Loan to boost my vegetable farm

Obed

Berekum, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Obed

Member since

May 2015

On-time repayments

174 installments  •  32%

About Me

My name is Kumi Damoah Obed.I come from Berekum in the Brong Ahafo Region. I started my basic school at Akab Complex School, i furthered my education from there to Sunyani senior high school in Sunyani. My parents are farmers by profession hence all my education cost was funded by their product earns from the farm. In life it takes one’s own imagination to be poor or rich, thus you can identify a problem and solve it. when I completed my secondary education, due to my conscientious ability towards work, and courtesy that i have for people i was employed in a store and began to identify the needs of the community. With the little savings made, i started my own farm. My hobbies are reading and listening to music.

My Business

I am a commercial farmer ,I grow horticulture for sale to my villagers and and friends.I always irrigate my farm during dry seasons through the manual way by using watering can of which I use to fetch water to water the crops. Because of insufficient water supply to the crops due to larger state of the farm, supply for vegetables is low and as such I only get premium prices for my goods.
The demand for my goods is always high because of growth in population and reduced arable land .Most urban families depend on farmers like me to supply them with vegetables.

Loan Proposal

Initially i used $70 to buy pesticides and also half of the amount to buy spare parts to repair the spraying machine that i used to spray the farm. i had revenue of $30 - $40 per month . with this revenue range i get $60 of profit in good month. but now due to economical meltdown, prices of imported products as well spare parts has increased drastically and because i employ these materials in my farming business, it has eventually raised my cost of production. This is to the fact that i cannot buy enough pesticide to spray the farm leading to the crops producing less fruit. This has made my dwindled. now i only make $30 of profit in a good month. I cannot used this revenue to feed my family not to talk of reinvesting into the farm. This loan will enable me to buy more pesticides and also repair broken machines with which together i will be able to produce more and earn more. I promise to pay back on time.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$200.00

Date disbursed

Sep 27, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

8 months

Lenders

T

Tmann

Los Angeles, United States

ErikN

Stockholm, Sweden

dcorbetta

Carate Brianza, Italy

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

Matching Fund

Sterling, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Tanya

Nelson, New Zealand

BB

Ben Bellows

United States

MR

Michiel Rauws

San Francisco, Netherlands

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Taylor

Memphis, United States

Thomas

Sweden, Sweden

roark22

Geneva, Switzerland

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

SH

Stephanie He

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

HCPSPIRIT

Helsinki, Finland

A

Anonymous

United States

A

Anonymous

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

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Summary

Amount repaid

$200.73

Amount remaining

$0.00

Date repaid

Jun 25, 2017

Status

Fully repaid

Repayment History

Expected Payments Actual Payments
Oct 9, 2016 $8.26 Oct 9, 2016 $8.26
Oct 16, 2016 $8.26 Oct 16, 2016 $8.26
Oct 23, 2016 $8.26 Oct 23, 2016 $8.26
Oct 30, 2016 $8.26 Oct 30, 2016 $8.26
Nov 6, 2016 $8.26 Nov 7, 2016 $8.26
Nov 13, 2016 $8.26 Nov 14, 2016 $8.26
Nov 20, 2016 $8.26 Nov 20, 2016 $8.26
Nov 27, 2016 $8.26 Nov 27, 2016 $8.26
Dec 4, 2016 $8.26 Dec 5, 2016 $8.26
Dec 11, 2016 $8.26 Dec 12, 2016 $8.26
Dec 18, 2016 $8.26 Dec 19, 2016 $8.26
Dec 25, 2016 $8.26 Dec 26, 2016 $8.26
Jan 1, 2017 $8.26 Jan 1, 2017 $8.26
Jan 8, 2017 $8.26 Jan 8, 2017 $8.26
Jan 15, 2017 $8.26 Jan 15, 2017 $8.26
Jan 22, 2017 $8.26 Jan 22, 2017 $8.26
Jan 29, 2017 $1.29 Jan 29, 2017 $1.29
Feb 5, 2017 $1.29 Feb 5, 2017 $1.29
Feb 12, 2017 $1.29 Feb 13, 2017 $1.29
Feb 19, 2017 $1.29 Feb 19, 2017 $1.29
Feb 26, 2017 $1.29 Mar 2, 2017 $1.29
Mar 5, 2017 $1.29 Mar 5, 2017 $1.29
Mar 12, 2017 $1.29 Mar 12, 2017 $1.29
Mar 19, 2017 $1.29 Mar 20, 2017 $1.29
Mar 26, 2017 $1.29 Mar 26, 2017 $1.29
Apr 2, 2017 $1.29 Apr 3, 2017 $1.29
Apr 9, 2017 $1.29 Apr 8, 2017 $1.29
Apr 16, 2017 $15.48 Apr 16, 2017 $5.16
Apr 24, 2017 $5.16
Apr 29, 2017 $5.16
Apr 23, 2017 $0.00
Apr 30, 2017 $0.00
May 7, 2017 $5.16 May 7, 2017 $5.16
May 14, 2017 $5.16 May 15, 2017 $5.16
May 21, 2017 $5.16 May 21, 2017 $5.16
May 28, 2017 $5.16 May 29, 2017 $5.16
Jun 4, 2017 $5.16 Jun 4, 2017 $5.16
Jun 11, 2017 $5.16 Jun 11, 2017 $5.16
Jun 18, 2017 $5.16 Jun 18, 2017 $5.16
Jun 25, 2017 $2.84 Jun 25, 2017 $2.84

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