29-year-old Noel comes from the district of El Dorado in the outskirts of Esteli. He's married and the father of two children. He's a farmer who sows vegetables and essential grains. At first he started working with people around the neighborhood by sowing part-time, but for the past six years he has worked by himself. He sells his produce in the local market of the town of Esteli. His brother helps him work; together they harvest and sell the crop. When they're not sowing, they sell milk and livestock. He requested the loan in order to purchase supplies to sow 870 acres of tomatoes. He hopes to get a crop of good quality and very good profits. This will allow him to keep expanding his sowing areas and to improve the quality of the livestock he raises.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer anonymized. View original language description.