Farming with smiles

Mensah

Techiman, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Mensah

Member since

September 2016

On-time repayments

19 installments  •  37%

About Me

My childhood days have very small happiness as most of us were brought up in an extended family system. The cashew plant as my father would always say was our provider. It was by this plant we survived until i acquired my own piece of land to go into cashew farming. At a point it got burnt due to bush burning. It was a big punch since i was in college expecting to pay off my fees with the proceeds. But as year passed I learn how to make fire belts so that the farm is safe and now I am a class teacher needing to make ends meet and also commit to society. Improve my technical know how on agriculture that is cashew farming. I hope to raise more money acquire bigger potions of land expand the farm and also introduce my kids to this money making system. That is farming.

My Business

using comprehensive farming methods in order to gain high yields. its a ready made business where harvesting and selling are almost the same. Its just about harvesting the seeds and selling them. The seeds are used for chips and other purposes. The harvesting is done once very year but with careful farming practices and the necessary funds there is high yields. An acre of the plant can yield about 12 bags as price increases it can be bought for $120 a bag. An annual harvest can yield $1000 after all cost all just with an acre of land. Now compare 10 acres.

Loan Proposal

the loan will help clear acres of land. build a solid base for farming and inputs and also created avenues for for self employments

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$8.00

Date disbursed

Jan 13, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

7 weeks

Lenders

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Melissa K

Portland, Oregon, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

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  • Mensah    Jun 14, 2022

    Its difficult finding a community of people who are selfless but the people here are amazing. All there is to say is thank you guys. A prompt response was all that i needed and thats exactly what i got.

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  • Mensah    Nov 7, 2018

    An improvement in life hence quality transformation. Thank you

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  • Mensah    Apr 16, 2017

    This amount of 33cedis has improved the land size since I have been able to clear more land with weedicides I bought. Thank you very much

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  • Mensah    Mar 13, 2017

    Much obliged. Now I can get my weedicide.

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  • Mensah    Feb 10, 2017

    I have started harvesting some cashews and have gotten some money.

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  • Mensah    Jan 25, 2017

    deu to favor i was paid 31 cedis as applied for. the money was used to buy weedicide to clear a portion of land for the cultivation.thanks my lenders and i promise to pay as expected.

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  • Mensah    Jan 8, 2017

    This loan will go a long way of helping me clear additional portions of land and also expand my land for more cultivation. Thank you very much

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