Kivalamo - CVP Report Oct 4-2010

2008 CVP-Companion Village Project
Visit Report Year Three-October 4, 2010
Village Kivalamo
Pastor Exaud Mkeng’e
Companion Elim, Scandia
Attendees 16
Weather for the past month Sunny
Reporters Gabriel, Don, Nafeti and Pastor Lunodzo

Purpose of the visit
• Delivering seeds and fertilizers
• Demonstrating corn planting and fertilizer applications

We went direct to the plot. Down the steep hill, that is where the plot is. We meet the parish members working in the plot. They told us that they have new plots this year because the plot they have been using for two years have been taken over by the owner. We had to measure the plot, sketch it and ask them to make sure they are not going to move this plot any more.
o Greetings:
Don delivered greetings from St. Paul Area Synod and US Institute of Ag advisory committee
o Plot:
Together with them we measured the plot to get ½ acre plot for corn. We asked them to go and do the same in the bean plot. Since this is not their first time to measure their plots. We are quite sure they can measure it correctly.
o Rain record:
We reminded them that by now they should be taking rain records. We discuss with them about their weather and the appropriate time of planting for their area.
o Seeds
Since this area is difficult to be reached in the mid of rain season, we delivered the beans seeds and fertilizers for the planting corn and beans. The corn seeds were given to their Pastor whom we came to Iringa town with.

Crop Seeds Fertilizer
Varieties Amount Type Amount
Corn H614
DKC 4kg
4kg NPK 100kg (2 bags)
Beans Urafiki 40kg NPK 100kg (2 bags)

In this area, they had serious corn rotting disease when they grow the corn variety H628. We told them to try the two varieties H614 and the new release variety DKC which are long maturity varieties, they yield high and they are a little bit resistant to the rotting disease.


Conclusion
We insisted the importance of maintain the same land for the demonstration plot. We like to have the same land for the demonstration plot for three years because of being able to demonstrate how to build soil fertility in the farm by applying fertilizers and leaving crop residues.