Stephen
A loan of $825 helps to buy a biodigester to transform his farm into a sustainable business.
Stephen's story
Stephen has 5 children and lives in the rural region of North Rift. His dream is to create a cost-effective, sustainable dairy farm to pass on to his children and even his future grandchildren.
Stephen is currently spending too much money on the propane required to heat the milk produced by his cows for pasteurization. With the Sistema Biobolsa biodigester, Stephen will reduce his reliance on expensive and non-renewable LP gas and agrochemical fertilizers by processing the manure from his cows to produce biogas and biofertilizer, helping both his wallet and the environment. This loan will help Stephen to install a 16 cubic meters biodigester that will pay for itself after an average of two years.
The resulting reduction in operating costs will allow him to better deal with the fluctuating and unpredictable milk prices and make it easier for Stephen and his kids to continue the generations-old tradition of dairy farming in North Rift.
This loan represents 100% of the price of the biodigester."