Alcides Adalberto is 61 years old, he is married and has 5 children, all of whom are adults. His spouse is a housewife, they live in the canton of Tosagua, a quintessential farming area with hardworking people who earn their living undertaking rural tasks and raising animals.
He is a very hardworking man who seeks to earn a living and help his family get by. Although life in the countryside is very difficult due to the lack of state resources allocated to people in rural areas, he strives to provide the best for his family. He works in farming; they have numerous hectares of cacao crops. With the help of the loan, he hopes to improve these crops and thus improve the quality of his production.
He uses natural irrigation systems as well as organic fertilizers and insecticides with which he tries to protect the environment.
This loan is to buy organic fertilizers and insecticides to improve his production.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Kelly Dass. View original language description.