Maize farming

Entrepreneur

About Me

IM SIMIYU DANIEL WANJALA,BORN IN A FAMILY OF FOUR BOYS AND FOUR GIRLS.MY PARENTS ARE PEASANT FARMERS.THEY COULD ONLY AFFORD TO TAKE US IN NEARBY PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS,STILL WITH DIFFICULTY.WHILE AT SCHOOL,I ADMIRED THE LIFESTYLE OF MY TEACHERS,AND I HAD A DREAM OF BEING LIKE THEM,SO I VOWED TO WORK VERY HARD,DESPITE THE LIMITATIONS.AT KCPE,I MANAGED TO SCORE 355/500 MARKS.MY GOOD MARKS EARNED ME A POSITION OF STUDYING AT CHESAMISI BOYS,A GOOD PROVINCIAL SCHOOL,BUT ITS SOMETHING THAT NEVER HAPPENED.MY PARENTS COULD ONLY AFFORD TO TAKE ME TO A NEARBY MIXED DAY SCHOOL,WHERE STILL PAYING SH14,000 PER YEAR WAS NOT A WALK IN THE PARK.I THANK GOD FOR HELPING ME WIN MY PRINCIPAL'S FAVOUR.HE HELPED ME DO MY KCSE EVEN WITH A FEE BALANCE OF SH11,000.I MANAGED GRADE B+ OF 70 POINTS,WHICH EARNED ME GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP TO STUDY A DEGREE IN EDUCATION SCIENCE AT UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI.WITH THE HELB LOAN I USED TO RECEIVE,I STARTED FARMING HORTICULTURAL CROPS AND CEREALS,A BUSINESS VENTURE WHICH IS THRIVING.CURRENTLY IM EMPLOYED BY THE GOVERNMENT ON PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE TERMS AS A TEACHER,A DREAM COME THROUGH.

My Business

MY CONSTANT AND FREQUENT INCOME COMES FROM MY WORK AS A TEACHER.IM EMPLOYED ON PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE TERMS.I TEACH AT MWOROGA SECONDARY SCHOOL.I ALSO DO FARMING,WHERE I PLANT CROPS LIKE MAIZE,BEANS,KALES,SPINACH,GREEN GRAMS AND OTHER CEREALS ALTERNATIVELY.THEY GIVE ME SOME GOOD INCOME,ESPECIALLY WHEN THE MARKET IS AT ITS PEAK.I HAVE ALSO BEGUN A POULTRY BUSINESS

Loan Proposal

TREAT MY MAIZE IN STORE AGAINST PESTS.I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING HUGE LOSSES OF MY HARVEST DURING STORAGE.THIS IS DUE TO ATTACK BY PESTS WHICH MAKE HOLES ON MAIZE THUS REDUCING ITS QUALITY WHEN TAKEN TO THE MARKET FOR SALE.BY TREATING MY MAIZE WILL QUARANTEE GOOD QUALITY MAIZE WHICH WILL FETCH BETTER PRICES,THUS BOOMING BUSINESS.

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