $20.15 Jun 2, 2016 $20.15
Jun 9, 2016 $20.15 Jun 9, 2016 $20.15
Jun 16, 2016 $20.15 Jun 16, 2016 $20.15
Jun 23, 2016 $35.26 Jun 23, 2016 $35.26
Jun 30, 2016 $35.26 Jun 30, 2016 $35.26
Jul 7, 2016 $35.26 Jul 7, 2016 $35.26
Jul 14, 2016 $35.26 Jul 14, 2016 $35.26
Jul 21, 2016 $35.26 Jul 21, 2016 $35.26
Jul 28, 2016 $68.91 Jul 28, 2016 $35.26
Aug 4, 2016 $33.65

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