Benin
Loan description:
Raliatou is an oil producer, she extracts oil from palm nuts in the traditional way of Benin. This oil is used commonoly for consumption. She has been in this activity for 15 years, but she also farms rice. She buys palm nuts from farmers nearby and sells her produce at the markets of Pobe, Kpedekpo and Ouinhi. She is married and has 6 children. Raliatou has been a customer of the microfinance institution ACFB since 2009 and has benefited from several loans. She is now applying for a new one to buy 3 loads of pam nuts for the oil production and the rest will be used to prepare and the rice field and start sowing, such as seeds, maintenance costs, fertilizers and pesticides. Raliatou expects total returns of 1 550 000F. This amount will allow her to repay the loan fully and to cover other costs such as temporary labour; transport and other costs. She will also get a net profit. A portion of the earnings will be spent in the daily household expenses and the other part will be set aside to purchase land to produce more rice.
Original text in French:
Mariée et mère de 6 enfants, Raliatou est transformatrice traditionnelle de noix de palme en huile. Elle a démarré cette activité depuis 15 ans environ. Elle achète des noix de palme auprès des paysans et livre sa marchandise sur le marché de Pobè, Kpédékpo et Ouinhi. Depuis 2009, madame Raliatou est devenue cliente de ACFB et a déjà bénéficié de plusieurs crédits de cette dernière. Elle est également productrice de riz. A présent, elle demande un crédit de 1100 000F à rembourser en 12 mois pour acheter 3 bâchées de noix de palme à 600 000F et 500 000F pour son champ de riz (semence, entretien, frais phyto sanitaires…) Après vente, elle attend au niveau de l’huile de palme environ 800 000F et 750 000F pour le riz soit un total de 1 550 000F. Ce qui lui permettra de rembourser normalement le crédit, de payer ses employés occasionnels, de régler les divers frais de transports, d’amortir le matériel utilisé et de dégager un bénéfice net. Une partie de ce bénéfice sera injecté dans les dépenses quotidiennes du ménage et l’autre partie sera mise de côté pour l’achat d’un terrain afin de produire plus de riz.
Loan added: 1 March 2013
Raliatou's loan repayment schedule
| Date | Expected repayments | Actual repayments |
|---|---|---|
| £170.07 | ||
| £141.72 | ||
| £141.72 | ||
| £141.72 | ||
| £141.72 | ||
| £141.72 | ||
| £141.72 |
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