Melitina again wishes to acquire a loan. She is 68 years old, married, and lives with her husband. She wants the loan in order to buy fertilizer, compost, and pesticides needed to improve her banana crops. This will increase her production and improve the harvest.
She hopes that this investment will offer her family a better quality of life and better financial stability, and to be able to grow as a person and a business owner.
This is the second loan that she has received from FUDECOSUR. She has not had any previous loans from state banks, but FUDECOSUR has offered her the loan with better terms and a much lower interest rate.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Stephanie Sawyer. View original language description.