Wami - CVP Visit Report - Sept 4-2012

2012 CVP Companion Village Project & PCT 6th Visit Year One September 4, 2012 Village Wami Pastor/Evangelist Pascal Fyataga/Evang. Mwelelwa Sponsorship PCT Attendees 10 Weather for the past month Dry Institute Staff Gabriel and Pastor Mang’ulisa In this visit we were accompanied by Ms Itiweni. She is microfinance officer from Tumaini University. She came here to conduct training about microfinance and look at the micro loans record keeping. 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 not yet been harvested. The pyrethrum flower picking has started. Small amount of flowers were spread close to the plot for sun drying 3. Flower drying and cereals Storage This is cloudy and rainy areas. Drying pyrethrum flower is challenging. We told the farmers that, PCT is working on developing a wooden-nylon structure that might help farmers in safely drying flowers. We trained them on marketing of the food crops. Food crops should be stored for domestic uses and excess should 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. 4. The past farming season The pyrethrum plot looks good but is very small. The place is close to the church so an ideal place for people to learn when they attend the Sunday services. Corn; There was poor germination during the early season. It is the first time the program is run here and at the planting stage, some of the participants mixed seeds and fertilizers causing the fertilizers to destroy the germinating seeds. Conclusion Evangelist said that the parish is preparing the large size of land for pyrethrum plot. We told them to start prepare the small peace of land so as to establish a pyrethrum nursery. The pyrethrum seeds will be delivered soon.