Lukani CVP Visit Report - Aug 29-2012

2011 CVP Companion Village Project 6th Visit, Year One August 29, 2012 Village Lukani Pastor Najabeli Madembo Companion St. Stephen the Martyr Lutheran Attendees 03 Weather for the past month Dry Reporters Gabriel and Pastor Mang’ulisa There is a big funeral here. Most of the villagers have gone to attend it. Pastor has gone too to conduct the funeral service. We met two evangelists at the Parish. 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 already been harvested Crop Corn Beans Yield per ½ acres 4 bags 3 tins 3 tins 1 bag = 7 tins (plastics) 3. Storage: We trained them on marketing of the food crops. Food crops should be stored for domestic uses and excess can be sold in the month when crop prices are highest. We instructed on how to mix grain storage pesticide “shumba” and the appropriate volume of grain per bottle recommended. The storage pesticides will be used for both corn and beans. 4. The past farming season Bean and corn plots There has been rain shortage at the end of the growing season. The filling stage of the crops became very poor. The harvested has not being good. They requested to try a different bean seeds next growing season. We told them we will change the seeds variety. However the improved varieties we are using in the demonstration plots requires good management such as timely application of fertilizers, weeding and pest and diseases control. Since this is their first year, we told them that we expect improvement in the next season. Conclusion Lukani is one of the high agricultural potential villages in Kilolo districts. The evangelists said that if the program become successfully, many farmers will be benefited by learning the good and modern farming techniques.