Top dressing fertilizer and herbicides for my maize

Japheth

Simat, Kenya

37% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Japheth

Member since

July 2015

On-time repayments

178 installments  •  62%

About Me

I was born in a village known as Simat in Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya, where I attended community primary school and later proceeded to a national secondary school. I completed my college learning in Nairobi in 2014 December. During my primary school studies, I had fee problems since I came from a financially struggling family. I started operating a small tree nursery of 1000 tree seedlings per season of which I sold each seedling at KSh 5. I used the money I raised from the project to pay partly for my school fee and to buy uniforms and textbooks. This helped me to pursue my education smoothly.

My Business

TOMATO FARMING
I grow tomatoes as a business. Tomatoes are in high demand due to my farm's proximity to Eldoret town which has approximately 1.2m residents. I chose tomato farming because of my passion for farming and the high returns. I use approximately 700 USD for planting and general crop care until harvest per season. Upon harvest, I get a profit of approximately 400 USD per season. I partly use the profits I get for payment of school fees for my siblings and the rest I reinvest in other businesses.

Loan Proposal

I will use the loan to purchase 10 bags of 50kg top dressing fertilizer at 200USD and 5 litres of herbicides at 100USD. This will increase production of my farm and hence more profit and increase in food security.

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About Me

I was born in a village known as Simat in Uasin-Gishu county Kenya, where i attended community primary school later proceeded a national secondary school and completed my college learning in Nairobi in 2014 December. During my primary school studies i had fee problems since i came from a financially struggling family. I started operating a small tree nursery 0f 1000 tree seedlings per season of which sell each seedling at Ksh 5. I used the money i raised from the project to pay partly for my school fee and buy uniforms and textbooks and this helped me to pursue my Education smoothly.

My Business

TOMATO FARMING
I grow tomatoes as a Business. Tomatoes are on high demand due to my farm proximity to Eldoret town which has approximately 0.3m urban residents. I chose tomato farming because of my passion to farming and high returns. I use approximately 700USD for planting and general crop care till harvest per season. Upon harvest i get a profit of approximately 400USD per season. I partly use the profits i get for payment of school fees for my siblings, I reinvest some on other Businesses including poultry farming and Maize farming and save the rest for future use.

Loan Proposal

I will use the loan to purchase 10 bags of 50kg top dressing fertilizer at 200USD and 5 litres of herbicides at 100USD. This will increase production of my farm and hence more profit and increase in food security.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$374.00

Date disbursed

May 25, 2018

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

16 months

Lenders

Emma

Australia

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

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  • Japheth    Jul 18, 2019

    I cannot afford to pay the current instalment as it is due financial situation

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  • Japheth    May 13, 2019

    My income is still low

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  • Japheth    Mar 29, 2019

    My income is not so well

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  • Japheth    Feb 20, 2019

    Income is so low, it's becoming hard to pay but trying to catch up with repayment schedule

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  • Japheth    Dec 11, 2018

    I have been having expenses that my income could not meet paying the full amount

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  • Japheth    Sep 3, 2018

    The business is not doing well

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  • Japheth    Jul 18, 2018

    my business is at low levels due to low sales

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  • Japheth    Jun 13, 2018

    My income is at low levels at the moment, I cannot afford to pay the full amount.

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  • Japheth    May 23, 2018

    Thanks lenders for funding my loan. I will use the loan to purchase top dressing fertilizer and herbicides, this will improve my farm production. Thanks once again.

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  • Mr Chris Turner    Apr 19, 2018

    Hope you succeed Japheth, may God bless you

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  • Jennifer    Apr 5, 2018

    Hi Japheth! What kind of tomatoes are you growing?
    My best wishes, Jenny

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  • Japheth    Feb 3, 2018

    Hi Lenders, please fund my loan, I am remaining with 9 hours and this is my third time without being fully funded. I'd love to kick off the irrigation project soon

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  • Jennifer Ching    Jan 11, 2018

    Drip irrigation is also a good water-saving irrigation method!

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    • Japheth    Jan 12, 2018

      yea sure, plus its more easy to manage irrigation logistics while using drip Irrigation. Thanks Jennifer

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  • Japheth    Jan 10, 2018

    Thanks lenders

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  • Japheth    Dec 23, 2017

    I used the last loan to improve on my chicks bussiness, the proceeds has helped me improve my livelyhood

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  • Japheth    Jul 23, 2016

    I am experiencing low sales at the moment

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  • Japheth    May 26, 2016

    Payment for my supply of eggs delayed and i won't be able to pay full amount

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  • Japheth    May 13, 2016

    Construction of my poultry house is now complete and hope for high production yielding high profits

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  • Japheth    May 7, 2016

    Payment for my supply of broilers delayed making it hard to raise all the amount. I have however constructed new poultry house and it is at 80% completion

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  • Japheth    Apr 25, 2016

    Thanks lenders for your contributions, i have received the cash and now in the process of purchasing construction materials

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