Mkimbizi - Immanuel; CVP Visit Report for Nov. 10-2010

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
3rd Visit 2nd Year
November, 10 2010

Village Mkimbizi
Pastor Martin Haule
Companion Immanuel Lutheran.St.Paul
Attendees Male 4 Female 3
Weather Sunny
Reporters Nafeti,Phil, 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. The demonstration plot is at the preaching point Kihesa kilolo but they wanted us to demonstrate at Mkimbizi where by assistant pastor and the evangelist from the preaching point where the plot is located also attended the training.
o Seeds and fertilizers
We delivered 2 bags of NPK and corn seeds.

Crop Seeds Fertilizer
Varieties Amount Type Amount
Corn Pioneer 3253 8kg (4 bags ) NPK 100kg (2 bags)







• Questions and Comments;
• Why continuous use of UREA is not recommended?
Urea lower soil PH so continuous use will may lead to low yield
• Can we use two seeds per hole?
No we recommend one seed per hole so that plants can not compete for nutrients, moisture and sunshine.
• Corn variety last year only had one ear and had some diseases should we be using other varieties of corn.
This season we are going to use different corn variety from that of last year, last year was Pioneer 325 and this year Pioneer 3253.
• Can they use manual instead of commercial fertilizers?
The use of manure is highly encouraged especially for planting and use commercial fertilizers for side dressing or second application. Manure releases nutrients slowly while at some growth stage plants require more than what can be released from manure so at that point commercial fertilizers are to be applied.
• If we leave crop debris on ground termites would eat corn seedlings; what do we do?
Just spray insecticide to kill the termites
• People are saying that we can grow more on less land than before
• Pastor said people want to use our methods but they don’t have money to buy fertilizers.

Conclusion

• 2009 yield: 4.3 bags corn half an Acre
• Pastor not present, assistant pastor Martin Haule and 3 Evangelist attended and congregation was not well informed that there could be a meeting
• Shamba darasa located at preaching point but we did demonstration at Mkimbizi where they were able to find people.