Tomatoes farming

Peter

Eldoret, Kenya

72% paid forward

Entrepreneur

Name

Peter

Member since

April 2015

On-time repayments

171 installments  •  80%

About Me

I was born in a family of five as the first born,I went to primary school through Collage,I din't go to a nice Collage because of school fees and my siblings,After collage i started a church with the principle that i would not get any money from it but support it,i lost all my friend , but now people who are joining us are growing in many ways, in business I started farming when i was very young and was inspired by my Grandfather,I raised chicken which paid my school fees,and had some left for my pocket money,Because of the passion in farming ,I live in a culture where people depend on farming ,but the don't do it smart,and i want to be a solution and let them know and see that farming is business,not just a way of life.

My Business

After venturing into mixed farming afew years ago I can see the fruits of my labor. I started with poultry the moved to dairy cows,and all this has been through Zidisha. Now I have 500 layers and another 250 chicks to replace the layers once they are old in the next six months. I then bought some. Dairy cows venturing into production of milk I have three and four haifers and thee bulls. From these. I am able to pay school fees and support my family and the less fortunate in the community. This loan iam applying today I want to raise ten young bulls for butcher at the end of the year a will be buying them for seven thousand fatten them and sale the after a year for 40k.my strategy is for the current project the chickens and cow pay for the bulls. From which I plan to buy land at the end of the year after selling them and borrowing another loan. Thanks Zidisha.

Project Proposal

I am proposing to build a greenhouse for raising tomatoe
With the money I will do the following
1.poles
3.plastic cover
4.timber
5.irrigation pipes
6.water tank
7.manure
8.net for ventilation
The building itself will be 15m by 22m
I have a ready market for the tomatoes in town where I have my stores

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Project Info

Project Type

Pay It Forward

Disbursed amount

$1,158.00

Date disbursed

Dec 17, 2023

Backers

Joseph

Rongai Town, Kenya

sderickson

Berkeley, CA, United States

Kwamboka

Nyankoba Location, Kenya

Samuel

Banana, Kenya

S

Stephan

Netherlands

Festus

Mariakani, Kenya

Mildred

Namarambi, Kenya

Susan

Nairobi-lower Kabete, Kenya

PG

Paul Graham

United States

G

GS2

Germany

Paul Smithson

Leeds, United Kingdom

Carlo Cruz

Cincinnati, OH, United States

NG

Nick Gorrell

Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia

Bencharles

Nakuru, Kenya

Katie

United States

Day Family

Melbourne, Australia

Vratik Krocik

Prague, Czech Republic

D

Dalton

San Francisco, United States

Patrick

Eldoret, Kenya

HCPSPIRIT

Helsinki, Finland

Hans Moor

Vorden, Netherlands

Victor

Lusaka, Zambia

Joseph

Kiambu, Kenya

George

Nairobi, Kenya

Leonard

Nairobi, Kenya

Antony

Kakamega, Kenya

Brian Thomson

Lyndoch, South Australia, Australia

Agness

Luangwa-malembeka, Kitwe, Zambia

Esther

Nairobi, Kenya

Anaiden

Medan, Indonesia

Shervin

San Francisco, United States

DO

Denis Ontiveros

Guildford, United Kingdom

Wilfred

Nairobi, Kenya

Vincent

Nairobi, Kenya

Noel

Nairobi, Kenya

Tanti

Batubara, Indonesia

Rose

Kitengela, Kenya

JB

Juan Busco

United States

Waliy

Ibadan, Nigeria

MB

Meg Brigman

United States

J

John

Germany

Elena

Nairobi , Kenya

Stephen

Oyo, Nigeria

P

Pablo

RICHMOND, United States

Chiluwa

Ndola, Zambia

Catherine

Nakuru, Kenya

DB

David Breen

United States

Emmanuel

Warri, Nigeria

Martin

Nairobi, Kenya

Mary Simon

Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Neema Boniface

Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Nanteza

Morogoro, Tanzania

Gervas August

Morogoro, Tanzania

Rufina Tarimo

Morogoro, Tanzania

Ramadhan

Morogoro, Tanzania

Frenkius Brasio

Morogoro, Tanzania

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  • Peter    Dec 17, 2023

    Thank you so much for the noble job of funding my project .This amount will be used to expand my production. I intent to buy buileing materials for the greenhouse .
    1. I will buy building post
    2. Plastic for the green house
    3. Timber for the structure
    4.Net for ventilation
    5. Manure
    6.Water Tank
    With the materials I will be able to build a 11m by 22m green house .

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  • Peter    Dec 2, 2023

    Thank you so much for concidering of funding for building a green house

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  • Peter    Dec 19, 2022

    Thanks for all those who funded the project I want to appreciate you time all for trusting me.
    With this money I will be able to restock my shop in town with clothe materials from Nairobi.
    With this variety I will be able to attract more customers hence making more profit.
    With the profit I intend to pay my loan on time and be able to take my kids to school.
    Thank you again for the funds!!!…

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  • Jesus Figueres    Dec 10, 2022

    What an enterpreneur! Good luck

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    • Peter    Dec 11, 2022

      Thank you so much for what you are doing to the community. I started with livestock which has done so well and now I am moving towards textile which is untapped market here in Eldoret Kenya according to the survey I have made.
      With this I hope to contribute to the society.

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  • Peter    Dec 5, 2022

    I have been working stockingand selling materials for sale and so far, I have been able to pay school fees for my children and paid for some Orphans.

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  • Janice    Nov 27, 2020

    He is still committed to repay his loan as his plans soon.

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  • Peter    Oct 23, 2020

    My customers have not been reliable in their payments, but I will make every effort to clear on time scheduled.

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  • Justus    Oct 22, 2020

    Business affected a but he is looking into the repayment plan

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  • Janet    Sep 21, 2020

    Peter said business is a bit down that's why he's been late on his payments, he promised to resume making payments soon

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  • Peter    Sep 5, 2020

    Thanks Zidisha I received 92398, which I bought animals feeds for my cattle and chickens. This has enable me to minimize the cost of multiple of going out to buy feeds. Thanks for this loan

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  • Peter    Jul 8, 2020

    With this amount I will buying Animal feeds for both my cows and chickens. Having the feeds at my storage will make my work easy, first and fore most I will buy them on whole sale price and maximize my profit. Secondly I will save time and the cost of getting them. I want to take this opportunity and thank my donors for Funding this noble course. Thank you so much.

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  • Peter    Jul 7, 2020

    I wish to thank all our lenders and Zidisha team. The loan that I took and just completed last month I was able to buy young bulls that I have been raising, through my other project of the dairy cows and chicken I was able to pay the loan and now I am waiting for selling them at the end of the year for a bigger profit. The with the Covid 19 it was very hard with my customers but I have expanded the market and now have a wide market. Thank you lenders.

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  • Peter    May 1, 2020

    There had been a challenge with my customers with some loosing their Jobs, and personally moving to a new location, but I am doing value addition and preserving my product , as I expand my market. I promise to complete my loan payment on time. I am very sorry for the inconvenience. Peter.

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  • Janet    Apr 28, 2020

    I spoke with Peter, he said he hasn't been to find mpesa service that's the reason he hasn't paid.

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  • Eunice Atieno    Apr 17, 2020

    Peter has been away to his rural home where there is no mpesa services to pay his loan. He promise to pay immediately he gets back soon.

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  • Peter    Jan 14, 2020

    With this loan I will buy ten young bulls and fatten them and sale them at the end of the year. This will increase my capital to buy a plot at the end of this year. I will be able to give one more person a job.
    Thank you for this loan and opportunity to expand my business.

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  • Peter    Jan 14, 2020

    This is what I have done with my previous loans I have four heifers and three cows and three bulls.

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  • Peter    Dec 31, 2019

    The previous loans have enable me to expand my business and so enhance my profits, I have chickens and cows and bulls, I have been able to send my shildren to school and paid the school fees comfortably. I have three full time employee and a number of casual when need arises. Thanks to zidisha

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  • Peter    Dec 16, 2019

    Building the zero grazing unity

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  • Peter    Dec 16, 2019

    I would wish to thank the lenders for giving me this opportunity to expand my business, I have been able to increase my profit and send my kids to school.

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