Seeds, fertilizer,fungicides and pestcides for my farm

Daniel

Muthithi, Kenya

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Entrepreneur

Name

Daniel

Member since

July 2014

On-time repayments

56 installments  •  39%

About Me

Am from a family of two and am the last born.Am also a student at the university of Nairobi but that does not keep me from my passion that is farming.I started farming in 2003 that's a strong eleven years and going strong.Stared out with two rabbits whose number grew very fast hence I had to look for a stable and reliable source of food for them.Carrots were the definite choice so I got the money from my mother.After the four months I got a very high yield which enabled me to feed my rabbits and sell the surplus which was enough to buy me my first bicycle.From there the rest is history.If i could get that much from carrot what about other crops?was the question lingering in my mind.As time has gone by i have focused on tomatoes,cabbage and capsicum.

My Business

My business is agribusiness where I have specialized on capsicum, cabbages and tomatoes.Farming is all about the more the input the higher the yield hence a larger income.My incurred cost are:
seeds-$56.36
fungicides and pesticides- $54.94
labour -$43.76
Transport -$40.10
Net sales -$550.07
Water and transport are the main challenges.Water is a challenge since it s available but watering the plants is using a watering can is quite tiresome,hence use a lot of labour.Transport is an issue since i do not own my own means of transport hence i have to settle for public means which are expensive.

Loan Proposal

Due to the high rains expected I need the loan to buy more seeds for my farm in order to maximize on the rains.the cold weather will also attract fungal disease(powrdly mildew, down mildew) so I need to be prepared with fungicide and also protect my current capsicum crop from pest(thrips,white flies).my budget will be as follows
seeds (maize and beans) $28.8831
fungicides $38.5108
pesticides $38.5108
labour $19.2554
My success depends on your kind contributions so help me out.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Amount requested

$130.00

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  • Stephen    Oct 20, 2015

    Hi Daniel, you are doing great. I would like to get a few tips on cabbage farming from you .Thanks
    Stephen, Nairobi

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    • Daniel    Oct 21, 2015

      hi stephen Akuno you are in luck I did cabbage in my farm last season a it did great.all you need first buy hybrid seeds for best results.we have baraka f1, practor and Pretoria are the best seeds.prepare your nursery and after 3 to 4 weeks they are ready to transplant .prepare your land in flows or holes with a spacing of 45cm all around the plant and ensure you use d.a.p when transplanting ( one bottle top should be enough per plant.) then ensure you apply enough manure to the plant. use all the necessary fungicides and pesticides and foliar fertilizer.

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  • Daniel    Oct 17, 2015

    due to the great harvest I have had I wish to increase my installment amount in order to pay my loan on time and increase my current credit

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  • Daniel    Oct 17, 2015

    the loan helped me big time.

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  • Daniel    Oct 17, 2015

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  • Daniel    Oct 17, 2015

    Am thankful for the rains ,plants in my farm are doing well.

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  • Daniel    Aug 6, 2015

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  • Daniel    Aug 6, 2015

    hi, after along wait think will have a good harvest.

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  • Hope2012    Jul 12, 2015

    Hey Daniel how is it going with you?

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  • Reginah Mumbi    Jun 30, 2015

    hallo lenders,my messages to daniel go unanaswered.i have tried writing,texting.i will keep trying.regards

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  • Reginah Mumbi    May 4, 2015

    hallo,i tried calling you and the phone was switched off.any problem on your end?let me know.regards

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  • Reginah Mumbi    Mar 14, 2015

    hallo,any problem on your end.you are so behind on payment.regards

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  • flaguy999    Mar 8, 2015

    Hi,
    Have you gotten any rain yet? Are you still farming?

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  • flaguy999    Feb 19, 2015

    How are you doing, are you getting any rain now?

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  • Daniel    Jan 26, 2015

    dear Reginah Njiiri was using another number so sorry for that.will make payments this week sorry for the delay.

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  • Reginah Mumbi    Jan 24, 2015

    dear lenders,i tried calling daniel his phone was off and i sent him a text am waiting for a reply.regards

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  • flaguy999    Jan 17, 2015

    Sorry to hear about that but weather is something we have no control over. Hopefully the drought will end soon and you can get your growing back to normal. Best wishes.

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  • Daniel    Jan 17, 2015

    Installed it last year December after receiving the loan but now we are experiencing a drought.hope it will end soon.

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  • Daniel    Jan 17, 2015

    Installed it last year December after receiving the loan but now we are experiencing a drought.hope it will end soon.

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  • Daniel    Jan 17, 2015

    After installing the drip system my well dried up so my crops are not getting enough water hence a decrease in production and i have lost many crops. My tomatoes have been affected by a stubborn pest(tutaabsoluta) hence most of my income is going to the purchase of pesticides.due to this reason am not able to make paying the before stated installment.

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  • flaguy999    Jan 17, 2015

    Hi,

    How are you coming along with the new drip system, is it installed now?

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