Lusinga CVP Visit Report - Aug 29-2012

2012 CVP Companion Village Project & PCT 6th Visit, Year One August 29, 2012 Village Lusinga Pastor/Leader Galosi Kwamba Sponsorship Pyrethrum Company of Tanzania (PCT) Attendees 04 Weather for the past month Dry Ag inst/ PCT Staff Gabriel and Pastor Mang’ulisa We met four church leaders here. There has been problem with communication. Many parish members have no information on our visit today. We asked the four attendees to inform the rest what we are going to discuss and training. 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: Corn has not been harvested yet. Beans were harvested but not yet threshed. Pyrethrum flower picking has started, 2 picks has been done. 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. About pyrethrum drying, PCT will provide simple structures to all demonstration plots for the farmers to learn how to dry the flowers without spoil them during the rain season. 4. The past farming season Bean and bean plots At the beginning of the farming season, there was a problem with the germination of the corn seeds. Replanting was done and upt to now the plants are still in the field. Pyrethrum Plot The crop is doing well, the flowers stage that have to be picked. Picking has already started. The parish is now preparing a small land for the pyrethrum nursery. The nursery will be in the valley, close to the water stream. Conclusion We told them that next season the seeds will arrive earlier; they should prepare the plots as earlier as possible. The pyrethrum seeds will be delivered soon.