Gervasio is 30 years old. He lives with his wife and their 2 children in Kimbiri Alto - Ayacucho. Gervasio is an enterprising and hardworking man and very productive for society.
He is requesting a loan from Kiva to buy and sow cocoa and coffee. He is looking to increase his parcel of land and to better maintain it in order to have better productivity. Among other sources of income, he is a day laborer on other people's land. He does this work at weekends along with his wife and in the farming season.
His desire is to buy agricultural land so he can have greater profits and improve his family's quality of life.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Alison Hynd. View original language description.