Entrepreneur
Name
Mercy
Member since
April 2014
On-time repayments
74 installments • 59%
About Me
I am in Agri-business, which is a passion I acquired from my early childhood days while growing up in rural Kenya in Trans-Nzoia District, Kibomet. My parents depended on agriculture and we grew up knowing that if we did not plough the shamba and grow crops or take care of the cattle that produced milk for sale, we would not have an education. I therefore embraced agriculture fully.
I currently live in Kisumu with my family; my husband and 3 children. Kisumu is not a highly agricultural area, however, I have not let that put me down. I am currently keeping Local (kienyeji) Chicken for eggs and meat in my plot in Kisumu and also a vegetable garden. We have drilled a borehole in the plot and have sufficient water for irrigation that enables us supply vegetables even in the dry season.
It gives me lots satisfaction to see that I can produce food not just for my family but for the community around me and make an income out of it.
My Business
I started my Agri-business farming in the year 2013 when my husband and I purchased a ¼ acre plot in Kibos area in Kisumu a 10 minutes drive from my current residence. Our intention is to build our home in this plot, however since we do not enough finances to build a house, we decided to start up Agri-business.
We started off with building a chicken house that can hold up to 300 chicken and bought some chicken from a local market to start off the farming.
My chicken have grown in number and i am able to get 3 crates of eggs per week that i sell at Ksh. 450 per tray. This amount goes to buy food and other expenses.
I believe Zidisha will enable me grow my business and transform my life and my family. Thank you!
Loan Proposal
The overall intention for taking a loan in Zidisha is to expand my poultry business by purchasing an incubator for hatching chicks. I hatchery that holds 96 eggs cost about $235- $ 295. Since the loan amount starts with $50, I will purchase feeds for 1 month for the chickens that I have that will cost me $29. I will add some 5 mature hen that will give me more eggs production. I will continue to do the natural hatching using the mother hens and then move the chicks to a separate location and continue using the brooding hens to hatch more chicks.
I believe that I will progressively increase the chicken and be able to purchase a hatchery. The market for 1 day local chicken is on the increase and when I buy the hatchery, I will be able to increase my income. I will then start keeping the improved local chicken whose production is better and are more resistant to diseases.
I know that through Zidisha I will be able to grow and grow and grow!
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$50.00
Date disbursed
Apr 30, 2014
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
7 weeks
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