Leoncio is 58 years old. He lives with his wife and youngest child in the village of Ricardo Palma, San Ignacio.
Leoncio grows organic coffee, which he sells in a local cooperative. In addition, he has another income for farming and selling small livestock.
Leoncio will use the loan to buy organic fertilizers and pay for day laborers to weed the coffee plantation.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Miki Murakami. View original language description.