Nyanzwa - Easter Lutheran; CVP Report for May 27-2011

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
5th Visit 2nd Year
May, 27 2011

Village Nyanzwa
Pastor Luhwano Mwafute
Companion Easter Lutheran
Attendees 9
Weather Sunny
Reporters Nafeti, Don, Karen, Mang’ulisa and Pongolani
We held the meeting at the demo plot not as usual meeting inside the church first and later to the demo plot for demonstration. We had few people attending the training because majority of the people went to irrigate their farms.

Purpose of the visit
The purpose of the visit is to demonstrate and give instructions on yield measurement.

Topics
Greetings
Pastor Lunodzo Mang’ulisa introduced the Ag. Institute staff and he also delivered greeting from the Iringa diocese. Don delivered greetings from St. Paul area Synod and US Ag.Isnstitute Advisory Committee. Done also explain the important of the yield data we are expecting to take from the demo plot.

Went through 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. Also we told them to use the same instruction when they will be taking yield data from the bean plot which they expect to plant on the irrigated land.

Comments
We insisted them to keep weeding every month in order to prevent the weeds from turning into seeds. Because they left some weeds without weeding them and they are about to turn into seeds which will cause more weeds for next season.

Conclusion
We insisted the important of harvesting the 10M row we marked for data taking and then they should go on harvesting the whole plot and record the total yield.