Santiago is 61 years old and he lives together with his wife and his youngest daughter in the populated center of Peña Blanca, San José del Alto-Jaén.
Santiago has been growing organic coffee for 15 years, which he sells in a local cooperative. In addition, he has other income from his work as a day laborer.
Santiago will use the loan to buy organic fertilizer and pay wages to weed the coffee plantation.
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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Danielle Chamberlin. View original language description.