Nyanzwa - Easter Lutheran; CVP Report for Aug 1-2011

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
6th Visit 2nd Year
August, 01 2011

Village Nyanzwa
Pastor Luhwano Mwafute
Companion Easter Lutheran
Attendees 7
Weather Sunny, warm
Reporters Nafeti, and Pongolani
Purposes of the visit
• To collect the yield measurement
• To deliver grain storage chemical “Shumba”
• End of season discussion and planning for the next farming season

Topics
1. Review of the handouts
• 6th Visit instruction handout
• Yield recording sheet
2. Harvesting
They have harvested corn and they got very low yield because of drought. They have not yet harvested beans as they are still on the field.

Crop Corn Beans
Yield per ½ acres 1 bags and 3tins

3. Storage
We instructed them on how to store grain for home usage and for selling at the time of high price. We instructed how to mix grain storage pesticides “shumba” and the appropriate volume of grain per bottle recommended. We left the pesticides to them to mix with their harvested grains.
4. Discussions about the farming season
The only thing which affected production during the season was drought which lead to poor germination and growth of the plants.
5. Adaptation
Pastor Mwafute is one among those who are utilizing the techniques and he said incase of enough rainfall they can have high yield compared to normal ways of farming they are used to. Several people also said they have seen the difference in terms of yield increase.
Comments/questions
They have been experiencing problems with animals (Livestock) eating crops while still on the field and crop residues after harvesting. As a village we told them that they should put some regulation to control animals and/or they should trade crop residues with manure.

Conclusion
We encouraged them to do better next farming season by leaving crop residues as much as they can on the field.