Kilolo - King of Kings; CVP Visit Report for Jan 27-2011

2008 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
4rd Visit 3rd year
January 27, 2011

Village Kilolo
Pastor Yona Kinganga
Companion King of Kings, Woodbury
Attendees Male 5 Female 2
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 information on;
• The important of regular weeding
• Planting bean seeds and NPK fertilizer placement
• 2nd fertilizer application
• Pesticide application

Delivery

Type/Variety Amount
Bean seeds Uyole 96 40kg
Fertilizers NPK 2 bags
CAN 2 bags
Pesticides Thionex ½ Litre






Demonstrations

Corn plot
Corn plants are knee high and they are ready for 2nd fertilizer application. Corn looks good and they were planted using the recommended spacing and they had good germination. We demonstrated how to apply CAN fertilizer and pesticide on the corn plot.

Bean plot
Beans will be planted anytime from the end of January once they get rain. Instructions on how to plant beans were given.

Questions from the audience

1. Are there any problems with soaking seeds which are to be used for replanting?
If you are sure that during planting there will be enough moisture in the soil as is the case with irrigation then there might not be any problem with germination. On the other hand if there won’t be enough moisture in the soil at the planting time then there will be a problem with the soaked seeds adapting to the new environment (Dry soil) and can result to poor germination or wastage of seeds.

2. It looks like placing fertilizer 5cm from the plant is very close.
Five 5cm from the plant is a reasonable distance where by fertilizer can not be in direct contact with the roots but still the roots can be able to utilize fertilizer from that distance.

3. How long does the pesticide stay within the plant before you can apply the second time?
In order to apply pesticide for the second time you are supposed to have regular visits at the plot/field and if you see any signs of insect/pest damage then you can go for the second pesticide application.


Conclusion
Pastor Yona Kinganga requested us if we can make a visit to see some of the fields which farmers planted using the recommended practices we are teaching them.