Kipanga-CVP Visit Report-Apr 30-2012

2012 CVP Companion Village Project Visit Report 5th Visit 2nd year April 30, 2012. Village Kipanga parish Pastor Winled Fwimi Companion Lake Park Lutheran Church Attendees 07 Weather Cloudy and wet Reporters Don, Rev. Mangu’lisa, Pongolani and Venance Purpose of the visit • To explain and demonstrate how to take yield measurement Topics 1. Went through the handouts o 5th Visit handout o Yield recording sheet 2. 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 tape measure, tassels from plants within the 10m were removed to mark them for easy identification at the time of harvesting. Plots information Corn looks well at drying stage. Lines were correctly spaced and the distance between plants was correct except at few cases where plants were missing because of germination failure or insect damage. Corn plants have big ears. They were expecting to plant beans at the valley bottoms in June. Comments They seemed interested in practicing the agricultural methods taught at the demonstration plot after noting the high performance in the demo plot where they thought no ears would form because plants were closely spaced, but were surprised to see each plant having a big ear. They told us the plot has set a model where every parishioner and passersby admire the big cobs formed on each corn plant. Conclusion We told them to continue weeding until when the corn is about to be harvested. We also advised them to adhere to the planting of corn at a spacing of 60cm between lines and 20cm between plants, 30cm between lines and 10 cm between bean plants and they should do refilling in the first week after germination in both crops i.e. corn and beans.