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TWIKUREMUBUKENE AGRIC is a group represented by Marie Grace, who is 32 years old and a mother of four children between the ages of 2 and 14 years old.
Marie Grace is a farmer and has been growing Irish potatoes for the past six years. With the loan from Kiva, she would like to buy more fertilizers for growing Irish potatoes and also to buy more Irish potato seeds. With the profits from her business, she will be able to buy another piece of land to expand her potato farm.
The agriculture sector accounts for 37% of Rwanda's gross domestic product, generates 65% of Rwanda's export revenue, and employs approximately 90% of Rwandans (as of 2009).
Despite the importance of agriculture to Rwandans and their economy, financial institutions view lending to fund agricultural activities as a high-risk proposition because the profitability of these activities is affected by weather, natural disasters, and price fluctuations.
For this reason, farmers in Rwanda remain underserved by financial institutions. Urwego Bank is expanding into this market and is happy to provide Kiva lenders with the opportunity to support Rwandan farmers.
Due to the global pandemic, Urwego was not able to photograph all the members, but was able to get one representative for the group photo.
In this group: Mireille, Tuyiragize, Ukunda, Louise, Josiane, Joseline, Liberathe, Ndeziryayo, Damaris, Ange Rosine , Nicodemu, Olivier, Aimable, Daphrose, Stephanie, Marie Grace , Simon, Colette, Alphonsine, Vedaste, Vestine, Patricie, Innocent
