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The six members of the group “BENKADI II” are married women, who average 34 years of age and three children each, all living in polygamous families in N’PANA, a village in OUELESSEBOUGOU (2nd administrative region of the Republic of Mali). The women are collaborating with the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso to carry out their farm work during the rainy season. They are on their 5th farm loan with the institution.
The crops grown are: peanuts and rice, as is the case with KOROTOUMOU, sitting first from the left in the photo. With her loan, she intends to pay for farm inputs, seeds, and plowing to maintain: 1.5 hectares.
After the harvest, the produce is sold to retailers and consumers at the market. She plans on making an average profit of 125,000 francs CFA per planting. This profit will enable her to pay back her loan and also to help out her husband in covering day-to-day expenses.
In this group: Awa Broulaye, Fantadeni, Adiara, Djelika, Korotoumou, Minata
Translated from French by Kiva volunteer Daniel Kuey. View original language description.
