Seed and gardening tools for vegetable farming

George

Migori, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

George

Member since

January 2014

On-time repayments

288 installments  •  10%

About Me

am george okoth magati am 22 years old am the first born of the four i went to school for my o level at naki high school after that i passed and i was in position to do business management at kenya institute industrial institution from their i learn many way of generating money from the lessons i was in position to know that through farming i can make a living with less tress.from their i also got motivation from my dad who is a farmer and because their the because their are no jobs i opts to farming and from these i have been running my life well with less of stress

My Business

i do farming for a living something that i have inherited from my family . i farming a rented farm for three plot i plant kales tomatoes onion and coriander i sale my products at the market on market days and most of the the time i sale them to local hotels here at the center i sale my vegetable from 20/= to the desired size of the customers i harvest three bags of kale's every week i mange to raise 6000/= shillings for a week with tomatoes i collect then after three months i when planting tomatoes i use 8000/= on one plots while the other plot i do it for vegetables with corieder i sell then to home at retail at at the markert to whole sales i them as from 5 sh to desired zie of the customer the largest is in a chondo which i sell it for 2000/=during the rainy season i plant maize at my rural home back at ayweyo i plant maize on three acres which i manage to get 40-45 bags of maize which sale at the market and some supply in local hotels for their use from my farming i manage to collect a profit to collect 8000-10000 profit per month minus those days i have maize in my stock. when i have maize i manage to sale my maize and raise 100000/= from these i have been able to run my life with less stress farming have helped me to one responsible young man.

Loan Proposal

i thank the zidisha for letting me have these chance of being their member and top also your support financially i am very great-full because i will meet my challenges and these will help me get my farm on a good truck .i will get seem-law seeds for 500/= which i will plant on my farm and and i will have my veges on time . i will get insecticide that will help my plants to do well since they wound be affected by the diseases i will get insecticides of 5000 which will be the best quality to support my plants for a longer time i will get a some farming equipment to help me on the farm i will get like jembes pangas hoes and will get a farming apron that will help me to keep me clean as a food farmer i will also need some boots to keep my legs safe

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$150.00

Date disbursed

Apr 17, 2014

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 months

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Lenders

S

salathe

United States

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