Tungamalenga July 21, 2010

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
6th Visit Year Two
July 21, 2010


Village Tungamalenga
Pastor Naftal Ng’amilo
Companion Shepherd of the Valley
Attendees 3
Weather for the past month Dry
Reporters Ibrahim

Purposes of the visit
• To collect the yield measurement
• To deliver grain storage chemical “Shumba”
• To do the end of season discussion and planning for the next farming season
Topics
1. Review of the handouts
• 6th Visit instruction handout
• Yield recording sheet
2. Yield records
(i) Harvesting
Crop Amounts in bags/plot(1/2 Acre) Remarks
Corn 12 tins Very low yield

Beans 6 tins Low yield


(ii) Record in 10 m rows for corn

Location Amount in litres Number of plants
1st 10 meters 4.5 40
2nd 10 meters 3.25 42
3rd 10 meters 3.75 40

(iii) Record in 10 m row for beans
Location Amount in litres Number of plants
1st 10 meters 3
2nd 10 meters 2.5
3rd 10 meters 3.25

NB: They forgotten to record number of plants in 10 meters in beans, we really insisted them it is very important for them to record what we have instructed.


3. Storage
We instruct them how to store grain for home usage and marketing at the time of high price. We instructed how to mix grain storage chemicals “shumba” and the appropriate amount recommended per bottle. We left the pesticides to them to mix with their harvested grains.

4. Discussion about their growing season.

We discussed about problems occurred through their growing season, such as how the seeds given to them behave, in terms of germination, diseases, amount of rainfall received, current corn and beans price with reference to future price after harvesting season.
• Prices
The current corn price is 28,000/= per bag and price goes up to 49,000/= TShs per bag (2 months later), for beans is 60,000/= per bag and goes up to 140,000/= per bag.
• Corn
Corn is already harvested, shelled and packed in the bags.
• Beans
The beans were affected by a little bit shortage of water for irrigation, they irrigate by shift and it looks like the water supply is not enough.

Comments/questions

 They said the program has been helpful to many congregation members.
 They have issues with the amount of water for irrigation, it has been always shortage.

Conclusion
We thanked all people who have been attending and doing a work in the plots. We insisted them to keep good records.