3rd loan - for planting Irish potatoes

Erick

Eldoret, Kenya

19% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Erick

Member since

July 2016

On-time repayments

148 installments  •  28%

About Me

Was born into a medium rich family on an polygamy family but unfortunately my father passed away eleven years ago thus surviving with mother hands is hard life, brought up in Christian life, educated all the to university and graduated in ict field also on business . i train myself to rop growing also tree planting in fertile land available at home, still young to have kids.
To my free time i like planting trees as a feature investment.

My Business

First is about my farming activities is the land fertility which promises higher harvest thus should be saving its out come for my future.
rite business due to it being most profitable business for the unpredictable future in which due to higher rate of deforestation by companies on government forested area then in future i will be lucky to get higher income due to higher demand of timber by then.

Loan Proposal

Once again zidisha team i come for your help to fund my potatoes planting as this season i expect good harvest,currently i have an acre of the land to plant potatoes. Here is my budget ;
Ploughig it at a cost of $30 using tractor, Making furrows at a cost of $15,
Buy fertilizer two bags at a cost of $60 as already got seeds from previous harvest ready to plant.
Then planting at a cost of $10(Labour) , the remaining i top up to buy anti fungal spray by name agromax 2kg at $20 also for weeding and soil heaping from my savings.

When they are ready in 3 months i will be able to earn around $1000 as this will help plus my family and make some savings for my dreams (to own a tractor in future).
Looking forward for your help team Zidisha.
Thanks.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$161.00

Date disbursed

Dec 14, 2016

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

51 months

Lenders

TomF925

www.AfricaLeap.com, United States

Dayton

Vancouver, Canada

V

Vivek

Arlington, VA, United States

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

JA

Joshua Axtell

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

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  • Erick    Mar 5, 2019

    Currently the economy over here is tough and being January to late March being a dry season,

    Am gonna clear my loan kindly

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  • Erick    Feb 19, 2019

    Sorry team Zidisha for delay am trying to pick up financialy after being sick for over 2 years but i will be paying back the loan even if something small

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  • Eunice    May 11, 2017

    Dear Erick, keep up the great work as enabled by Zidisha Lenders. Kindly check in on your invites, some of whom are my mentees and are in arrears to update their accounts. regards VM

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  • Erick    Mar 16, 2017

    Hello my wonderful lenders ;
    Once again i come to thank you for the help you so far offered me till now time almost onset of rains thus in preparation of the farm ready to plant using savings i had from your help also from my pocket.
    Thanks zidisha team.

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  • Kibor    Feb 25, 2017

    I choose you to be my mentor, I have just gone through ua messages and it is great to learn from u....

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  • Erick    Jan 4, 2017

    the reason for this currently the income is so low since the weather is dry while my projects are not yet ready

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  • Erick    Dec 26, 2016

    I should like to take this opportunity to thank all my lenders for the help they had so far given me.
    As it has help me earn and also able to repay back the loan on time.

    Thanks Zidisha

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  • Erick    Dec 14, 2016

    Hello. I have received my loan of ksh 15,181/- thats around $150.10,.

    Here is my budget ;
    Ploughig it at a cost of $30 using tractor, Making furrows at a cost of $15,
    Buy fertilizer two bags at a cost of $60 as already got seeds from previous harvest ready to plant.
    Then planting at a cost of $10(Labour) , the remaining i top up to buy anti fungal spray by name agromax 2kg at $20 also for weeding and soil heaping from my savings.

    Thanks Zidisha team

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  • Erick    Dec 11, 2016

    With this loan i will be
    Ploughig it at a cost of $30 using tractor, Making furrows at a cost of $15,
    Buy fertilizer two bags at a cost of $60 as already got seeds. planting at a cost of $10(Labour) , the remaining i top up to buy anti fungal spray by name agromax 2kg at $20 also for weeding and soil heaping from my savings.

    When they are ready in 3 months i will be able to earn around around $1000 help my family and make some savings for my dreams (to own a tractor in future).

    Thanks Zidisha team .

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  • Erick    Dec 1, 2016

    So far i managed to repay the loan in full and looking forward to apply another one to prepare new farm after harvesting maize then plant potatoes again in which am advancing well now planing for new season

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  • Erick    Oct 24, 2016

    Thanks Zidisha team i received the cash of Ksh 9468 and now planning to purchase the inputs.
    Thanks Zidisha team.

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  • Erick    Oct 21, 2016

    $40 for buying two bags of potato seeds to top on the already 4 bags i had kept from previous harvest , $30 for buying a 50 kg fertilizer as i had already purchased one bag from previous harvest profits, $10 for planting and ploughing furrows,$9 for taking care of the potatoes.
    This will help me funding the project
    Once again i thank the Zidisha team.

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  • Erick    Oct 20, 2016

    At my profile background is the farm am intending to plant in my new project

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  • Erick    Oct 20, 2016

    On my new project i would like to prepare new potatoes planting which should be an an acre with its planning being as follows ;
    $40 for buying two bags of potato seeds to top on the already 4 bags i had kept from previous harvest , $30 for buying a 50 kg fertilizer as i had already purchased one bag from previous harvest profits, $10 for planting and ploughing furrows,$9 for taking care of the potatoes and i will topup the rest from proceeds from previous profits till harvest in three months.
    So far my earnings had increased from $50 to $80 in which i am saving the income for the future, since the land is fertile i would like you guy's help me maximize its fertility well. For holidays kenya is blessed with animals like big five... Welcome all

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  • TomF925    Oct 20, 2016

    If you ask for loan for solar, please write to me, or to AfricaLeap lending group.
    For many examples of customers in Zambia, please see Francis Mbewe:
    www.zidisha.org/loan/solar-...
    He likes to sell Sun King Pico’s, about $10. He may know of other types.
    Domnic Obado, Kisumu, Kenya, is having family emergency. I wonder if you could help him with his business?
    www.zidisha.org/loan/solar-...
    Also in Kenya, please see
    www.zidisha.org/loan/rental...
    Gabriel Kariuki sells Philips life light plus. It can charge phones.
    Also in Kenya, Bernard Maina Kibete sells large ASE Solar panels
    www.zidisha.org/loan/electr...
    There are many other types/brands. Good luck, hope this helps.

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    • Erick    Oct 20, 2016

      Will get in touch with kenyan guys and see the project then get back to you

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      • TomF925    Oct 22, 2016

        Very good, I hope your Kenyan colleagues can help you get started! It is worth reading Francis Mbewe's discussion. He has lots of good points for selling solar lamps. He also provides the web site for whole sale supplying and becoming a distributor:
        on www.greenlightplanet.com/

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  • Erick    Oct 15, 2016

    A picture of the project

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  • Erick    Oct 4, 2016

    My potatoes doing well this one of the project i support using the cash from Zidisha while others i harvest a week ago
    Thanks Zidisha team

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  • Erick    Sep 22, 2016

    To my great lenders so far my potatoes are doing well almost flowering and i expect more income from them,
    It has also benefits other members of the family who borrow money from Zidisha team.
    Diverse nature available in cold rainy Highlands best for animals rearing also farming

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  • Erick    Aug 29, 2016

    Potatoes which i use some of the funds to prepare the by adding some fertilizer

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