Increasing the acreage under vegetable farming

Melissa

Nakuru, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Melissa

Member since

March 2014

On-time repayments

40 installments  •  80%

About Me

i am a graduate of Moi University, with a degree in Education. The third born in a family of two boys and three girls. since completion of my education in 2012, i have been teaching in different high schools.i have a basic income from my teaching career but have an interest in agriculture. coming from a plce where vegetables are the staple food,i have been practising agriculture.i grow traditional vegetables in my family land and sell to the locals at an affordable price. the demand has been increasing over time hence the need to increase yields. apart from that, i want to purchase quality seeds and start my own seed bed. i believe this will open the market further for me as i also satisfy the basic needs of my neighbors and family.

My Business

my business makes an average of 250dollars per month,having paid the statutory deductions. most of it goes to irrigation, replanting and transport.monthly, i am able to save 62 dollars. with today's changing trends, more and more people are going for traditional foods. this gives me a ready and willing market. i ensure delivery of products on the promised date and time hence winning a longer client list. the dry season is among the toughest times that my business faces, i however curb this by always storing water in tanks which i use to irrigate the crops as deemed necessary. incase the revenue generated is not as expected, i will use my monthly salary from my teaching job to make my weekly repayments.

Loan Proposal

I intend to use the loan to purchase more seeds,and clear more land for farming.with the ongoing rainy season,the demand for fresh vegetables has gone up.I want to maximise on this increased demand by producing more produce. This will increase my profits and enable me to create employment by hiring more farm hands.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$71.00

Date disbursed

Apr 6, 2014

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

10 months

Lenders

EricDWalters

Rochester, Mn, Usa, United States

Cordula

Cologne, Germany

L

Lemon

Switzerland, Switzerland

JimVandegriff

Trinidad, California, United States

D

DavidJSmu

North Attleboro, MA, United States

dlpringle

Denver, United States

T

tanyag828

United States

B

bugdaniel

Switzerland

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  • Melissa    Aug 5, 2014

    first,i'd like to sincerely apogise for my past loan balance that has not been cleared.i realy regret the inconviniences caused.i'v been havin financial difficulties this past two months.i got a contract to supply my produce to a local school n they havent paid me.i'v planted new seedlings n they are not ready for harvesting yet.i'm.trying to raise funds to clear my loan.kindly bear with me

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  • Melissa    May 17, 2014

    i am indebted to Zidisha lenders.despite th fact that this year it did not rain as expected,i was still able to farm.more land as planned.i used the loan to put up my own nusery,and irrigate my crops.Thank you Zidisha for helping me realize my goals!!

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