Mariela
A loan of $1,250 helps to purchase a motorcycle that optimizes her travel between her farm and home.
Mariela's story
Mariela is a senior farmer from Pitalito, Huila, with 45 years of experience. She owns a one-and-a-half-hectare plot where she has planted more than 6,000 coffee plants, interspersed with banana crops that help maintain soil moisture and protect the coffee plants from direct sunlight. Mariela cares for her crops using sustainable practices that ensure plant health, soil conservation, and high-quality production for commercial purposes.
Mariela is widowed and lives with one of her two children in a house she inherited from her husband, located half an hour from her farm. Her eldest child performs various farm tasks, supporting agricultural activities.
A loan of $4,492,013 COP allows Mariela to acquire a motorcycle. This investment facilitates her travel between the farm and home, improves efficiency in supervising her crops, and contributes to the optimal management of her daily tasks, ensuring better farm productivity.