Tea farming

Wesley

Kericho, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Wesley

Member since

March 2015

On-time repayments

196 installments  •  78%

About Me

I am Korir Wesley, a graduate in Bachelor of science in information technology. I have a passion in farming, I grew up in a farm and I spent most of my childhood working in our farm.

My Business

I ventured into tea seedling farming, this is after I did a research and found out that most farmers are willing and ready to plant tea but lacking the seedlings to plant. I saw a ready market and this led me into building a nursery.

Loan Proposal

I have a tea seedlings farming business, I grow and seedlings to farmers at an affordable price. During the last few years, there has a change in the climate and hence becoming unpredictable​. With this loan I will buy a plastic tank worth approximately $5.00 which i will use store water which i will later use for irrigation. I will also need to buy four irrigation cans worth about $2.00. With these equipments, i expect my profit double from what am earning right now.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$69.00

Date disbursed

Jun 3, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

10 months

Lenders

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

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  • Wesley    Apr 24, 2022

    Long rains started this week, and farmers are preparing their farms for planting. I expect a huge demand for my seedlings soon

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  • Wesley    Mar 20, 2022

    Long rains that was expected to start this month is late and yet to commence

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  • Wesley    Feb 22, 2022

    The expected rains are yet to start which pushed the planting season forward by a few weeks

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  • Wesley    Feb 14, 2022

    With loan I will acquire two wheelbarrows, which will provide the needed assistance to transport seedlings from the necessary to the farm for planting. Your help is highly appreciated.

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  • Wesley    May 2, 2021

    My previous loan was used to purchase a water container which was essential for storing water used for irrigating tea seedlings during the drought season. i wish to acquire a bigger tank for the same purpose, since rainfalls are no longer predictable as they used to be.

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  • Wesley    Nov 30, 2020

    Covid 19 pandemic closed down my business

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  • Wesley    Oct 20, 2020

    Effects of corona pandemic

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  • Wesley    Sep 4, 2020

    Corona virus paralyzed my business

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  • Wesley    Jul 5, 2020

    Due to corona pandemic and Loss of business

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  • Wesley    May 10, 2020

    Due to corona virus, farmers fear coming by to buy seedlings

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  • Wesley    Mar 24, 2020

    I hate to shut down my business due the Covid_19 pandemic

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  • Wesley    Feb 2, 2020

    My business is still struggling

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  • Wesley    Dec 23, 2019

    During this Christmas holidays, business is down

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  • Wesley    Nov 13, 2019

    My business is still badly off

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  • Wesley    Sep 28, 2019

    My business is not making enough profit

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  • Wesley    Aug 22, 2019

    My business is still recovering

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  • Wesley    Jul 10, 2019

    I cannot afford to pay the full amount at the moment.

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  • Wesley    May 26, 2019

    My first batch of seedlings is almost ready for planting, as soon as it does I will be able to repay my loan in full.

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  • Wesley    Apr 9, 2019

    We have been experiencing a prolonged drought for the last four months, I am hopeful that the rainy season will start soon.

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  • Wesley    Feb 24, 2019

    I am still struggling with my business due to a prolonged drought we have been experiencing.

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