Two goats & supplies for my goat farm

Simon

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Simon

Member since

February 2014

On-time repayments

300 installments  •  64%

About Me

I am a 39 year old christian, BSc. I.T, talented and with a good will for life. Married to Mary and we have two children.
I have have now been promoted as the head of academics from a teaching assistant in a Nairobi based institution called Kenya Christian Industrial Training Institute.
I was born in Nakuru in a family of seven and I was brought in Nairobi where I live with my wife and daughter to date. I have been doing poultry business and I also own a shop that sells purses and handbags.
I want to rear goats. Kenya is an Agricultural based country. Goat rearing does not require much land and do not bear high cost to run. The site of the project will at a small land owned by our family. I will purchase does and bucks of one year of age so as to maximize on the loan.

My Business

Goat farming requires less capital and investment than raising any other livestock. I will start goat farming business with a very small investment but in the result I will get more profits than any other livestock.
I will earn some extra money by selling manure to crop farmers who use goat manure in their field because it is a very high quality organic fertilizer, I will sell goat meat it has a great demand locally and this rate is increasing rapidly day by day, I will sell goat milk is enriched with many necessary nutrition elements and it is easily digestible which makes it a huge demand locally and also goat skin has a high demand and value locally.
After the goats have reproduced, I will sell young ones at a profit in order to maintain a healthy maximise on the profits.
The profits will be used to take care of my family, siblings and my dad.

Loan Proposal

From the requested amount of USD 377.85:
Goat housing will use locally available materials which are affordable to construct a suitable house for profitable production at USD 19.78. The house will keep the goats healthy and free from diseases.
Goat purchasing will use USD 138.44 for four meat goats both a doe and a buck(Boer breed). Two milk goats will cost me USD 158.22(Toggenburg breed).
In feed management, I have a grazing place where my goats can roam freely. In this system my goats will get food from natural sources and it will also reduce my food cost.
Health and care will cost USD 29.67 because I want to raise my goats hygienically and seek the services of a veterinarian doctor to prevent them from various diseases. However, goats are less prone to diseases unlike other livestock.
The remaining amount from the loan will be used in transporting the goats to the farm.
Breakdown:
1. A kilo of goat meat will sell up to USD 4.9. A 1 year old goat will weigh at least 60kg.
2. A young one of a goat will sell upto USD 49.44. Boer goats are polyestrous (they can breed throughout the year), they can reach sexual maturity at 5 months of age. A typical breeding program is to produce 4 kids every one year and four months; meaning the does are pregnant for 5 months, nurse their kids for 3 months, and then are rebred.
3. Manure will sell upto USD 9.89 a bag of 70kg.
4. A litre of goat milk will sell upto USD 1.48. The two goats can produce a total of 10 litres of milk per day.
Dear Lenders kindly support this project and thank you in advance.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$386.00

Date disbursed

Jun 25, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

52 months

Lenders

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Jason

New Jersey, United States

mbunifu

San Jose, United States

eagle3

Grand Ledge, United States

AltruisticSelfishnes

Chicago, United States

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SeeBiscuit

Reston, United States

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cgrumboski

Atlanta, United States

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anonymus

Moon, United States

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paradoqs

boulder, United States

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mogensh

København V, Denmark

Apmay

Melbourne, Australia

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briansedz

Canton, Ohio, United States

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chrisherron

Chicago, United States

H

hanso

Arendal, Norway

indeh

London, United Kingdom

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stevetanner

Geneva, Switzerland

J

JandC

Watsonville, United States

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KDeath

Dublin, Ireland

A

Aleks

Oslo, Norway

D

duckdork

De Forest, United States

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

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pignolet

zurich, Switzerland

A

Andrew22

Hopewell PA, United States

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kilanta

Jyväskylä, Finland

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jasontoheal

Geraldton, Australia

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MACH1351CJ

HOMMELVIK, Norway

1staidgirl

Surrey, Canada

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Navigator

Alavus, Finland

numbat

Perth, Australia

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Krish

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

PulsoJewelry

Los Angeles, United States

TraciV17

Indianapolis, United States

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olliepalmer

London, United Kingdom

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TedEBear

Sparks, United States

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Sclodfelter

Los Angeles, United States

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Jamesd

Swansea, United Kingdom

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Fritzimax

Pacific City, United States

Bill2073

Florida, United States

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icmoonchild

Haddon Heights, United States

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Colmena

Chicago, United States

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b_plok

Granada, Spain

VicC2

Richmond, United States

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anonalender

Hampshire, United Kingdom

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saraef

Nottingham, United Kingdom

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AndrewC

London, United Kingdom

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gradient

KFAR SABA, Israel

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idakaren

bonlez, Belgium

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Sreval

Manly, Australia

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VegaMansk

Woerden, Netherlands

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NickLuder

London, United Kingdom

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Adiuvo

United Kingdom

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LenoMetus

Perth, Australia

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serenity

Amman, Jordan

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Mieli

Kotka, Finland

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Mikel

Buchs, Switzerland

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mjohnson

Austin, United States

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nglogic

Warszawa, Poland

90803

Long Beach, United States

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MHarrison

Bristol, United Kingdom

somuchjackson

Boston, United States

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Esseni

Cincinnati, United States

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mallika

Laguna Niguel, United States

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yunfangjuan

Palo Alto, United States

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andresol

Oslo, Norway

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Catch22

The Colony, United States

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rosebo

Bend, United States

Parkmobile

Fort Bragg, United States

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happytrailsjpd

South Bend, United States

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andy.gayton

San Francisco, United States

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markus61

cologne, Germany

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Norman, United States

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mibrahim51

Mountain View, United States

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mueba

Frankfurt, Germany

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SanderBeckers

Brussel, Belgium

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dj9812

United States

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Morgan1301

United States

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Smadori0

United States

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dajja

Stockholm, Sweden

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elhh82

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

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EjLehar

Galesburg, United States

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robcarslake

London, United Kingdom

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Kramer91

Kamerik, Netherlands

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jmwinga

Denver, United States

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chrishol

United States

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DCLending

United States

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osubucks45

United States

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Trooperdan

United States

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bovine

United States

camden01

Connecticut, United States

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adiipienaar

South Africa

jonnyhj

Stockholm, Sweden

meryn

The Hague, Netherlands

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

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wyogirl

United States

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Mal57

Australia

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FSO

Canada

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jenda

Czech Republic

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merk85

United States

poorinvest

Sandefjord, Norway

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RosieWatrs

United States

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leftyoctober

Minneapolis, United States

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thenwhen

United States

larry

Sweden

lajulajay

United States

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cathyu2crazy

United States

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Leemcd

Australia

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jlhardes

United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

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OzMonkey

Australia

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simonthompson99

United Kingdom

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Sophia20450

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luckiestmonkey

United States

AndrewNeu

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

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JonAlec

United States

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Desteli

United States

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HLCharityFund

United Kingdom

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factotums

United States

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tehmle

United States

Grant Xavier Storer

Seattle, Wa, United States

fang

United States

Loungin

United States

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shivasj

United States

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Medagan

San Franciso, United States

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aajmp

United States

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smanda

United States

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me.iulian

Iasi, Romania

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JamieRobertson

United Kingdom

adrianz

United States

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hayek

Stuttgart, Germany

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Millie_and_Babs

United Kingdom

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beegkitty

United States

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StefanB

Stockholm, Sweden

Andrew267

Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Tony1

Australia

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ErinL

United States

reluck

Marseille, France, France

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andreab

United States

Darcy

Ottawa, Canada

Michelle

Sydney, Australia

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Erich

Zurich, Switzerland

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Steve

United States

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Matt Willis

United States

Matt B

Stratford Upon Avon, United Kingdom

JD

Jo Dane

Melbourne, Australia

Dominik Wagner

Karlsruhe, Germany

Elly

Woudrichem, United Kingdom

Jason Ogg

New Zealand

jtreyes

United States

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Kevin Wehber

United States

Deb Fox

Melbourne, Australia

CNV

United States

Diego

Monza, Italy

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Maggie

Australia

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karl kerksiek

United States

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Kenny

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

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