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Total loan: $625

Jose Ernesto

Trojes, Honduras / Farming

A loan of $625 helps to buy fertilizer, urea, and compost.

Jose Ernesto's story

Don José lives with his family in the community of Santa Fe. He works in agriculture by cultivating coffee as his main source of income. José grows coffee and bananas of good quality and provides adequate maintenance of his crops so that he can sell his output at an excellent price. He is very responsible with his crops and enjoys taking good care of them.

José is requesting a loan to buy fertilizer, urea, and compost for his crops so that he can achieve good production. He is pleased with the friendliness and good service he has received from Prisma and Kiva. In addition, he is grateful for the support he has received.

His dream is to have good production.

Trojes, Honduras – March 2021

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Ronan Reodica. View original language description.

Don José vive en la Comunidad Santa Fe con su familia. se dedica a la agricultura y caficultura obteniendo de ahí sus principales ingreso. Cultiva café y plátanos de buena calidad ya que le brinda la asistencia adecuada para luego logra venderlo a un excelente precio. Muy responsable en con sus cultivos le gusta darle un excelente mantenimiento Solicita el crédito para la compra de fertilizante, urea y abono para sus cultivos y así lograr muy buena producción. Está muy conforme por la amabilidad y el buen trato que recibió de parte de Prisma y Kiva. Agradece mucho por el apoyo recibido Se sueño es tener buena producción Trojes // Honduras // Marzo 2021.

This loan is special because:

It has a below-market interest rate and is repaid at harvest, when farmers can more easily repay.

Lina Ramírez, Kiva staff

Lina Ramírez
Kiva staff

More about this loan

This loan enables smallholder farmers to invest in their farms’ production. It is offered at a below-market interest rate and with flexible repayment terms that accommodate the seasonal cash flows of farmers. By supporting this loan, you are helping smallholder farmers increase production and improve their standard of living.

About Prisma Honduras:

This loan is administered by Prisma Honduras. Prisma is one of Kiva's first field partners in Central America and has funded over 2,500 entrepreneurs through Kiva since 2008. Prisma funds smaller than average loans for micro-entrepreneurs to help them grow businesses in urban and rural areas. To improve living conditions in Honduras, the organization strives to empower women who lack access to traditional financial services, and promotes solar panels to deliver clean, affordable electricity to rural areas. Through its four branches in southern and central Honduras, Prisma provides access to financial products to some of the poorest and most isolated communities in the country.