Pommern-Gethsemane Luth., Maplewood; CVP Report for Sept 12-2011

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
5th Visit Year One
September 12, 2011
Village Pommern
Pastor Jenro Kivamba and Himidi Saga (District Pastor)
Companion Gethsemane Lutheran, Maplewood
Attendees 9
Weather for the past month Dry
Reporters Gabriel & Rev.Mang’ulisa
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
Both corn and beans have been harvested. Corn was in the process of been shelled
Crop Corn Beans
Yield per ½ acres 4 bags 4 tins 1 bag 3 tins
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. Discussion about the farming season
The plot performance has not been good. Late planting and wide spacing have reduced the yields of both corn and beans.

Comments/questions
 Pastor said, this was the first year. They expect to do better in the coming year. The timely planting and spacing will be properly followed.
 We told them one aim of the agricultural training we are conducting is to help farmers to increase production in small area. Farmers should farm small areas and be able to harvest more than what they do now

Conclusion
We encouraged them to do better in their second year. We told them the importance of the demonstration plots to their parish members. We visited the rooms were the crops have been stored and then we left to Iringa town.