Summary of project status and achievements:
Justin continued his yeoman’s work in March. He takes time to visit the farmers every week, advising them on weeding and field preparation. Justin reports that the maize in the fields is almost ready for harvest, requiring only more time to dry before it can be collected.
Progress towards Coordinator’s goals/Trends from indicators:
Although indicators won’t be available until harvest begins in June/July, Justin is confident that his goal of a 95% repayment rate, discussed with the SM in October, is in reach. He is very certain that all farmers are having successful years, understand the terms of their loan, and will gladly repay when the time to collect comes.
Future activities and goals:
Justin wants to team up with Jacob in the month of April to teach a business management workshop. The SM, while encouraged by the desire, is skeptical about the cost of such a workshop at this time, when FMI will have major costs in the upcoming months (truck rental, loading fees and sack purchasing for maize). The SM and the coordinator will sit down in the coming weeks to see if such a program is possible.
Wishes or Requests
None
Substantial problems or issues:
None
By Jeremy SimonI am Justin, the Project coordinator of FMI/Agro Loan. The project as of now in present has seen to have some elemeonts of doing exceedingly very well in manner of all activities done last month.
Firstly I made 29 appointments of visiting and monitoring farmers which assisted me to know which difficulties fared by farmers in the entire settlement as you know FMI is not restricted to one block however it is to serve the entire settlement. Concerning problems mention I, did apply agriculture techniques for me to over come rather finish the challenges were on the ground. The maize stalk and their leaves were looking very yellowish in 2 to 5 percent of which I told them to weed and take back enough soil to the roots of maize stalks. Become there was too much rain that hence brought the cause of roots rotting and then the stalks and leaves turned into yellowish.
This has given me another sense of knowing that in future I will encourage my clients to a bit enlarger their ridges but the techniques applied has helped the maize to get back to the origina expected maize being which is greenish in colour.
Indeed, FMI is intact no any challenge of failure. We are only looking forward seeing donors to help the project as to extend it furture like involving in gardening and other projects.
By Justin K.FMI/Agro Loan is doing exceedingly very well, in the manner of all activities done in the course of January, though there has been difficulties faced.
I being the Project Coordinator have been conducting schedules of visiting and monitoring farmers in terms of fertilizer application and weeding on how they should be taught to do the activities.
Most of them have worked very much good despite of complaints received saying rats and birds have been eating the germinating seeds. Also others are still facing the problem of maize being yellowish caused by too much rainfall though fertilizer is being applied.
Therefore, even when all the above challenges have happened, the Project Coordinator has done his level best to overcome them, by directing and supervising the work in their specific farms.
Since our motto is poverty reduction. So, strong help is needed in terms of financial support that will speed up the growth of our project.
By Justin K.FMI/Agro Loan is exceedingly very well in the manner of all activities done in the course of this month.
Firstly, we as the owner of the project have been conducting the exercise of registering all our clients to the Government Agriculture Facilitators of their respective Zone/Block as for them to be recognized by committee groups formed in every Block belonging to.
Also the project manager and I have done our level best of selling the product, which is maize received this year as our loan payment back to the entire Meheba residential, which has lessened some of the refugees transport which was supposed to be used to go and buy food as far as Solwezi. This project has been proved to be very vital and helpful by so many people in the Settlement. Such that their appealing is to seeing you coming in for your help as for it to grow big in the camp.
In addition to this, the project has already organized money to buy fertilizer and seeds of our clients this year. Since our motto is poverty reduction. So, the project seems very independently in terms of support and wish to excellent next year after receiving maize as loan agreements from 15 farmers as FORGE Microfinance or Agro Loan Clients.
I conclude by saying let us worth hand in hand sharing knowledge and experience undertaken.
By Justin K.My greetings to you sir,
I am Justin a newly employee of FORGE under the project of FMI which is FORGE Micro Finance Institute. In the period of last month, immediately I got employed and under talking or going trainings under the supervision of Joseph, the outgoing former coordinator of Agro-Loan.
The trainings taken were based on the following topics like planning, business management way of offering workshops, agriculture management which includes farming, types of fertilizer seed selection and how to select new farmers, especially in maize production. Of all the topics, I did write the seasonal action plan for 2009-2010 of which I presented to the project manager Mr. Jeremy. According to his observation he was very happy of it and did appreciate for the work done.
Since last month August up today the second September I have not experienced any challenge, only progress because, we have already initiated the number of farmers we are to have in the plan of 2009 to 2010.
Lastly, all what I have done will enable me to manage FMI as a co-coordinator or an agro loan officer.
May God bless your plans and mine as we get along with work.
Thank you please.
By Justin K.Summary of project status and achievements:
February has been a successful time for FMI. Justin helped to solve the problem of the maize becoming ‘yellowish’ with the application of reserve fertilizer. Justin reports that all the clients are doing well and are very cooperative when it comes to repayment.
Future activities and projections:
Next month the farmers will continue to weed and monitor their fields. In addition, they will begin to scave their fields in preparation for burning season.
Indicators and statistics:
See Project Indicators
Substantial problems or issues:
None
Wishes or requests:
None
Budget:
Please see expense monitor.
By Jeremy Simon
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