Transporting 1000 bags of maize to market & vegetables

Nelly

Kabwe Town, Central Province, Zambia

Funds disbursed

$0 to go

100% funded of $75 goal

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Entrepreneur

Name

Nelly

Member since

November 2020

On-time repayments

10 installments • 40%

About Me

My name is Nelly Kasalika am 48 years age.I have 6 children and am a single mother.My core business farming which is my source of income.

My Business

My source of income is farming business.I grow and cultivate 50 hectares of land of which I grow maize, sunflower, vegetables, bananas and beans.Mainly I sale these goods in market places and milling companies engaged in grain trading.The profits I make I use them to pay school for children, improve the standard of living and buy farming inputs.

Loan Proposal

I propose to hire transport to help me to transport 1000 bags of maize and vegetables to market. I kept some maize in the store house and the vegetable that are ripe for sale. The profits will be used to pay workers at the farms, buy more fertilizer and buy my children Christmas presents and home improvements.

Income Source

This area of my business project has been very helpful and is doing well. I need to cultivate more land and produce more crops during the farming marketing season for 2020 and 2021.This year despite many challenges we have gone through agriculture business has stand out and it has proved it is the only business that can stand the test of time and feed the world in terms of hunger.
Thank you so much in advance for supporting me.

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Mike Nov 30, 2020

Loans repaid on time without issue.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$75.00

Date disbursed

Dec 19, 2020

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

6 weeks

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Chiozya Feb 15, 2021

Dear lenders,

I spoke with Nelly and we worked out a repayment plan whereby she will pay some money towards her loan this week. Thank you.

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Chiozya Jan 12, 2021

Dear lenders,

I spoke with Nelly and she explained that she plans to make a repayment towards her loan next week. Thank you.

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Nelly Jan 4, 2021

My business is a bit slow but I will increase when it begins to pick up.

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Nelly Dec 19, 2020

I will need to hire transport to find market for 1000 bags of maize and my vegetables. Thank you my lenders for funding my loan I really appreciate.I will be helped to raise to buy other farming inputs at the farms and buy Christmas gifts for my children and family.

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Nelly Dec 17, 2020

Dear lenders the just ended loan has made a difference on my business, i bought the needed fertilizer and pesticides, my crops are growing very well i have challenges at all, i will be expecting a good yield of crops. There was an outbreak of worms in some of the crops and the pesticides i bought helped me and i sprayed and my crops are free now any worms that destroys the crops during the rain this season. Thank you very much helping me because without you my crops would have been destroyed.Thank you very much

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Nelly Dec 17, 2020

I need buy other farming input the ones i bought were not enough, thank for your understanding.

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Nelly Dec 9, 2020

Dear Tim, my lender am very grateful i really appreciate you, because i will buy more fertilizer to get a good yield this year. Thank you so much my lender may the good lord bless more and make your blessings to over flow. Thank you so much

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Tim Dec 9, 2020

Best of luck with your farming business, Nelly. Let's get a good yield this year! :)

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Nelly Dec 8, 2020

The reason is need to buy more fertilizers i have just noticed i need more bags for this farming season.Your support will be highly appreciated.

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Nelly Dec 3, 2020

I will a plough and fertilizer to help me grow more crops this farming season and my target is to produce more crops for sale.
To all my lenders am very thankful i really appreciate you so much God bless you.

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Nelly Dec 1, 2020

Dear lenders I thank you for supporting me.I was really down until I turn to Zidisha to for help and through have been to receive the needed support that i need for my farming protect.I bought tools for but they are not enough I still need more to plough the land.Your support once again will be highly appreciated.Thanking you in advance.

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