Pedro Ernesto
A loan of $5,125 helps to cultivate more coconut trees, buy fertilizers and organic insecticides.
Pedro Ernesto's story
Don Pedro Ernesto is 52 years old, in a common-law relationship, and has 2 children of legal age. His partner is a housewife, and they live in the Rocafuerte canton, a mainly agricultural place with hardworking people dedicated to farming and rearing animals.
He is a hardworking man who looks for a way to earn money and give a decent living to his family. Even though the country life can be hard due to lack of resources and basic services, he carries on thanks to his effort and work.
He is dedicated to farming and has many hectares of coconut trees. With this loan, he hopes to plant more trees and provide good care for the ones that he already has. This will improve his production and resources to get his family ahead.
The loan will be used to plant more coconut trees, buy fertilizers and organic insecticides.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteerMarila Arana. View original language description.