Isimani-Holy Trinity, Newington, New Hampshire-CVP Report for Jan 24-2011

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
4rd Visit First year
January 24, 2011

Village Isimani
Pastor Naboth Chaula
Companion Holy Trinity, New Hampshire
Attendees Male 9 Female 22
Weather Sunny
Reporters Nafeti, Roger and Pongolani

Purpose of the visit

• Deliver fertilizer for 2nd application
• Deliver bean seeds and NPK fertilizer for planting beans
• Deliver pesticides (Thionex) and Sprayer
• Give instructions on bean planting and 2nd fertilizer application on the corn plot

Greetings
Roger delivered greetings from St. Paul Area Synod and Iringa Diocese. Roger also gave a summary of what we are instructing them to do on our demonstration plot and the importance of utilizing these techniques on their own farms.

Review of the handouts
We gave them and went through the handouts for the 4th visit containing detailed instructions on;
• The importance of regular weeding
• Planting bean seeds and NPK fertilizer placement
• 2nd fertilizer application
• Pesticide application and instructions on how to use the sprayer.

Delivery

Type/Variety Amount
Bean seeds Wanja 40kg
Fertilizers NPK 2 bags
CAN 2 bags
Pesticides Thionex ½ Liter
Sprayer pump Knapsack Capacity: 5 liters








Demonstrations
Corn is already planted in a quarter acre and they are good looking though they are experiencing drought condition. Sorghum will be planted in another quarter acre and they have seeds already waiting for rainfall to plant. Beans will be planted in half an acre as we were not able to get the cowpea seeds this year. We demonstrated bean planting and 2nd fertilizer application on corn plot.

Questions from the audience

1. How to apply pesticide without using a sprayer if you don’t have it?
Is good to apply pesticide using a sprayer because in that way you are sure that you are applying the right doze rather than using traditional ways.

2. How should we handle the remaining fertilizer when planting beans?
First of all we don’t expect to have fertilizer remains if we plant at right plot size and recommended spacing but incase if there are fewer remains you can just broadcast in the plot.


Conclusion

They have severe drought this season which made them not able to plant sorghum until now. We told them that once it rains they should plant sorghum and beans. People are very supportive of the program and so far they have shown great interest.