A loan helped to buy fertilizers.


Maria Teodora's story

María is 51 years of age and lives in the community of the "milpas" [corn fields] in Poncaya Catacamas, Olancho, Honduras. She works in agriculture, growing cassava and raising pigs. She has great experience gained over many years. She knows the work very well.

She requests the loan to buy fertilizers to improve her crops and to obtain a better harvest. She hopes for support to improve the living conditions of herself and her family.

Patuca, Olancho - February 2020

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Joann S.


This loan is special because:

It has a below-market interest rate and is repaid at harvest, when farmers can more easily repay.



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