High yielding nappier grass seedlings

Charles

Kericho, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Charles

Member since

June 2014

On-time repayments

80 installments  •  24%

About Me

Am 28 years of age, live and work in Kenya. I grew up in the rural parts of the country and went to rural schools through hardships but made it to the university.
Currently I work as a part time software engineer with an IT firm based in Nairobi and run a charitable organizations called The Charles Siele Foundation based in Kipkelion East Constituency, I support and mentor bright and needy students through their secondary education.
Through the proceeds I get from my small dairy farm, I have managed to educate 10 children through their high school and 80% of them are now at the university level both locally and abroad doing various degree courses, am in phase two of educating the second batch of needy students but due to rising cost of education am at times overwhelmed, so I want to expand my dairy farm so that I can more funds from the sale of both milk and other dairy products.
I want to improve my dairy farm by getting quality breeds of cows and increase my herd to at least 10 as I have acquired more farm next to our family farm. I will dedicate 40% of the profits from the sale of dairy products to the foundation so that more children can access their education.

My Business

JKL Dairy farm is on a 3 acre plot and has 2 cows which are in milk and a calf. One of the cows produces an average of 8 litres and the other 5 litres of milk per day. The family consumes 3 litres while the other are sold through New KCC Ltd
Once i expand my dairy farm, my targets are to process milk products and add more value; my targets are to have a small cooling plant that will enable me store and buy more milk from the neighborhood so that we process and package, make Yoghurt and other milk products.
Expected/target performance following interventions
Enterprise Unit No. of units Gross margin in Kshs USD Remarks
1 Dairy Cow 6 400,640 4,744.18 Average 20 lts per cow per day
2 Beans Acre 0.25 7,500 89 For home consumption
3 Poultry Number 100 25,000 296 From sale of eggs, live birds

Opportunities identified for improvement of dairy enterprise
Measures to increase income
1. Adoption of good husbandry practices.
2. Increasing the herd to 6 dairy cows.
3. Replacing the current herd with higher yielding cows
Measures to reduce costs and cut losses
1. Fodder establishment to reduce amount spent on feed purchases
2. Baling of hay and silage making for dry season feeding
3. Investing in proper milk handling equipment to prevent spillage and spoilage

Loan Proposal

I need to buy high yielding nappier grass seedlings from KARI.
I have read about the seedling and i believe it will boost my milk production.
The new seedling by KARI is best suitable to our area, it is ceritified to better nutrients thus will enhance or increase milk production.

I need to buy high yielding nappier grass seedlings from KARI.
I have read about the seedling and i believe it will boost my milk production.
The new seedling by KARI is best suitable to our area, it is ceritified to better nutrients thus will enhance or increase milk production.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$50.00

Date disbursed

Sep 16, 2014

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

7 weeks

Lenders

Sarasota

Sarasota, Fl, United States

stanbogdanov

Sofia, Bulgaria

dlpringle

Denver, United States

Matching Fund

Sterling, United States

C

cha1mers

United States

T

Tony1

Australia

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  • Charles    Dec 21, 2015

    At the moment have no income but January and beyond looks brighter, expecting income from an in calf cow

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  • Charles    Aug 25, 2015

    At the moment I have no income

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  • Charles    Jun 9, 2015

    Have no income at the moment

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  • Charles    Apr 8, 2015

    Sorry for late payments. I lost my phone and un scrupulous person used it for fraudulently, its still under investigation with criminal department. I will get it back soon.

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  • Charles    Feb 22, 2015

    I made payments last week and has not been updated on my profile. Kindly update.

    Rgds,
    Charles

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  • Charles    Jan 23, 2015

    Dear Lenders,
    So far am grateful for the previous loans, it helped me purchase good yielding variety of nappier grass from KARI. Am a delighted recipient.

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  • Charles    Sep 30, 2014

    Its a great platform for cheap loans. It has helped me grow my dairy farm and am looking forward fro more to row even bigger.

    Youths who are struggling to get cheap loans, Zidisha is the way to go.

    Asante Zidisha

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  • Vincent    Aug 23, 2014

    Hi lenders am the VM mr Siele l called him today we talked at lenght and he explained to me that he was out of the country and will make the payment as soon as he is back

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    • Charles    Aug 28, 2014

      Thanks Vinnie, it was a pleasure chatting with you. Am now back to the country and my loan is no fully paid, I appreciate all your efforts, concerns and mentorships.

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  • Charles    Jul 22, 2014

    Am now a proud farmer after giving my cow fleckvieh breeding. In nine months time, I will behaving my first fleckvieh calf and move in from there. Am looking forward to more funding to expand my dairy farm.

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