Clearing land to expand my cocoa & cassava farm
Ahmed
Techiman, Ghana
100% repaid
Entrepreneur
Name
Ahmed
Member since
April 2016
On-time repayments
155 installments • 49%
About Me
I am the fifth born of my parents . I was born in a village called Aworopata in the Brong Ahafo Region in Ghana.
I attended a public school in. the same village. I was an average student. I was good in Mathematics and science.
My parents sold their cocoa farm to assist me complete my secondary education.For the univarsity I have work before getting money to pay my school fees.
And now I have bought a farm land and cultivated cocoa and cassava plantation which has helped me a lot.
My neighbors are very peaceful,sociable , loving and caring people.
For my children. I want them to choose a carrier they they prefer to do in life time. I used my leisure time to motivate people to have believe in themselves that is the can do spirit.
My Business
For now I am a professional teacher holding Diploma in the basic school but the work I have attached to the teaching is farming. I am doing crop farming (cash crop) cocoa and cassava farming.
I have intended to expand the farm in a large scale. Both the cocoa and the cassava I do see it to get income.
I have great interest in farming that made me to farming. I spent 1500GHS for the preparation of the the land and 400GHS for the seedlings and 700GHS for labours
I used the profit to expand the farm.
Loan Proposal
I want to extended my cassava and the cocoa farming I am having six hectares of land left.I will high labour to clear the land which will cost $225 and the cassava stick , cocoa seedling and transportation will cost $223. This will help me to get money to cater for my family and the needy in my community.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$452.00
Date disbursed
Jul 7, 2017
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
3 months
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