Seeds and fertilizer for maize planting

Josphat

Kericho, Kenya

5% repaid

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Entrepreneur

Name

Josphat

Member since

January 2015

On-time repayments

116 installments • 3%

About Me

My name is Josphat Bii a resident of Kapsoit in Kericho county in the outskirts of Kericho town. l am 32 years of old, married to Betty Bii and blessed with two kids.l am the third born in a family of six .
I grew up in the rural Kapsoit area where I have a small farm.
Due to financial challenges, I could not study beyond form four and life has not been easy. I do farming full time since 2 and half years ago and has been helping me feed my family.
My hobbies are watching movies and sports during my free time.

My Business

I am a farmer and I produce both for home consumption and sale. I emphasize in maize and rish potatoes that do well in our area. The two crops are the staple food for the residents of the region and therefore has a good constant market.
We plant maize twice in a year- the months of February and August while we plant Irish potaoes three times in a year.
Right now we are preparing to plant maize as soon as the rains set in- normally early February.

Loan Proposal

We are expecting long rains soon during which we will plant maize and later Irish potatoes in the course of February. January has been hard and I am just from paying school fess for my kids which exhausted me of any savings i had. So right now I am trying to source funds buy inputs.
I would therefore use the $100 loan on purchasing certified maize seeds and fertilizer.
The loan will enable me to do a timely early planting which will ensure better perfomance.