A loan helped to buy products such as manure and fertilizer to maintain his coffee crop.


Marino's story

Marino is 37 years old and married. His family is united, he lives with his wife and three children in his own traditionally-built home in the Santo Tomas district, Cutervo province, Cajamarca region, in the northern mountains of Peru. This district is known for its farming and cattle.

He grows the Catimor variety of coffee. He has his own farmland where his coffee parcel is located. He has experience growing coffee and has very good personal and work references from the area. In addition, Marino raises and sells cattle. The loan will be used to buy products such as manure and fertilizer to maintain his coffee crop. With this Marino hopes to improve the quality of his product and in this way satisfy the needs of his customers, increasing his income and thus his quality of life and that of his family.

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Cindy Kendall.



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