Judith
Kisumu, Kenya
99% repaid
Name
Judith
Member since
September 2014
On-time repayments
162 installments • 87%
It's a good year. I have earned back just about enough money to recoup my initial investment in my farms. I want to thank everyone who has helped me push each day by way of financial support.
I wake up everyday to work in my small plots of farms. I am now currently tillling beans, onions, bananas, sweet potatoes for subsistence and neighbourhood market.
What I till is enough for my family to eat but also produces enough to sell to neighbours and local market where I manage to get something back to purchase other household goods such as gas and effectives.
I spend my day at my farms where I till vegetables and fruits both for home consumption and sale. I currently have two own plots of land and 3 others that have been leased out to me at a cost for 6 months. In my farms, I till tomatoes, kales, canthera, spinach, onions, coriander and a host of other locally popular indigenous vegetables. From my harvest, I sell vegetable worth about $50 per week. The profit margins are a little high, at between 40 to 80%. Since I use rotational farming techniques, I am 90% assured of harvest every passing week.
I am therefore seeking a $100 so that I can hire two more plots of land and boost my crops' resistance against diseases by getting repellents and fertilizers.
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$100.00
Date disbursed
Dec 16, 2014
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
23 months
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