Lulanzi - CVP Report May 18-2010

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
5th Visit Year One
May 18, 2010


Village Lulanzi
Pastor Tuluwene Gavile
Companion Christ, Lake Elmo
Attendees 5
Weather for the past month Dry
Reporters Gabriel , Ibrahim, Rev. Mang’ulisa

Purposes of the visit
• Instructing how to take yield measurements
• To deliver a tin and Liter for yield measurement

Topics
1. Rain records
We checked the records and write down in our note book for analysis.
2. Review of Handouts
o 5th visit handout was reviewed
o Yield measurement sheet was reviewed and two copies were provided for yield recording.
3. Demonstration
It was demonstrated how to take the yields in 10m in different three rows. We told them to record the number of plants (and of ears for corn) and volume in liters in the yield sheets provided. To get good comparison, we asked them to do the same in one of the neighbor’s plot(s).
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Plots
• Corn plot
The ears are not dried enough to be harvested. This corn variety does not rot like that of the last season. Participants said they like it. They did a replanting however it was not successfully due to rain shortage at the early stage of the corn. One side of the farm has been affected by wind. The trees which used to act as wind breaks have been harvested for timber.
• Bean plot
Bean plants are in the flowering stage. They have been planted in the mid of March, 2010. They look fine. Good yield is expected.



Comments/questions from audience
 When beans grow, it is difficult to use wide hand hoe to do weeding
One among the advantages of close spacing is to suppress weeds by forming thick canopy when the beans grow up. The farmers are advised to do early weeding and they will not have to do it frequently later on.

Conclusions/Recommendations
We delivered one tin and one liter for taking yield measurements. After the meeting we went to the village office to get the village population data and inviting the village leaders to our next meeting.