Itungi - CVP Report May 13-2010

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
5th Visit Year Two
May 13, 2010


Village Itungi
Pastor Damian Ngandango and Ass. Pastor Meshack Magova
Companion Como Park
Attendees 9
Weather for the past month Dry
Reporters Ibrahim , Gabriel and Lunodzo

Purpose of the visit
• Explain and demonstrate how to take yield measurement.
• Deliver two containers (20 liters and 1 liter size) and a 10 m string.
Topics
1. Greetings
Pastor Lunodzo gave greetings on behalf of the DIRA, Como Park, Saint Paul Area Synod and US Ag Advisory Committee for volunteering to provide fund and to implement of Ag program training
2. Went through the handouts
o 5th Visit handout
o Yield recording sheet
o Rain record sheets to know the amount of rain received during this season
3. Demonstrations
We demonstrated how to measure the 10 m row (in three different locations within the demonstration plot) for the yield determination, this was demonstrated by using a 10 m string, how to measure, count the number of plants for both beans and corn (they should also count number of ears for corn). After shelling they are supposed to measure the amount of grain by using a one liter container that was given to them by the institute of Ag.
These measurements are done to both corn and beans.

Plots information
Beans plots looks very good, they just past the grain filling stage and soon they will start drying.
Corn looks good, even though they admitted that at certain time the rainfall was not good.


Comments
 They like the beans seeds variety introduced by the Institute of Agriculture, yields a lot but they will do a final judgment when they find out how they taste!
 The weather this year was no as good as it was supposed to be. Most of their field crops are no good.

Questions from audience and answers

 They wanted to know if they are able to buy herbicides, are we recommending them to use it.
We told them we are recommending as long as they use the recommended concentration or amount. If they use based on the recommendation, it is the effective ways of weed control.
 They asked eating green leaves if will give them any nutritional value.
We told them, yes will give them a nutritional value especially Vitamin C.
Why do we recommend them to have a 10 m rows, will that help?
This helps them to determine/estimate yield in their farms, also this reminds them the total yield is determined by the single plant grown in the field.

Conclusions/Recommendations
They have to work hard on the weed control especially when the crops are about to mature in the field.