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Gibblen is a member of this group in Kakamega North District. He is pictured here in a group of 4 One Acre Fund group leader farmers. The group leaders represent a total of 57 individual One Acre Fund farmers who are not pictured here. Gibblen has been selected to act as the Kiva group representative and is standing on the right with his hand raised. He and the other farmers represented in this group are each receiving ¼ acre of maize and ¼ acre of sorghum or millet. Each farmer is receiving an average input loan of 5,349 shillings for maize, millet and sorghum cultivation.
Gibblen is married and has 8 children. He is 66 years old and is known as hardworking. He is active in his community in groups such as the men's group. Gibblen has been a farmer for 5 years. Gibblen described his harvest as good last year, but believes he can have an even better one this year by continuing to work with One Acre Fund.
Gibblen joined One Acre Fund in 2010, and is now enrolling in the Long Rains 2014 season as a group leader. Gibblen joined One Acre Fund so that he could earn enough to feed family. Because he is an active community member, Gibblen has gotten more involved with One Acre Fund as a group leader and Kiva representative. Working with One Acre Fund has improved Gibblen's life because he was able to feed the family. In the future, Gibblen hopes that his profits from 2014 can be used to buy a cow.
Gibblen and his group need a loan to cover the initial costs of purchasing the seeds and fertilizer through One Acre Fund. One Acre Fund will repay the Kiva loan on behalf of the farmers through the profits from the farmers’ harvests. One Acre Fund pre-purchases the seeds and fertilizer when prices are low and passes the cost savings to the farmers. Throughout the planting and harvesting season, One Acre Fund also provides training and support to the farmers as they make payments back to One Acre Fund. With support from One Acre Fund and your loan, these farmers will have a chance at a successful harvest, increased profits and improved lives.
The field officer is also included in the photo and is standing on the left of the photo.
In this group: Gibblen, Joram, Fridah, Magret
