Super money maker foot pump for irrigation

Walter

Kakamega- Khayega - Shihuli Market, Kenya

82% repaid

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Entrepreneur

Name

Walter

Member since

May 2014

On-time repayments

55 installments • 51%

About Me

Am a university graduate in Agribusiness management, since graduation i have never had a reasonable job. I am teaching Business and Agriculture in a brotherhood private high school, beside this i have employed one person to run my motorbike to carry people and luggage from which i earn averagely $ 80 per month. With this earning i have engaged in production of horticulture (kales, cabbage and Tomatoes). I am looking for funds to start green house to improve my tomato production and teach other farmers on its benefit. I am a husband and a father to one lovely daughter happily living together. i believe i can jobs to many jobless kenyans' through farming

My Business

I have four sources of income, from teaching i earn $ 140 per month, Motorbike transportation $80. i also help in distributing poor friendly solar systems that light the villages where there is no access to Electricity, from which i earn about $40 as commission per month. my horticulture though on small scale am able to raise income of $ 50 . Total income is $310. in the last two month i have saving $95 towards Greenhouse from Amiran Kenya at cost of $ 2000. i believe this can change my life and enable me create more jobs. i will use the loan to increase the acreage of my horticulture and with time buy the green house technology.

Loan Proposal

I borrowing the funds to buy a super money maker foot pump sold by Kickstart international. I am establishing a seed bed mid october. The month of october upto february next year will reacieve low rainfal and sometimes a dry spell sets in. I thereafore need a a pump that can help me irrigation of one acre and a half peace of land under kales and cabbages. the cost of the pump is approximately $ 149 . This pump will ensure; 1 adequate moisture for my farm, 2. I will be able to maintain my productivity and 3 the output will be of good quality. in general it will be able to boast my income and savings by 10 % as l plan to install a greenhouse (my dream ) in future. Dry season always attracts good prices due to scarcity.