My name is John Irungu I was born in 1964 at kangema in muranga county I went through my childhood hood milestones successfully and joined kangema primary school in 1970. In 1978 I sat for my C.P.E and passed well where I joined the secondary division of the same school in 1979 up to 1982 again I sat for K.C.S.E which was by then the final secondary examination. From school I joined michuki institute of science and technology for a course in agricultural technology for 3 years, after college I was employed by a dairy farm in othaya and remained there for 8 years as a dairy officer. The year 2002 I decided to quit employment and venture into self employment. It is at this juncture that I decided to join my brother in Gilgil town located in the rift valley of Kenya. With my savings from employment I was able to buy a piece of land at Gema estate where I started crop and daily farming, a business that Is my career up to date. I am married and blessed with three children.
My daily business is farming. I own a piece of land at Gema scheme which is about two kilometers in the outskirts of Gilgil town. I grow green vegetables, maize, beans, , etc apart from growing crops I also keep dairy cattle’s which I currently have 8 heads that produces milk which I sell and for my own domestic consumption. I deal with this kind of farming when I realized there is great demand of these commodities in the nearby town of Gilgil and beyond. I sell my crops at farm gate price to retailers from Gilgil Town. For the milk I sell to Brookside dairies who normally correct it outside my farm every morning I receive the payments at the end of the month I usually get USD$ 470 after deducting my overheads I am left with USD$ 235. It is from these proceeds that i was able to build my own house where I live in with my family. Buyers prefer my farm produce because they are of high quality since I have been doing this for the rest of my life; I have enough skills to produce the same. The only challenge I face is luck a modern spraying machine to spray crops to prevent them from attacks of parasites and other likes. Also luck of a cooler to preserve my milk before buyers arrive to collect it. With zidisha platform, I will be able to overcome these challenges and hence improve my living standard.
Thanks to the entire zidisha team for accepting me as a new member. for this loan i am going to purchase one more cow to add up to my hard. this will increase my milk production which i will sell for more profits. i thank all my potential lenders as they stretch their generous hand towards filling my bids.
To purchase an extra cow to add up to my hard
My name is John Irungu I was born in 1964 at kangema in muranga county I went through my childhood hood milestones successfully and joined kangema primary school in 1970. In 1978 I sat for my C.P.E and passed well where I joined the secondary division of the same school in 1979 up to 1982 again I sat for K.C.S.E which was by then the final secondary examination. From school I joined michuki institute of science and technology for a course in agricultural technology for 3 years, after college I was employed by a dairy farm in othaya and remained there for 8 years as a dairy officer. The year 2002 I decided to quit employment and venture into self employment. It is at this juncture that I decided to join my brother in Gilgil town located in the rift valley of Kenya. With my savings from employment I was able to buy a piece of land at Gema estate where I started crop and daily farming, a business that Is my career up to date. I am married and blessed with three children.
My daily business is farming. I own a piece of land at Gema scheme which is about two kilometers in the outskirts of Gilgil town. I grow green vegetables, maize, beans, , etc apart from growing crops I also keep dairy cattle’s which I currently have 8 heads that produces milk which I sell and for my own domestic consumption. I deal with this kind of farming when I realized there is great demand of these commodities in the nearby town of Gilgil and beyond. I sell my crops at farm gate price to retailers from Gilgil Town. For the milk I sell to Brookside dairies who normally correct it outside my farm every morning I receive the payments at the end of the month I usually get USD$ 470 after deducting my overheads I am left with USD$ 235. It is from these proceeds that i was able to build my own house where I live in with my family. Buyers prefer my farm produce because they are of high quality since I have been doing this for the rest of my life; I have enough skills to produce the same. The only challenge I face is luck a modern spraying machine to spray crops to prevent them from attacks of parasites and other likes. Also luck of a cooler to preserve my milk before buyers arrive to collect it. With zidisha platform, I will be able to overcome these challenges and hence improve my living standard.
Thanks to the entire zidisha team for accepting me as a new member. for this loan i am going to purchase one more cow to add up to my hard. this will increase my milk production which i will sell for more profits. i thank all my potential lenders as they stretch their generous hand towards filling my bids.