Nicolas has a ninth grade education, is married, and his wife works as a fruit merchant. They have five children of whom three attend school.
Nicolas has been raising yucca for 15 years and learned from his parents. He also raises livestock, and provides transportation when others need the service or when he needs to transport his harvest.
He needs this loan to pay rent on the land where he keeps his livestock.
He someday wants to be able to buy more livestock so he can sell dairy products and support his children in school.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer anonymized. View original language description.