A loan helped to install an irrigation system for his tara crop and to deal with cattle.


Lorenzo Mercedes's story

Lorenzo, age 67, is a farmer and a cattle merchant. Lorenzo is responsible, hard-working, and enterprising. The loan will help him to install and irrigation system for his tara crop and to deal with cattle. He has been working by growing tara and buying and selling cattle for 20 years. His hope is to increase his tara production and to have greater capital for the cattle business, to generate more earnings, and to improve his family's living conditions.

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Ginny Kalish.


This loan is special because:

It helps farmers diversify their sources of income and better provide for their families.



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