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Serah Njeri

Subukia, Kenya

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Name

Serah Njeri

Member since

August 2012

On-time repayments

18 installments • 6%

About Me

Am a Kenyan citizen age 36 year, a residence of Subu on your way to Nyahururu Plot number 20 a Farm where I got married and am a very good farmer. I have been in farming since the year 2005 dealing in maize planting for domestic use but in to year 2009 I changed my profession of farming maize to tomatoes farming which has proofed to me that women can also be good farmers due to the profit I have seen.Am a Kenyan citizen age 36 year, a residence of Subu on your way to Nyahururu Plot number 20 a Farm where I got married and am a very good farmer. I have been in farming since the year 2005 dealing in maize planting for domestic use but in to year 2009 I changed my profession of farming maize to tomatoes farming which has proofed to me that women can also be good farmers due to the profit I have seen.

My Business

Most of the farmers here grow maize beans. We started as a group of five people in 2009 where we decided to specialize in horticulture products and Tomatoes in particular. We formed a group where we were able to plant half an acre of tomatoes but did not do well during that times because the supply in the market was high than the demand. We decided that we would plant out tomatoes in such a time that by the time they are ready for market, there would be no supply at that time so we decided to be doing that during the sunny season when other farmers are preparing their farm for maize plantation. By doing so we were able to raise money and bought a money maker pump which was very tiresome because one person had to pump using his/her leg and the others would water the plantation. By doing so we were able to harvest the tomatoes in good time and were able to get a good profit margin here we divided among ourselves. Present I have a plan to plant one acre of tomatoes which I will divide into four seasons. I have already laid down the nursery for season one and in three weeks time it will be ready for planting.

Loan Proposal

when i get the loan from Zidisha organization i have planned to prepare the shamba and get the tomatoes from the nursery bed and when it is ready i will plant the tomatoes. then i will get the tomatoe pump machines which will make my work easier and very smart work. i also intend to build my tank so that i can harvest rain water during the rainy seasons and reduce the petrol cost that is used when pump the tomatoes.