Elias is 50 years old. He is married and has two children. He resides in the municipality of Tocoa, in the department of Colon. For five years, he has worked buying and fattening pigs. He learned the business along with his family.
He is currently requesting a loan from ODEF in the amount of 30,000 lempiras, which he plans to invest in the purchase of a batch of pigs, concentrated feed, vitamins, and dewormers. He thinks that the loan will help him to increase his production and improve his profits, which will help his family get by with the income from his business.
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