Poultry feed for raising chickens

Kossonou

Kumasi, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Kossonou

Member since

August 2015

On-time repayments

226 installments  •  54%

About Me

My name is Kossonou Yao, i come from a small town in the Ashanti region of Ghana called Mampong. i am from a family of three children of which i am the eldest. i am a married man with three kids. i went to Kumaca senior high school to attain my Senior high school certificate. i also went to Garden city Univesity to attain my Degree in Business studies certificate. i am now living in Kumasi Breman, i started poultry farming in the year 2004 which i did not find it easy and passed through some hardship and with this hardship i continued to do the farming .My profits allow me to better support the needs of my family . Always learning new methods about my profession is my favorite sport.

My Business

My business is poultry farming . there is a high demand for birds and eggs, i have the competitive advantage over the others but since i have less equipments and low income to purchase the required medicine i am only able to rear a few. i provide my town with quality birds and eggs and also i employed two workers initially but to cut down cost i have maintained only one for the mean time . i chose this business because its my passion and i love doing it. My typical cost is the feed and i use the profit i gain to support my children tuition fees and also use some to take care of my family. i also reinvest in growing the poultry farming. i plead the Zidisha lenders to come to my aid so that i can continue this business in order to support my family, since i'm the bread winner.thank you.

Loan Proposal

I am facing are the increment of cost of the poultry feeds for that I need another help from Zidisha, and I know with this problem the loan will be granted to me again. I need a loan of USD 510.00 to purchase my maize and fish meal for my layers. The maize is going to cost me about $310.00 and fish meal is $200.00 With this loan I’m requesting I have a believe that is going to make my poultry business progress to a high level. I will like to appreciate the kind of work zidisha team are doing for me, thank you very much hoping to hear from you.

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  • Mary    Jan 25, 2018

    Once again, an excellent borrower!!!

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  • Mary    Oct 25, 2017

    Kossonou Yao is a model Zidisha Borrower. I would highly recommend funding any future loans for him!

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$518.00

Date disbursed

Mar 11, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 months

Lenders

A

andyfletcher

I want my "My loans" page back, Qatar

S

SvenWaage

Stavanger, Norway

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Pomaikai

Jersey City, United States

Roy

Espoo, Finland

S

Susie

Christchurch, New Zealand

BB

Ben Bellows

United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Douglas St Quintin

Sydney, Australia

Ramon Maghsoudi

San Francisco, United States

SP

Svetlin Panayotov

Targovishte, Bulgaria

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

WS

Warren Shen

United States

RS

Rich Stein

United States

JS

Jason Strauss

United States

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  • Mary    Apr 9, 2020

    I hope you and your family stay safe from the virus Kossonou. It is going around in my community.

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  • Mary    Oct 14, 2019

    I have been thinking about you Kossonou and hope you and your family are well. I hope you have been able to gain some success in your work over the past seasons, Regards, Mary

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  • Mary    Apr 11, 2019

    I hope business and life has improved for you Kossonou since your last posting. I was thinking about you and wondering what business you are currently working in. Regards, Mary

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  • Kossonou    Jan 4, 2019

    I lived very difficult moments in my profession.

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  • Mary    Nov 20, 2018

    On Thursday we will be celebrating Thanksgiving, a day set aside to give thanks for all we have. I am thankful for all the people I have met through Zidisha, including you. I hope you and your family are doing well. Happy Thanksgiving Day!

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  • Mary    Sep 21, 2018

    Just thinking about you and your family Kossonou. I hope all is going well. Our church is putting on a big Octoberfest dinner tomorrow. We made 300 cabbage rolls today!

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  • Kossonou    Aug 14, 2018

    Hello Mary, you'll hear from me very soon. Thank you.

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  • Mary    Jul 27, 2018

    Reduce your loan payments to the smallest amount possible Kossonou. It will help keep your repayment rate in good standing. What is happening in your business? My business has been very very slow this summer.

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  • Mary    Jul 16, 2018

    I hope your business is improving Kossonou. We are in our hot summer season now. It is hard to keep anything watered enough.

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  • Kossonou    May 31, 2018

    Hello to all lenders. I have just experienced very difficult moments in my work. Nevertheless, all are starting to get better and better. My last stock of laying hens started laying on Saturday 26/05/18. This news will please Mary. I do not doubt. I am late in repaying my loan. Be reassured. I will repay my loan before term. Thanks.

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    • Mary    Jun 14, 2018

      I know you will repay your loan Kossonou! I hope your ventures get back on track and your hens get to laying reguarly. How are your mushrooms growing? Do temperature changes affect there growth?

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  • Kossonou    Mar 31, 2018

    To all my lenders and to Zidisha team who celebrate Easter, I wish you a good Easter holiday.
    Thank you.

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  • Kossonou    Mar 2, 2018

    Good evening to all my lenders, good evening Zidisha team. I send you this photo as to say thank you. Thank you Maree Spraggon. Everything is fine. I wish the same for each of you. Happy weekend everyone.

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    • Mary    Mar 7, 2018

      What beautiful mushrooms! I bet they taste delicious. How long will the spores and bags produce mushrooms, before they need to be replaced?

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      • Kossonou    Mar 8, 2018

        Hello Mary and all the other lenders. I answer immediately my mushrooms are very delicious. My clients are always asking for more. It can not be otherwise when we do this work with love, as shown in this photo that I sent. These pouches will produce mushrooms for 90 days. This method where the bags are suspended allows me to collect mushrooms up to 120 days. I wait for the first eggs of my layers at the end of May early June 2018.
        Thank you for your interest in my work.

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  • Kossonou    Feb 18, 2018

    I wish to inform all Lenders that every information,answers etc I give to Mary is for all Lenders of Zidisha. I am ready to welcome all comments, questions,commendations etc.
    On this note, I say God bless all Lenders and Zidisha Team.

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  • Kossonou    Feb 12, 2018

    To Mary . I answer yes. Farmers are asking for it very often. Mr Rusty Orner in a general way taught us the culture of the mushroom and especially SHIITAKE. His wife made us taste a dish that I present here in photo. I wanted you to be in my place for this tasted, so it was delicious.
    Zidisha with his lenders gave meaning to my life. I already said it and I repeat it today.
    Thanks.

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    • Mary    Feb 12, 2018

      I have used mushroom compost on my land. It is rich in organic matter. I am so happy to see resources available to continue to start new businesses in your country!

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  • Kossonou    Feb 10, 2018

    I summarize all this to tell you that your money is in good hands and that this money continues to make happy in my family, and all those around me.
    Mary I imagine your happiness in learning all this.
    To our Director Julia Kurnia, I say a thousand thanks. Despite the growing number of loan applications she has managed to control the situation. Thank you again to you and your team.
    Thank you to all the lenders .

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  • Kossonou    Feb 10, 2018

    On Sunday 15/01/18 I went to Techiman again for SHIITAKE mushroom training. With several other farmers the training was a great success. I received a certificate on the production of SHIITAKE mushroom.
    I am here with Mr Rusty Orner Mushroom Farmer the trainer from the USA.

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  • Kossonou    Feb 10, 2018

    This photo was taken when my chicks had 2 weeks

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  • Kossonou    Feb 10, 2018

    Hello to all lenders. It is with pleasure that I bring you this photo from my mushroom farm that you have financed.
    Thanks.

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    • Mary    Feb 10, 2018

      Wow Kossonou, Your mushrooms and chicks look amazing. I am so happy you were able to You have been busy! What program brought Mr Rusty Orner Mushroom Farmer to your country? I checked out his website and love how his work is centered on education. Congradulations on earning a a certificate on Shiitaki mushroom growing. Do you sell your spent growing medium to farmers to improve their soil?

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  • Kossonou    Jan 19, 2018

    My lenders I am happy to inform you my mushrooms are on sale on the market. I will send photos in the coming days. In replacement of an old stock of layers I receive the 18/01/2018 2000 day old.
    My business is healthy if I can talk that way. Pictures you will have in the next days.
    Thank you to all lenders and Zidisha team.

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  • Kossonou    Jan 1, 2018

    To all the lenders I wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018. You have fully supported me in my business during the past year. Thank you for that. Mary how did you spend the last hours of 2017 and the first hours of 2018? I'm with family and friends in my neighborhood. We lived both moments very happily. I can not not think about you, my lenders and Zidisha team. Especially to our Dr Julia Kurnia. I love you all. God bless you.

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    • Mary    Jan 1, 2018

      I too enjoyed spending New Years with family. This morning we observed an old Italian tradition of waving money out the door before anyone came in or out to bring prosperity to the household. We also banged on pots and pans. This is also an old Italian tradition, that came from a relative to welcome in the New Year. My Grandkids thought it was great!

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