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Farming

Fresh vegetables farming for life

John DoeJ
EntrepreneurPatrickLocationGithurai 45, Kenya
Project status
100%funded
$182raised
52%paid forward

My name is Patrick.

My home town is the same as of our first and fourth presidents in the Republic of Kenya.

I am single and vegetables farmer.

I went to primary school but did not proceed with higher education due to financial constrains.

My people do subsistence farming but as for me, I had to make a living.

Without secondary education, I had to work extra hard and with my own hands earn my daily bread.

This was my passion to make my farming an income generating project.

I am a talented Keyboard player and I am actively involved in my church.

My business entails growing and selling fresh vegetables including: Onions, Spinach, Sukumawiki(Kales), corgets among others.

People love my products because they are fresh from the garden, grown with fresh water unlike many that are grown in sewer lines.

When I grew up I found this business is taking me well and I have continued to invest my time and resources in it.

My initial costs are:

>Buying seeds/seedlings

>Pesticides

>Buying a delivery cart

>Constructing a display shed

>Fertilizers

>Transport

All these would cost me USD 180 until maturity.

After selling I would get a profit of USD 100 which would be after 3 months in the garden.

The profit is what I live by. Paying rent, buying new seeds, and paying my part time music class.

With this loan I shall buy the following:

>Buying seeds/seedlings - USD 40

>Pesticides - USD 20

>Buying a delivery cart - USD 50

>Constructing a display shed - USD 15

>Fertilizers - USD 20

>Transport - USD 5

The balance I will use to keep the current stock of vegetables steady by buying from the market for resale.