A loan helped to buy fertilizers and materials for growing vegetables.


Mariana's story

Mariana, 55 years old, is a widow. She has 2 children and lives with them and a grandson in the municipality of La Esperanza, department of Intibucá.

She has worked in agriculture for 3 years, growing different varieties of vegetables such as tomatoes and sweet peppers. In the past she was a housewife.

She is currently requesting a loan from ODEF in the amount of 30,000 lempiras, which she plans to invest in the purchase of fertilizers and materials for growing vegetables.

With this investment, she hopes to have a variety of activities and generate more family income. Her dream is to continue growing and producing vegetables.

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Gail LeGrand.


This loan is special because:

It allows smallholder farmers to purchase inputs to improve yields on favorable terms.



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