Ifuwa - Lord of Life, Maple Grove - CVP Visit May 30, 2011

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
5th Visit 1st year
May, 30 2011
Village Ifuwa
Pastor Gervas Nziku
Companion Lord of Life Lutheran
Attendees 8
Weather Sunny
Reporters Nafeti, Mang’ulisa and Pongolani

Purpose of the visit
• Explain and demonstrate how to take yield measurement

Topics
Pastor Lunodzo Mang’ulisa introduced the Ag. Institute staff and went on with the greetings from the Iringa diocese.

Review of the handouts
• 5th Visit handout
• Yield recording sheet
• Rain record sheets to know the amount of rain received during this season

Demonstrations
We measured the 10 m row and counted the number of plants (in three different locations within the demonstration plot) for the number of corn ears and yield determination, this was demonstrated by using a meter tape, and the spray paint to mark the demarcations within which number of corn ears and yield information should be obtained.

Plots Information.
With corn plot they have problems with termites eating the corn stalk and ears. They tried to spray different termiticides without success. There is a new termiticide in the market know as dragnet which we plan to test its effectiveness in order to solve the problem. Beans are not yet planted and they plan to plant in July

Comments
They think of moving the plot to the preaching point in order to escape the problem with termites.
We told them the important of having demo plot in the same area for three years which will allow accumulation of organic matter. On the other end if they think it will be necessary to move the plot they should find an area which people are passing by. Also in order to solve the problem with termites we plan to test the new termiticide (Dragnet)

Conclusion

We insisted them to collect the data as we instructed them to do.