New seedlings for my plantain farm

Martha

Sawua, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Martha

Member since

November 2016

On-time repayments

149 installments  •  35%

About Me

I am Martha Ataa Serwaa , 29 years of age. I am fair in colour. I am Third born in a family of five. I Completed Tafo SDA Junior High school in Ashanti region. My uncle gave me a piece of land to cultivate plantain and vegetables due to my hardwork, to support my myself .I helped my parents on the farm.I attended Aduman senior high school where I offered Agriculture science and continued to Kumasi polytechnic to become a business administrator .

My Business

My Business
my main focus now is on my plantain farm. plantain is one of the major cash crops in my country. i want expand my farm so that i can increase my production and hence my profit.
I will have to hire new labourers to clear the land which will cost me about five hundred Ghana cedis. I will also need seven hundred Ghana cedis to buy new suckers.
i will also need one thousand ghana cedis to thousand three hundred Ghana cedis to pay for the land. i will also need five hundred Ghana cedis to cater for some petty expenses on the farm.

Loan Proposal

I'm going to use 70 percent of the loan to buy plantain suckers. I will also use 5 percent to buy new farm tools cutlass and hoe . I will also use 5 percent to buy a spraying machine. I will use 10% percent to pay my laborers . I will use 10 %percent to support my husband pay our house rent and use the remaining to buy text books for my kids.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$503.00

Date disbursed

May 29, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

108 months

Lenders

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beckynagel

United States

Lotus Flower

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

M

Mary

United States

Jan V

Port Dalhousie, Canada

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  • Wendy Emlyn    Apr 15, 2018

    Hello Martha.
    Are you able to make any more payments yet?
    God bless you,
    Wendy

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  • Wendy Emlyn    Feb 3, 2018

    Hello Martha.
    Are you able to increase your payments a little yet, so that you can pay back your loan quicker?
    God bless you,
    Wendy

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  • Martha    Dec 14, 2017

    decrease in profit

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  • Martha    Nov 7, 2017

    I have invested all my money

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  • Martha    Oct 28, 2017

    A picture of my farm thanks to zidisha

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  • Martha    Oct 26, 2017

    Thank you lenders for the loan. I promise to work hard and use the money for its intended purpose. God bless you.

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  • Martha    Oct 17, 2017

    with the loan I just completed i was able to expand my farm and as a result I had enough to sell and earned profits. i was also able to support my husband in caring for our family. God bless you lenders

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  • Martha    Sep 15, 2017

    Iow income

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  • Martha    Sep 5, 2017

    Thank you lenders for the loan. God bless you

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  • Martha    Sep 2, 2017

    Thank you lenders for this loan. This loan is going to help me expand my farm and earn enough money to support my family. Thank you

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  • Martha Fleury    Sep 2, 2017

    Good luck with your next growing season!

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  • Martha    Aug 29, 2017

    with the loan a took previously . i was able to make enough profit due to bumper harvest i had. i was able to pay for my kids school fees and also pay for my rent. thank you lenders and may God bless you.

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  • Martha    Aug 25, 2017

    Increase in profit from the sale of my harvested plantains

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  • Mary    Jul 5, 2017

    Hi Martha, Please contact [email protected] to adjust your payment. Put your country and 'reduce payment" in the subject line. Lenders would rather see small payments made on time rather than skipped payments. We understand business have successes and challenges over time. Regards, Mary

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  • Martha    Jun 19, 2017

    Harvest season is over for me.

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  • Martha    May 23, 2017

    Thank you sponsors. I'm very grateful for your support. God bless you.

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  • Martha    Apr 15, 2017

    Increased labour cost

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  • Martha    Dec 24, 2016

    With this loan I'm going to buy a cutlass, spraying machine and plantain suckers to expand my farm. This loan would also help me support my family financially. Thank you lenders for the loan and may God richly bless you.

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