Mayra del Rocio

Mayra, aged 54, is divorced and lives in Santa Rosa. She has two children: a 25-year-old daughter and an 18-year-old son who is currently at university. She is a micro-entrepreneur dedicated to livestock rearing.

Practical and consistent by nature, Mayra organises her day around feeding, cleaning pens, animal-health control (deworming and vaccinations on schedule), and purchasing inputs at the best price. Each week she records weight and feed intake to adjust rations and plan sales. She started the business in 2016 with her own savings. Since then, she has moved from basic husbandry to a well-organised operation that allows her to sell finished animals regularly to local traders and neighbours. Thanks to the business, she has been able to equip her home (for example, she bought a new cooker) and support ongoing studies.

The business generates a net profit of £470 per month. Although she faces no major hurdles, Mayra manages the sector’s typical risks: weather-related disease, variability in feed prices, and the need for working capital to keep the production cycle from stalling.

For that reason, she has requested a loan to purchase a batch of piglets and compound feed, consolidating live inventory and smoothing cash flow between fattening and sale. Mayra undertakes to repay the loan in 18 monthly instalments.