Equipment and installations for a mushroom house

Entrepreneur

About Me

My name is Betty Muiruri.I live in Nakuru.I'm from a family of three.I went to Harambee Khalsa Primary school in Nakuru. Later, I joined Bahati Girls Secondary School before I joined JomoKenyatta University.

My journey into farming began after campus. Due to health issues, I had to quit my job. I started an online jewellery business but the returns were very low. Online businesses are still struggling for acceptance in my town.I needed to find an alternative.A friend suggested farming and I decided to give it a try.

I have since been planting Dhania, Capsicum and carrots. Now I'm looking to venture into mushroom farming.

My country is culturally diverse with forty two tribes and a large population of Indians. In my county(Nakuru) there are two major tribes; Kikuyus and Kalenjins, I'm a Kikuyu. With so many different tribes, it would be impossible to function as one nation if we didn't have a national language. Our national language is Swahili but we use English for official purposes.

I really enjoy farming. Farming has a nurturing nature and I really love nurturing things into life.I'm also very passionate about creating awareness for mental illnesses in Kenya .People are very ignorant about mental illnesses in my country.In most cases they are attributed to spiritual reasons.Therapy is also considered to be a form of westernisation and most people think it is how the privileged waste money.

My Business

Currently I grow Coriander, Capsicums and carrots.They main costs are seeds and labour because I'm using family land.I chose farming because it had better returns than the online jewellery business.I also love nurturing things to life.

This vegetables have high demand because they almost always make their way into the Kenyan plate.I use most of the profit to meet my personal expenses.I also do online jobs during peak season.

Loan Proposal

The purpose of the loan is to help me set u a mushroom farm.Mushrooms are currently under-supplied in Kenya and there is a ready market for them.
A total of 470 USD

100 usd- installation of inbuilt wooden crates, labor included
200 usd- installation of heating and cooling system plus power connection charges
100 usd- clothing, equipment e.g knack sprayer, cutter, harvesting crates, disinfectant and other small tools used in substrate preparation and nurturing of the button mushrooms.
20 usd- two litres of spawn
50 usd- transportation to the main market in Nairobi

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