Improve vegetable farm for income generation

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About Me

I am a graphic designer and livestock farmer. Born in Nairobi Kenya and raised in Machakos town. I am the first born of three children to a single mother. I have a Diploma in Business Administration from Technical University of Mombasa. After my college studies in Mombasa, I moved to Machakos and did volunteer work in NGOs. Driven by passion I went into business 2 years later (2011) to start a graphic design agency called Jomac Media. In 2014 having lost my grandparents and my father I moved to my local village in Masii to manage my grandfathers estate. My desire to utilize land and create employment saw me start goat farming. I acquired a few local breed of sheep/ goats and opened a butchery in a Peri-urban settlement area in Machakos called Mjini in my hope that I can sell affordable meat to improve nutritional security. Adequate consumption of animal source foods amongst the poor communities here still lags behind because of cost challenge. To date I have identified best breed of sheeps and goats that I can breed in my farm to improve animal source products in the market. I have already started securing feed and making housing units for at least 200 sheeps. I want to acquire 50 ewes by January 2016. An ewe cost Kes. 5600 and hope to raise atleast KES. 560000 from loan and grands

My Business

I have two businesses, Jomac Media which I have operated for four years and Earthorganic Industries which is a year old. I earn my income from Jomac Media by developing marketing and communication mediums for SMEs, IEC materials for NGOs and advertising consult for start ups.
It is from this that I support myself, and the new business (Earthorganic Industries) whose primary business is forage, tree seedlings and livestock husbandry.

Loan Proposal

I prepared a 100mtrs by 20 mtrs section of the farm and planted some kales so that I can make use of the manure in the farm. This pilot project has done so well despite being in an ASAL area, scarce of water. I have been fetching water in a dam two kilometers from my farm. I recently excavate a dam in a section of the farm from the grass and sheep sales. I want to buy a tank and fencing material to serve and secure the dam and two acres of a vegetable farming project. This project will make the farm even more efficient as manure goes to the vegetable farm and the vegetable waste is fed to the sheeps. From the small pilot I was able to make exactly 60 dollars in one and half months, that is an average 5 sacks of kale from a 100mtrs by 20mtrs plot of land. My produce being organic will be a healthy commodity, sustainable and increase revenue for the farm by more than 200 dollars monthly from first harvest.

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