Linda Prempeh is my name; I was born on 14th December, 1983 in Akronpong in Ghana. My parents are Opayin Kwadwo Prempeh and Millicent Otwiwa. My father is a subsistence farmer and my mother a petty trader. I was the second child of my parents and the first girl; therefore, I helped a lot with household chores at the same time as schooling.
It was my mother’s desire and wish that I and my siblings go higher in education. However, there were financial difficulties at home, therefore the need that I also assist my parents in their subsistence farming and petty trading to raise additional money for family upkeep and for paying our school fees. I successfully excelled in my basic education certificate exams and entered secondary school. While schooling, I was still selling food items such as fish, secondhand clothing, etc. to earn extra income in supporting my parents. Excelling well in my secondary education, I gained admission into Accra Polytechnic, where I studied Higher National Diploma (HND) in Secretaryship and Management Studies. After my national service, I proceeded to the University of Cape Coast (UCC) where I studied for a bachelor’s degree in management (Hons).
After my degree, due to the lack of jobs, I ventured into poultry farming, where my own people were complaining that this is “no go zone for women.” Currently, for the past five years now, I have 2000 layers and 800 broilers with four permanent and three casual staffs.
My business plan is to expand my poultry farm and also employ additional hands.
Ghana is a peaceful nation, with a lot of hotels and restaurants, for which demand for poultry birds and eggs is high. Also, the demand for litters as a manure by farmers is high.
My poultry farm business is now the only source of income for the family. I am able to supply crates of eggs to the market women from Accra, Madina, Kaneshie, etc. and also poultry birds to hotels and restaurants in these areas and many others.
During the public holidays, demand for poultry products are high, more also during the raining season where many people stay indoors for many hours when demand for egg tea, coffee and other beverages are high. Hotels, companies, churches, individuals, etc. are demanding poultry birds for their clients, staff, and members as a gifts. Also, both live and dressed birds are in high demand by restaurants. With the farming season not too far, farmers also start looking for manure to fertilize their farms. I am expecting a very high demand for poultry products during the coming raining season (around May-November).
My interest in Zidisha loan is still as result of it's lower fees charge. I hope Zidisha team would approve and disburse this loan to enable me to increase the birds so as I can make a good profit in order to repay the Zidisha loan, pay my staffs and provide for my household.
I need the loan to buy poultry feed and drugs for my poultry farm. Due to the Christmas festivities, I bought more birds to meet the demand of my customers within the Christmas festivity. With this I have been able to increase the number of staffs in the farm, therefore creating jobs for the teeming jobless youth in my area. This can also help reduce social vices such arm robbery due to lack of job.
With the Christmas festivities there would be high demand of poultry products; this would make it possible that, I can increase my profits margin to at least 40 percent. This also means that I can one day buy my own land to expand my poultry farm business where I will employ more people, hence reducing unemployment in my area.
Loan to purchase poultry feed & medicine
Linda Prempeh is my name; I was born on 14th December, 1983 in Akronpong in Ghana. My parents are Opayin Kwadwo Prempeh and Millicent Otwiwa. My father is a subsistence farmer and my mother a petty trader. I was the second child of my parents and the first girl; therefore, I helped a lot with household chores at the same time as schooling.
It was my mother’s desire and wish that I and my siblings go higher in education. However, there were financial difficulties at home, therefore the need that I also assist my parents in their subsistence farming and petty trading to raise additional money for family upkeep and for paying our school fees. I successfully excelled in my basic education certificate exams and entered secondary school. While schooling, I was still selling food items such as fish, secondhand clothing, etc. to earn extra income in supporting my parents. Excelling well in my secondary education, I gained admission into Accra Polytechnic, where I studied Higher National Diploma (HND) in Secretaryship and Management Studies. After my national service, I proceeded to the University of Cape Coast (UCC) where I studied for a bachelor’s degree in management (Hons).
After my degree, due to the lack of jobs, I ventured into poultry farming, where my own people were complaining that this is “no go zone for women.” Currently, for the past five years now, I have 2000 layers and 800 broilers with four permanent and three casual staffs.
My business plan is to expand my poultry farm and also employ additional hands.
Ghana is a peaceful nation, with a lot of hotels and restaurants, for which demand for poultry birds and eggs is high. Also, the demand for litters as a manure by farmers is high.
My poultry farm business is now the only source of income for the family. I am able to supply crates of eggs to the market women from Accra, Madina, Kaneshie, etc. and also poultry birds to hotels and restaurants in these areas and many others.
During the public holidays, demand for poultry products are high, more also during the raining season where many people stay indoors for many hours when demand for egg tea, coffee and other beverages are high. Hotels, companies, churches, individuals, etc. are demanding poultry birds for their clients, staff, and members as a gifts. Also, both live and dressed birds are in high demand by restaurants. With the farming season not too far, farmers also start looking for manure to fertilize their farms. I am expecting a very high demand for poultry products during the coming raining season (around May-November).
My interest in Zidisha loan is still as result of it's lower fees charge. I hope Zidisha team would approve and disburse this loan to enable me to increase the birds so as I can make a good profit in order to repay the Zidisha loan, pay my staffs and provide for my household.
I need the loan to buy poultry feed and drugs for my poultry farm. Due to the Christmas festivities, I bought more birds to meet the demand of my customers within the Christmas festivity. With this I have been able to increase the number of staffs in the farm, therefore creating jobs for the teeming jobless youth in my area. This can also help reduce social vices such arm robbery due to lack of job.
With the Christmas festivities there would be high demand of poultry products; this would make it possible that, I can increase my profits margin to at least 40 percent. This also means that I can one day buy my own land to expand my poultry farm business where I will employ more people, hence reducing unemployment in my area.