Improving my livestock farming

Emmy

Burgei Village, Rongai., Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Emmy

Member since

June 2013

On-time repayments

339 installments  •  84%

About Me

I am Emmy, married with two children. I live in Burgei village, rongai in Nakuru. I am a secretary by profession where i work in a secondary school.
I hold Diploma in Business Management, Certificate in Secretarial and Computer studies.
Despite the monthly salary I earn it could not cater for my needs therefore I engaged in farming where i majorly deal with dairy cows.
Indeed the project has really assisted my family but much has not been exploited due to lack of enough funds to widen the scope.

My Business

I have 3 dairy cows with some heifers. Each cow I milk approximately 8/9 litres in the morning thus giving the total of 24 litres @27shs (though the prices keep on fluctuating.) I therefore earn Ksh648 on the lower side x30days=19440.
After deductions of the expenses incurred for treatment, and feeds the profit is about Ksh. 10,000.
Diseases e.g East coast Fever which is common in our place is a serious drawback of this business despite the cost of treatment which is costly sometimes it leads to the death of a cow. Also fluctuation of price of milk is a very serious challenge since one cannot plan ahead or budget for the income expected.
Thirdly, drought normally affects the dairy cattle since there production becomes low hence need for enough storage of food to cub the problem.
Since the project has not been exploited well due to funds i therefore request for funds in order to do it to the fullest by using a zero grazing method which is normally very productive.
I will therefore use the funds to construct the structure for the 3 dairy cows and employ someone to assist me in achieving my set goal which I believe it will be highly achieved.

Loan Proposal

Due to what I have encountered as a livestock farmer, i have liked the project and wish to expand it. I am intending to buy a milk freezer whereby i will employ a person who will be selling at a nearby town.
I have done enough research and realise i will make double the profit.
The machine will cost UsDollar 1,081 incisive of transport, the rest will be used to renovate the room to be used. I will use my savings to pay for an employee and pay for the 2 month's rent.
I do believe that this project will go on as planned and make me proud.
Thank you
Emmy

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$1,362.00

Date disbursed

Mar 6, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

16 months

Lenders

BrassHat

Boston, United States

AltruisticSelfishnes

Chicago, United States

ScottSavage

Las Vegas, NV, United States

R

rmacaw

Australia

Y

Yasha

Beer Sheva, Israel

TK

Tim Koppel

WOLLONGONG, Australia

TheWhiteCat

Surrey, United Kingdom

tasos

hove, United Kingdom

indeh

London, United Kingdom

A

Alexandre

Sherbrooke, Canada

T

Talex

Nürnberg, Germany

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

M

markusfitza

College Station, United States

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

Christopher

Copenhagen, Denmark

Bhayl

Stavanger, Norway

P

Peksa

Espoo, Finland

M

mkellerman

Shanghai, China

A

Andy

Berlin, United States

F

FredBetty

San Antonio, United States

JC

Jordi Cohen

New York, NY, United States

G

glh25

Winooski, United States

J

Jamie

Vancouver, United States

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

H

HobbyCollector

Beach City, United States

P

Pavane

Kungsbacka, Sweden

xtrahardware

Cazenovia, United States

E

E

Marin county, United States

C

Clben7

Cincinnati, United States

John Makongo

Kitale, Kenya

O

osubucks45

United States

D

Dan

United States

T

tengbao

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

S

sarah4d2

Saint Louis, United States

larry

Sweden

smastermind

Jerusalem, Israel

Agerfar

Aarhus, Denmark

D

Desteli

United States

Grant Xavier Storer

Seattle, Wa, United States

K

Keith

Luxembourg

Jamal Hamou

Cascadia, Canada

S

satheajay

United States

P

pnrjulius

United States

Mike and Jacqui

United Kingdom

HL

Holly Laird

Austin, United States

S

Stephan

Netherlands

Frank Termathe

Frankfurt Main, Germany

E

Erich

Zurich, Switzerland

Gab

Singapore

Jeroen Decock

Gent, Belgium

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

Elly

Woudrichem, United Kingdom

DF

Daniel Fehr-Krahn

Winnipeg, Canada

JK

Hamburg, Germany

Pedro R-C

Cambridge, United States

Martin Nielsen

Aarhus, Denmark

PG

Paul Graham

United States

E

eriklonnroth

United Kingdom

jo

Los Angeles, United States

Joe Lamantia

Reston, Virginia, United States

A

Adam

United Kingdom

Cliff

United States

Craig Newmark

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

L

Liam

New Zealand

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

M

Mary

United States

Katja

Switzerland

S

SallyM

United States

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  • Wendy Emlyn    Mar 10, 2021

    Hello Emmy.
    Are you able to make any more payments yet?
    God bless you,
    Wendy

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  • Wilberforce    Feb 17, 2021

    She promised to pay promptly when things stabilize but in the meantime,she's asking for lower minimum instalments.

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  • Emmy    Jan 14, 2021

    Hi Zidisha team
    I kindly request to adjust my instalments since the business i was running was shut in March 2020 due to covid 19 pandemic.
    Restarting it has become a main problem thus i cannot be able to pay a huge amount. Otherwise iam struggling to repay.

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  • Emmy    Jan 9, 2021

    Financial constraints

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  • Emmy    Dec 2, 2020

    Low income due to covid19

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  • Emmy    Oct 19, 2020

    Financial constraints

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  • Emmy    Sep 8, 2020

    Collapse in business due to the pandemic

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  • Gringotts    Sep 5, 2020

    Hello Emmy,
    These are difficult times with drought and disease. Thank you for making any payments you can manage. I wish you and your family all the best. Stay healthy. Be strong. Good luck.

    Halo Emmy,
    Hizi ni nyakati ngumu na ukame na magonjwa. Asante kwa kufanya malipo yoyote unayoweza kudhibiti. Nakutakia wewe na familia yako kila la kheri. Kaa na afya. Kuwa hodari. Bahati njema.

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  • Wilberforce    Aug 13, 2020

    I have called Emmy, she has promised to clear the deficit

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  • Wilberforce    Aug 6, 2020

    I have called Emmy, she has promised to pay an overdue weekly loan by end of business today.

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  • Emmy    Jul 28, 2020

    Currently there's no business going on due to covid 19

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  • Wilberforce    Jul 19, 2020

    I have called Emmy, she has promised to pay the overdue weekly instalment by end of today.

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  • Emmy    Jun 12, 2020

    I have drained all the money thinking I would be given a grace period

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  • Emmy    Jun 12, 2020

    Hi zidisha team,
    It's barely 2weeks time since I received my loan of which I sincerely appreciate.
    However before being loaned one of my volunteer mentor asked me how long can I be given before I start my repayments. I told him I would be comfortable if given 3months grace period.
    To my surprise I got an email reminding me to repay. Surely it was yesterday when I paid all the money I had for materials needed.
    Kindly allow me then to repay less than what I had pledged, also let my risk fund pay for me as I struggle to meet my target.

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  • Emmy    May 31, 2020

    Hi Christopher and Wendy,
    I sincerely thank you for lending me again.
    I intend to finish work remaining at my house because I have already done the initial work.
    I'll keep you updated.
    God bless you.
    Emmy

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  • Emmy    May 28, 2020

    I used the loan to buy 2dairy cows and to start my permanent house.

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  • Emmy    May 4, 2020

    Due to financial constraints

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  • Emmy    Mar 24, 2020

    Due to corona virus that has affected our nation one cannot move out, no business thus its hard to access money.

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  • Emmy    Mar 24, 2020

    Currently I can't access bank, business has stopped due to corona virus that has affected our nation. We cannot move out of the homestead.

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  • Emmy    Feb 10, 2020

    Kindly allow me to pay 500 since I'm still unstable

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