Felicia

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Felicia, 50, lives with her husband. They have 5 children who help her to sow and cultivate her fields when help is needed. She cultivates peas in association with the field owner. This time she has sown 24 kilos of seed, which will allow her to harvest 50 sacks. Peas are sown 2 to 3 times, this is the only thing she knows. When harvest season arrives, it is divided 50/50 with the owners of the fields, meaning she gets half of what she sowed.

This enables her and her husband to educate their children. She tells us that it would be much better if they had their own lands, so they would not have to share the produce. This is her first loan with MFP. With this money she will buy farm manure to fertilize the peas, Felicia has sown potatoes in a field she has used before, so she will not need additional fertilizer.

Translated from Spanish by Susan Sanford, Kiva Volunteer

Felicia tiene 50 años, convive con su esposo, tienen 5 hijos, quienes le ayudan a sembrar y cultivar sus chacras cuando requiera de apoyo. Se dedica a la siembra es la arveja, en sociedad con el dueño de los campos, esta vez ha sembrado de 24 kilos de semilla, que le permitirá cosechar una cantidad de 50 sacos, la arveja se cosecha de dos a tres veces, esta es la única actividad que conoce. Llegada la temporada de cosecha se divide en 50% con los dueños de la chacra, que denomina “sembrar a medias”. A ella y a su esposo esta actividad le permite educar a sus hijos. Nos dice que sería mucho mejor si tuvieran sus propias tierras, ya no tendría que compartir su producción. Este es su primer préstamo con MFP. Con este dinero comprará guano de corral para el abono de las arvejas, Felicia ha sembrando papa en una chacra donde produjo anteriormente, por ello no necesita abono adicional.

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