María Mercedes
A loan of $3,125 helps to buy embryos as well as feed and medicines for the pigs.
María Mercedes's story
Mrs. Maria Mercedes is 46 years old, she is separated and has 2 children, both of age. They live in the parish of San Antonio in the canton of Chone, an agricultural region par excellence of hardworking people dedicated to farm work and animal husbandry.
She is a hardworking woman who looks for a way to earn a living honorably. Although life in the countryside is very hard due to the lack of resources, she tries to give the best to her family and this thanks to her work.
She raises and fattens pigs. She has some breeding pigs that she hopes to inseminate genetically. Once the piglets are born, she raises them until they have an adequate weight and sells them to traders who come to the place to buy.
This loan is to buy embryos, as well as feed and medicine for the pigs.
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