Entrepreneur
Name
Jane
Member since
March 2016
On-time repayments
191 installments • 51%
About Me
Hallo friends. My name is Jane Murungi. I am a mother of 2 school going children.
I grow horticultural crops such as capsicum, tomatoes etc.
My first born child who is 17 years old wants to become a chef in one of 5 star hotel in Kenya. The other one wants to become a medical doctor and he is aged 12 years old.
I am also actively involved in social work where through my church, I give a helping hand to the elderly and vulnerable people by visiting their homes.
My Business
My business if farming. I do poultry, dairy and crop farming. I do sell eggs, milk, chicken meat, then tomatoes and maize. These are the products I get from my farm. These products are in demand, especially the milk and tomatoes. There are bigger buyers who buy from the small farmer and then supply to big towns like Nairobi and Mombasa. Sometimes demand is so high, like for tomatoes that I and others farmers cannot even supply fully. That is why I chose this kind of business. For the time I have been farming, about 4years now, I do between half and one acre of tomatoes. Together with the chicken and dairy cow, I spend between 300 to 1000 USD. The profits are not high though. After sales, and all expenses, I do make about 200 to 500 USD profit of different months and seasons. This is the money I use for fees, any medical issues and also building a small house currently under construction.
Loan Proposal
It is harvest time and I need to hire casual laborers to help me with the field work. I also need to transport the produce (tomatoes and onions) to a distant market - about 200 kilometers where I know I will be able to fetch good prices.
Labor cost will amount to about $40 and I will use the rest to buy packaging materials and transport costs.
Thank you.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$193.00
Date disbursed
Jan 23, 2017
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
9 months
Other loans
Lenders
United States
Austria
Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo
San Francisco, United States
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