A loan helped to buy pig embryos to improve the breed of her pigs, as well as pig feed and medicines.


Paula Milena's story

Paula Milena, 24, is single and lives in her parents' house in San Antonio parish, in the canton of Chone. This is an excellent agricultural area where hardworking people work in agriculture and animal husbandry.

Paula Milena is a very hardworking youth who is seeking a way to earn an income so that she can cover her expenses and also help her family to get ahead. Although life in the countryside is very hard, due to a lack of resources, she is trying to get ahead with her work.

Paula Milena has corrals near her house where she works raising pigs. She has some breeding pigs that she hopes to inseminate genetically in order to improve the breed of her pigs. She will use this loan to buy embryos to improve her breed of pigs, and she will also buy pig feed and medicines.

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Lisa Grobar.


This loan is special because:

It helps farmers adapt to a changing climate.



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