Water pump for my vegetable field

Billy

Siavonga, Zambia

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Billy

Member since

August 2020

On-time repayments

49 installments  •  49%

About Me

My name is Billy Bwantu. I live in Siavonga town. I am married with four children.

I run a shop where I sell various types of agricultural products, such as fertilizers and Seeds.

I started this business because I am a farmer and I understand what farmers want to get better crop yields.

I advise farmers on seed varieties, types of fertilizers to apply and what types of herbicides to apply to crops.

My Business

I am a farmer and I also run a shop selling agricultural products.

I sell seeds, fertilizers, herbicides and sprayers. I also sell some of the crops which I grow at my farm, such as tomatoes and cabbages.

I started small, with a small vegetable garden and a water pump, which I bought using a loan I received from the community.

Thanks to the lenders I have now managed to open an agricultural shop.

Loan Proposal

I plan to use the money to purchase a new water pump to water my vegetable field.

I already own a second hand 1.5 HP water pump that i have used for other 5 years. This pump has helped to grow my business, but it keeps breaking down and i have to fix it.

The pump also consumes to much petrol and oil. This time i plan to purchase a 3HP diesel pump.

Income Source

My business is growing steadily and i have a loyal customer base, especially among the women vegetable traders and shop owners.

My Videos

Feb 15, 2021: Purchase fertilizers and seeds for my shop

Feedback

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  • Chris Coulson    Oct 4, 2020

    Billy sends pictures of what he's doing so you can actually see the difference you're making by lending him money.

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  • Sina and Jonas Miederer    Oct 4, 2020

    Billy is a very transparent person and even sent us some pictures of the stuff he bought and how they installed it.

    Thanks, Billy, for the chance to support you and your business!

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$567.13

Date disbursed

Oct 7, 2020

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

8 months

Lenders

PaulE

Cockeysville, MD, United States

T

tophini

Alma, United States

John Minges

United States

Vratik Krocik

Prague, Czech Republic

A

Aleks

United States

SR

Sean Rodgers

Wellington, New Zealand

Sayuri

United Kingdom

M

Maria

Germany

DK

Daniel Kalla

Saint Paul, United States

A

Anonymous

Netherlands

CC

Chris Coulson

United Kingdom

KM

Kirk Moore

Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

Edwin Torres

Santa Ana, Calif., United States

Aneta

Austria

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