Kidugala(Njombe) - Emmanuel, Iowa; CVP Report for June 8, 2011

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
5th Visit Year One
June 8, 2011
Village Kidugala
Pastor Wallence Lupenza
Companion Immanuel Lutheran, Iowa
Attendees 16
Weather for the past month Dry
Reporters Gabriel, Nafeti, Don and Karen

We arrived in Kudugala few minutes before noon. We met parish members already gathered in the church. The Pastor is not around. He has gone to US with a church group. Up on our arrival, we went direct to the plot to start demonstrations

Purpose of the visit
• Explain and demonstrate how to take yield measurement
Topics
1. Greetings
Don delivered greetings from US Ag Advisory Committee. He spoke about the importance of getting the right yield measurements and explained why they are highly needed. He told them that we need the data so that we may be able to suggest to the right variety and appropriate agronomic practices. Moreover, we are planning to expand the programs to more villages therefore organizations that may provide funds for the expansions would like to see the data too.
2. Went through the handouts
o 5th Visit handout
o Yield recording sheet
o Rain record sheets to know the amount of rain received during this season
3. Demonstrations
We demonstrated how to measure the 10 m row (in three different locations within the demonstration plot) for the yield determination, this was demonstrated by using a miter tape, we used spray paint to mark the demarcations within which the measurements should be taken.

Plots information
Corn plot looks good; the ears are big and well filled. They are matured but not yet dried. We told them that the spacing was supposed to be closer than they are now. The close spacing and fertilizers application lead into high yields. Since the spacing are a little bit wide they will not get as much yield as we expected. The plot has problems with the chicken because it is located near by the houses which keep local chicken. Chickens eat bean flowers!

Bean plot has already been harvested.

Comments
The evangelist and the church leader expressed their sincere thanks for the program. They said that, there few instructions they did not do accordingly however, there will work on them and since this is their first year, they will do better in the next year.

Conclusions
As we were laving we encouraged them to keep the good work. We told them that we expect starting from next year many people will be adopting the techniques and practices in their farms. The aim is to improve the yields.