Purchase of tree nursery materials and water storage tank
John
Nyasumbi Village, Kasgunga, Kenya
100% repaid
Entrepreneur
Name
John
Member since
May 2015
On-time repayments
219 installments • 41%
About Me
I am Onyango John Kaseme, a Kenyan citizen aged 37 years old. I am the 1st born in a family of 9 (1 girl and 8 boys). I was brought up from a humble background with lots of life challenges pertaining access to basic needs like education, food and medical.
My father was a forester and I learn't environmental management techniques especially tree seedlings preservation and planting from him as he worked in the Goverment Tree Seedlings Scheme in Mbita. I successfully did my secondary education and joined Environmental Management College where I studied Botany. Upon completion of my college education, I got married and ventured in tree nursery business. I love beautification of environment(landscaping) and improving forest cover in order to combat climate change.
I like playing football when am free to break the boredom and monotony of my activity as well as relieving my minds from stress to expound my critical thinking pertaining on my area of specialization
My Business
I started tree nursery business six months ago, the business has been so well and I have started to get a very good and reliable clients base.
Basically I focus myself in provision of seedlings of different varieties for afforestation and landscaping to various sectors including local public primary schools and churches. During the rainy seasons I normally go round to asses the progress of my goods at various places
From my tree nursery I sell upto 800 trees on average per day . This amounts to a monthly income of KES 25,000. I have many customers because I have the best of what they need. I put alot of effort in my work , moreso sell to them indigenous trees which are in great demand. I water the seedlings with the water I pump directly from Lake Victoria . Repaying the loan will be easy for me because in the same piece of land i grow maize of my own while during dry season we harvest dry them and sell.
Loan Proposal
I will purchase 10000 litres storage plastic tank for watering of seedlings propagated in the tree nursery costing KES 21000/=,digging and transferring loamy soil from hills to nursery along the lake costing KES 4000/=,buying of 2 water taps ,5 plastic water pipes,fixing and laying these pipes for effective and easiest way of watering seedlings produced costing KES 8000/=,buying of nursery materials such as 2 rolls(grade 150) potting tubes,2 knives,adding more growth hormones for grafting and budding, 4 packets of soft polythene for grafting and budding, purchase more mango scions and citrus fruits, 5 packets of fertilizers, 3 planting lines for accurate arrangement of flowers and seedlings, 2 masking tapes,seeds of types of flowers, plants and fruits, some adequate cuttings, plant layers,4 pen dribblers,3 packets of razor blades, 2 rolls of toilet paper used during grafting and macoating of seedlings, 2 buckets for soaking seeds,a pair of plastic gloves, a sprayer and 4 iron sheets for building shade costing KES 8900/=.Stationery items like 2 pens,1 hard cover book for daily records of nursery activities, 1 plastic ruler and 2 soft woolen clothes for wiping totalling KES 175/=.With the purchase of these nursery materials and items, it will hopefully increase tree nursery income by 50%, thus improve family living standard, school fee paid for the children, clothes catered for, most bills settled,
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$421.00
Date disbursed
Sep 10, 2017
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
8 months
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