Wasa - CVP Visit Report-May 8-2012

Companion Village Project Visit Report 5th Visit 1st year May 08, 2012. Village Wasa parish Pastor Juhudi Mkeng’e Companion Fish Lake Lutheran Church Attendees 24 Weather Dry and cold Reporters Rev. Mangu’lisa, Venance and Pongolani 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, counting & recording the corn plants and ears and marking the lines by breaking the tassels of corn. Plots information Corn plants were at drying stage. The crop stand did not appear exciting; it seemed the weather did not favor grain filling very well; the ears looked small. However, Parishioners were enthusiastic with their crop and said they received many questions from other village members and passersby who wanted to know what type of seed they had planted and what they did to make their crop look so well. They had harvested their beans already and obtained 19.5 buckets which is approximately 390kg. We saw the bean seeds which were in a good condition for use (consumption or seed for planting) stored in one of the Pastor’s house rooms. Comments We were overwhelmed by the attendance of 24 young girls and boys from the 5 preaching points namely IHomasa,Ikungwe,Uhambila, Undete and Wasa itself. It was our first time to see so many attendees of the young age apart from secondary school attendees. They were inquisitive by asking many questions which were answered accordingly. They were advised to follow closely the tillage practice, maintain crop residues, apply manure and fertilizers, use proper spacing and do frequent weeding on their own plots as taught at the demonstration plot.