Rice farming

Antonina

Langata, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Antonina

Member since

August 2015

On-time repayments

248 installments  •  36%

About Me

I am Antonina Gachiani. I was born in Mwea Township, kirinyaga County, Kenya. I took my primary school education and high school in the same county. I then did my college studies in Agri-Business at Egerton University, Nairobi Campus. I finished my course then started farming on the little land I was allotted by my dad. I raised my first capital from an informal job I had done immediately after college. Agriculture is an important part of the Kenyan Economy and culture. Every community practices some form of agriculture. Domestic agriculture is the major source of food in the country. While I love the general practice of agriculture, I also have passion in business management and this is good for my area of practice.

My Business

In Mwea kirinyaga County, Rice farming is a major economic activity. I plant Rice for sale on one acre piece of land. Its an incredible occupation both in business and food supply. Food is always on demand and I also have a passion for agriculture, coming from a culture that values hard work and production. I harvest averagely 24 gunny bags of Rice per acre, each of which I sell between Ksh.5000 (USD.50) and Ksh.7000 (USD.70). I spend Ksh.25,000 (USD.250) per acre from planting to harvesting. The acre makes approximately Ksh.95,000 (USD.950) to Ksh. 143000 (USD 1430) NB: This is the total that i get after 5 months (This is how long the rice takes to grow ).In future i intend to rent around 5acres piece hence increase my returns. I save some of the profits I make, some spend on my children's fees and other investments.

Loan Proposal

loan requested will cater for fertilizer and labour. per acre fertilizer cost ksh.12000, three acres 36000.labour approximately ksh.26000. i believe that funding will give me a lot of support .With the little saving i have will cater for any exra expenses that may arise in due course.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$598.00

Date disbursed

Sep 1, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

4 months

Lenders

Cordula

Cologne, Germany

MakeSense

-, St. Kitts and Nevis

Matching Fund

Sterling, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

SuperMario28

Cudahy, United States

Jan

Netherlands

RM

Roxane Milot

Gatineau, Québec, Canada

V

Vivek

Arlington, VA, United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Craig Newmark

United States

Angi

Germany

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Seppo Ruohonen

Vantaa, Finland

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

Grégoire

Zurich, Switzerland

B

BSM

France

Ellen

Michigan, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

NH

Nancy Hull

United States

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Summary

Amount repaid

$627.90

Amount remaining

$0.00

Date repaid

Jan 18, 2017

Status

Fully repaid

Repayment History

Expected Payments Actual Payments
Sep 14, 2016 $45.33 Sep 14, 2016 $45.33
Sep 21, 2016 $45.33 Sep 21, 2016 $45.33
Sep 28, 2016 $45.33 Sep 29, 2016 $45.33
Oct 5, 2016 $45.33 Oct 6, 2016 $45.33
Oct 12, 2016 $45.33 Oct 13, 2016 $45.33
Oct 19, 2016 $45.33 Oct 21, 2016 $45.33
Oct 26, 2016 $45.33 Oct 31, 2016 $45.33
Nov 2, 2016 $45.33 Nov 8, 2016 $45.33
Nov 9, 2016 $45.33 Nov 15, 2016 $45.33
Nov 16, 2016 $45.33 Nov 23, 2016 $10.07
Dec 12, 2016 $30.22
Dec 13, 2016 $5.04
Nov 23, 2016 $25.18 Dec 13, 2016 $25.18
Nov 30, 2016 $0.00
Dec 7, 2016 $0.00
Dec 14, 2016 $0.00
Dec 21, 2016 $30.22 Dec 16, 2016 $30.22
Dec 28, 2016 $30.22 Dec 28, 2016 $30.22
Jan 4, 2017 $30.22 Jan 5, 2017 $30.22
Jan 11, 2017 $30.22 Jan 11, 2017 $30.22
Jan 18, 2017 $28.55 Jan 18, 2017 $28.55

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