Farming beans and vegetables

Giotilda

Kitale, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Giotilda

Member since

November 2016

On-time repayments

155 installments  •  68%

About Me

I am an entrepreneur , a nutritionist by training. I have worked variously formally and informally. I run a start up called Glofha general supplies and a women empowerment group called kaleluya women self help group. Besides this I run a business of money transfer and rental units which I have been slowly progressing thanks to Zidisha.
I come from a very humble back ground but discipline , hard work and honesty has really shaped my life and blessed my fortunes.

My Business

I run a dairy farm now with 2 Fresian cows which calved in Dec , I sell milk and use that for feed and save the rest. I equally farm maize and beans and other vegetables in a 2 acre piece of land .
I have rental units that give me a regular monthly income that support me and my family.

Loan Proposal

The loan is going to aid me in running my current project which is vegetables and beans on the farm. its a rainy season and its best for planting. The farm is one and half acreage. I need 12 @2kg bags of bean seed. This goes for $72, with a fertiliser diammonium phosphate one bag which goes for $29, there's labour which is going to cost me an aproximate of $50,that is for ploughing ,harrowing and planting.
In such a season I intend to use this time and rain well, hopedully the crop will do well and ill be able to harvest later in the year and sell at a profit come next year. The lroceeds will really help me to pay for my sons fee who is joining high school and my d ughter who is starting her kindergaten. Ill really be grateful if I could be funded
Thankyou

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$309.00

Date disbursed

Aug 31, 2018

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

4 months

Lenders

L

Liz

Nowra, Australia

Lisbeth

Perth, Australia

A

Anonymous

United States

MA

Mauricio Arguedas

San Jose, Costa Rica

J

Netherlands

Uwe H

Germany

World Centric

Sonoma County, California, United States

Christine

Munich, Germany

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  • Giotilda    Jul 3, 2023

    I have experienced a delay in payments from my business associates but I have confirmation that they will be payments coming in to enable me clear my balances

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  • Giotilda    Jun 14, 2023

    Am expecting a pay in my goods so to be able to clear my balance

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  • Giotilda    Mar 23, 2023

    Thank you Zidisha team for funding me, I am going to purchase my farm inputs and get to the field .seeds and Fertilizer
    It will help to facilitate labour payment in ploughing and tilling and harrowing the land as well. The rainy season has began and since this is a crop that is rainfed I am hoping this year the season is favourable to afford us a good yield.
    Thank you Zidisha team , this couldn’t be possible without your hands in it.

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  • Rebbeca    Mar 22, 2023

    Hello chelimo am happy to fund your project and wish you all the best in your endeavors. Kindly remember to fund mine too.

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  • Stanton    Mar 20, 2023

    All the best in your project my sister

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  • Giotilda    Mar 19, 2023

    Thank you zidisha for the support for the last 3months my dairy farm has been sustained . My cows and their calves are stable and doing great.

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  • Giotilda    Feb 6, 2023

    It’s currently such a dry season and getting pasture is proving such a challenge
    I am stretching to get grass from the river banks to ensure my cows get more of the grass than just dry matter that is hay and dry maize stalks

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  • Giotilda    Jan 20, 2023

    My calves needed deworming and the cattle were also under feeding
    Am glad they will pick up as I go along
    Thanks zidisha

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  • Giotilda    Jan 20, 2023

    I have been able to get my cows enough feed to last till my Napier grass grows to a manageable stage.

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  • Giotilda    Jan 13, 2023

    Greetings
    Am glad to have been fully funded . Thank you lenders
    Going to buy my dairy feed and initiate my cattle green pasture farming. Had prepared the Fidel’s to put up Napier grass and another space for fodder.
    I appreciate because you are making this possible for me .

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  • Muhammed Muinat    Jan 13, 2023

    All these best

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  • Muhammed Muinat    Jan 10, 2023

    ALL the best

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  • Muhammed Muinat    Jan 10, 2023

    All the best in your business

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  • Supatra Gill    Jan 9, 2023

    Good luck with your enterprise!

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  • Osman    Jan 9, 2023

    Go Hustle

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  • Giotilda    Jan 9, 2023

    The project expansion allowed me the ability to buy 2 fresian cows which calved and am now milking them for dairy business

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  • Giotilda    Jan 8, 2023

    I would like to give a lot of gratitude to lenders for trusting me and giving me an opportunity to expand my business, it surely yielded to initiating a new project that I am currently pursuing . It has helped me support my cousin brother in establishing his own business and also together we work in the dairy farm supplying milk to the community.

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  • Giotilda    Jan 6, 2023

    I have just initiated my payment back and looking forward to clearing my funds by next week. I thank you for your patience lenders.

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  • Giotilda    Jan 5, 2023

    I want to repay my arrears and clear a soon as possible

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  • Giotilda    Jan 5, 2023

    Thank you for being present and available when I needed help and support in boosting my business.
    I ran into challenges and got incapacitated in running my day to day errands since the covid 19 kicked in. I am beginning this year much safer, better and healthier. What cannot kill us can only make us stronger so they say, am much focused and ready to recover and sail on. Lillian and Macharia , I appreciate you for checking on me .
    Thank you Zidisha for allowing me to keep up with my projects and work.
    I am now running a dairy project with two Fresian cows that calved recently.

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