To utilize idle farm by extending tomatoe farming

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About Me

My names Paul Ndritu, I was raised by a single parent and we were very poor when I was growing up. My mother was a casual labourer had difficulties raising our family.
During my secondary education, I had dreams of becoming a successful person in the society but we didn’t have money to send me to college. But I did have an opportunity. I was helping my mother while I was in school on our small plot of two acres. And after I was done with school, I started helping her full time- that’s how I became a farmer.
In 2010, I went to College to study Agriculture education and extension.
After graduation there was still no jobs forthcoming so I decided to engage in farming fulltime. I have been in farming for the last 5 years and the results are good since I have been able to educate my siblings and help my mother.

My Business

I do tomatoes farming in 1 acre of our land, Subukia climate favours production of this cash crop. Our land borders Subukia river and we make good use of the river particularly on dry spells however sometimes curfews are enforced and we are prevented by local authorities from using the water. I do plant in two seasons a year. During harvest I take the produce to the market and at times customers come for them to my farm. I also sell in retail in the market during market days i.e Wednesdays and Saturdays. My tomatoes are fresh cultivated hence high preference by customers. When selling in whole sale, I sell at USD 30 per crate and on retail I sell at USD 0.8 per kg. the income in a month is approximately USD 1000 for the two seasons. I have a dream of expanding my farming business and taking it to high level.

Loan Proposal

Dear Zidisha and Lenders, I am requesting for Zidisha loan to Extend my tomatoe farming, I have been concentrating on the sale and sometimes do buy from other farmers and due to my knowledge in the market, I have not been able to fully satisfy the market. With extra land, I will be able to increase my Supply and still concentrate on selling. The cost of hiring new land is USD 200 for 2 acres and then I will do the planting. Due to my vast knowledge in market, I am convinced that this is a profitable venture and am looking forward for even better future.

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