2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
3rd Visit 2nd Year
October, 29, 2010
Village Lulanzi
Pastor Tuluwene Gavile
Companion Christ Lutheran church
Attendees Male 17 Female 18
Weather Sunny
Reporters Nafeti, Pongolani
Purpose of the visit
• Delivering seeds and fertilizers
• Demonstrating corn planting and fertilizer applications
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. Corn seeds will be delivered later (they are not yet available in the shops in Iringa town).
Crop Seeds Fertilizer
Varieties Amount Type Amount
Corn H6303 8kg (4 bags ) NPK 100kg (2 bags)
Questions from the audience
• Soil sampling should cover different areas such as low lands and high lands
During soil sampling we just sampled from the areas which are real representative of the village and where corn and beans are grown.
• As it is said that UREA has high N content compared to CAN why are we telling them to use CAN?
Soil PH is low (Acidic) if they will go on using UREA they will be increasing soil acidity.
• How can we get NPK while the available one is DAP?
NPK can be found in some stores in Iringa town.
Conclusion
Pastor Tuluwene Gavile was present and more than 30 students (Congregation) attended the session and they seemed to be eager to know how to apply and the right kind of fertilizers they can use for planting and side dressing.
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