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Marino is 37 years old and lives at home with his two children. He is a farmer and each day he walks around his banana and coffee crops with the purpose of being attentive of the diseases that could overtake his plants. He is very fond of his crops and is very happy with the work that he does.

Frequently, Marino uses the machete to cut off the shrubs of his small banana farm, and works from 7 in morning to 5 in the evening; with the help of his wife, he feels that the work is less tedious.

For this family, the two crops are very profitable. The coffee in its season gives them very good earnings but the banana crop is sold every weekend and it is with this that he buys food for his family. Because of this, Marino takes such good care of his plants to protect them against infestations and insects.

This is his second loan with MFP (Kiva’s field partner) and he is committed to pay every one of his quotas so that he can keep the support of his communal bank. Marino will use the money to buy chemical fertilizers to fertilize his banana plants.

Translated from Spanish by Mayra Duque, Kiva Volunteer

Marino tiene 37 años, es padre de dos hijos, con los que vive en su casa. Él es agricultor, y cada día da un recorrido a sus cultivos de plátanos y café, con la finalidad de estar al pendiente de las enfermedades que pudieran acechar a sus plantas. Él estima muchísimo sus cultivos y está muy contento con el trabajo que realiza
Con mucha frecuencia, Marino machetea los arbustos de sus chacras de plátanos, trabajando desde las 7 de la mañana hasta 5 de la tarde, y en compañía de su esposa siente que el trabajo se hace menos pesado.
Para esta familia sus dos cultivos le son muy rentables; el café en su temporada, le brinda muy buenas ganancias; pero el plátano cosecha y comercializa todos los fines de semana, y es con lo que compra el alimento para su familia, es por ello que Marino cuida y lo protege sus plantas de las plagas e insectos.

Este es su segundo crédito con MFP, por lo que se compromete a pagar cada una de sus cuotas para seguir contando con el apoyo de su banco comunal. Marino piensa invertir el dinero que solicita en la compra de fertilizantes químicos, para fertilizar sus plantas de plátanos.

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