Itungi-Como Park Luth.; CVP Report for Nov 1, 2010

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
3rd Visit 3rd Year
November, 01, 2010

Village Itungi
Pastor Damian Ngandago
Companion Como park Lutheran
Attendees Male 13 Female 14
Weather Sunny,windy
Reporters Nafeti,Phil, Itiweni, Pongolani

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

Greetings
Before we began the demonstration, Phil delivered greetings from St. Paul Area Synod and US Institute of Ag advisory committee
Review of the handouts
Together with them we went through the handouts
• 3rd Visit Instruction
• Plant population with 60 cm. rows and Fertilizer applications
• Fertilizer needs template

Demonstrations
o Planting and fertilizer applications
We demonstrated on how to place seeds and how to apply fertilizers. We insisted that they should not place seeds and fertilizers together. There should be at least 5cm apart.
o Seeds and fertilizers
We delivered 2 bags of NPK and corn seeds.

Crop Seeds Fertilizer
Varieties Amount Type Amount
Corn H614 8kg (4 bags ) NPK 100kg (2 bags)

Questions from the audience

• You say that NPK is better than DAP what are the difference between the two?
NPK have Potassium which is not available in DAP
• Have problem to purchase different fertilizers we can’t buy when need them; can the Institute of Agriculture have a store where we can buy from?
At the moment we teach the best techniques to grow corn and beans and some other few food crops. We don’t sell seed and fertilizers but we can advise you where you can buy best seeds and fertilizer such as the TFA shop in Iringa.
• Are any of you using our techniques?
About six said yes
• What is preventing you from using our techniques?
They didn’t have money to buy inputs
• If you don’t have money for fertilizer are you using the methods of proper row spacing, etc?
Some of them have started using the methods we are teaching.
• This is in third year have you learned enough that you want to continue?
They would like to continue because they think that more people are anxious to learn from our demo plot. They are thinking of communicating with their partners so that they can consider finding the plot in the fourth year.

Conclusion

Pastor Damian Ngandago was present and we reminded them on the importance of time of planting, proper spacing and fertilizer placement, weeding for high yields.