Iam Patricia Banda a Zambian who was born on 05th October, 1983 who comes from a humble background from sinda in Eastern province. Iam married blessed with two girls and a boy respectively. I did my primary education at sinda primary school and later went to Chipata secondary school . I further went to national institute of public administration NIPA in Lusaka where I perused my Accounting Technician Diploma ATD which enabled me get my accountancy job with the republic of Zambia as an accounts assistant. but due to low salaries we earn I have been facing a lot of financial challenges hence embarking on Tomatoes farming to overcome the deficit in terms of the hardships of taking care of my family at large . I wish my children to work more hard working than me and they should even do far much better in life .
we have a Ngoni culture where we celebrate every year called N'cwala ceremony from our province. my hobbies are baking different recipes, cooking different dishes and watching football at my spare time. I enjoy travelling too.
Besides my job I concentrate mainly on farming to tomatoes and other vegetables respectively. this enhances my livelihood and my taking of my family.
In my farming I have been facing a challenges of pests which I seriously need to control but due to little availability of funds Iam requesting my backers to help me with funds for me to completely eliminate this problem which will eventually enable me have massive production and later realize maximum profits. in sell tomatoes and a few variety of vegetables to my community which is always on high demand. the major costs incur in this business are insecticides which costs k 5000.00 , electricity charges during irrigation K3000.00, boosters K 2000.00, transport costs K 3,500.00. the total expenditure comes to K13,500.00. I eventually earn a profit of K 15,000.00. then I use my profits to take my children to school , family at large and the community by giving creating jobs at my farm.
With the funds am applying for, I would like to buy the pest control equipment and the irrigation system on my tomatoes vegetable garden. I have been the victim of loses from pests attacking and destroying my crops, I could not control these pest due to lack of funds. Hence with your support I curb the pests and sort the irrigation system to be helping me in watering the crops have a good production for sale and generate good income to support and my family.
Pest control equipment and irrigation system
Iam Patricia Banda a Zambian who was born on 05th October, 1983 who comes from a humble background from sinda in Eastern province. Iam married blessed with two girls and a boy respectively. I did my primary education at sinda primary school and later went to Chipata secondary school . I further went to national institute of public administration NIPA in Lusaka where I perused my Accounting Technician Diploma ATD which enabled me get my accountancy job with the republic of Zambia as an accounts assistant. but due to low salaries we earn I have been facing a lot of financial challenges hence embarking on Tomatoes farming to overcome the deficit in terms of the hardships of taking care of my family at large . I wish my children to work more hard working than me and they should even do far much better in life .
we have a Ngoni culture where we celebrate every year called N'cwala ceremony from our province. my hobbies are baking different recipes, cooking different dishes and watching football at my spare time. I enjoy travelling too.
Besides my job I concentrate mainly on farming to tomatoes and other vegetables respectively. this enhances my livelihood and my taking of my family.
In my farming I have been facing a challenges of pests which I seriously need to control but due to little availability of funds Iam requesting my backers to help me with funds for me to completely eliminate this problem which will eventually enable me have massive production and later realize maximum profits. in sell tomatoes and a few variety of vegetables to my community which is always on high demand. the major costs incur in this business are insecticides which costs k 5000.00 , electricity charges during irrigation K3000.00, boosters K 2000.00, transport costs K 3,500.00. the total expenditure comes to K13,500.00. I eventually earn a profit of K 15,000.00. then I use my profits to take my children to school , family at large and the community by giving creating jobs at my farm.
With the funds am applying for, I would like to buy the pest control equipment and the irrigation system on my tomatoes vegetable garden. I have been the victim of loses from pests attacking and destroying my crops, I could not control these pest due to lack of funds. Hence with your support I curb the pests and sort the irrigation system to be helping me in watering the crops have a good production for sale and generate good income to support and my family.