Onion farming

Pauline

Meru, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Pauline

Member since

January 2018

On-time repayments

15 installments  •  87%

About Me

I was raised by my grandparents and went to government school till secondary. I started farming in my grandma Shamba which she left me after she passed on. I plant maize and beans in the 2 acre piece of land. I love farming and cooking. My children are too young to know what they want to be. Meru land is very fertile.

My Business

i plan on starting a business of selling farm products. i have access to farmers so i will buy farm produce from them and sell to hotels and customers. right now i plan on starting with onions since they are readily available at a cheap prize of Kshs. 40 per kilogram and resell at Kshs. 70.

Loan Proposal

I will buy seedlings for planting and the manure needed to start a seedbed. Will also need to buy herbicides and prepare land for transplanting the seedling when ready.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$14.00

Date disbursed

Mar 8, 2018

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

2 weeks

Lenders

RM

Roddy Murray

United Kingdom

PB

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European Union, Netherlands

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  • Pauline    Jul 20, 2018

    i harvested 12 bags of beans each weighing 90kgs. i can't sell at the moment because the market price is too low. the cost of harvest and storage was very high and this would lead to a deficit if i sell the produce with the current market price.

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  • Pauline    Apr 27, 2018

    I was able to weed and buy enough fertilizers for my Shamba.

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  • Pauline    Mar 20, 2018

    Morning I received a loan of 4250 ksh....i bought herbicides and paid the labourers. Thankyou for the loan it was of great use for me.

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  • Pauline    Mar 16, 2018

    Thankyou for the loan....i will use it for weeding
    And top dressing of crops.

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  • Pauline    Mar 8, 2018

    I paid casual labourers tilling the Shamba and planting the onion seedlings in the nursery. I now need more cash for manure and herbicides.

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  • Pauline    Feb 15, 2018

    the installmet is too little and duration too long

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