My name is paul githinji i grew up up in a shanty village of Kakamega village in Western province Kakamega county.i went to sigalagala primary school from standard one to standard eight,life wasnt easy then considering the poor economic conditions of the locals.so education was the only bridge to success,its in this school that i managed to go to provincial school after having passed my kcpe exams...its in high school that my determination to change my life started in the dire need to succeed in life i managed to score a c+ in kcse.i came to start my farming business after great interaction with my grand father who has been in this business for a while .He inspired me alot enabling me to gain experience in the field.the unique feature of our culture is language, whereby we are described as people of the same tribe but the other members dont understand our language.my hobby is climbing mountains tops in taking pictures.

My business in the line of agribusiness. At the moment am selling different farm produce, for example, i sell watermelon, i also sell kales, capsicum tomatoes among other thing that i plant in my farm. These products that i produce are in demand because where the farm is there is a small town a distance of about ten km. secondly i have a small dam that will allow me to produce all year round . Therefore when i produce during the dry season their supply will be low and therefore the demand will be high and also give me a good price.

The reason I choose this business was because I had farming skill that I had obtained long time ago when farming with my parents at home. The other reason is that I did not require high initial cost .I was also in a position to obtain a farm where I could start my business.to lease one acre of the farm it costs 15,000ksh for a period of one year.

The general costs are as follows

Leasing 15,000ksh for one year

Petro for pumping water 1500 per month

Seeds 4500 in one season this may go up or come down depending on the crop that am planting. Watermelon is the most expensive and kales are cheapest to farm because of very small initial capital that is needed.

At the moment am using the profits that I obtain from the business to grow the same business. My objective is for it to move from a small agribusiness to a vibrant farming enterprise in the next two years. I also plan to use the profit to get more training in the area of agribusiness to harness this

given 1000 i will do the following

renovate my salon with $5

and then restock my salon with $5

this will create job opportunities in our community and my profit will raise up to $400 every month

thank you zidisha