Ilambo - CVP Visit Report - Oct 19-2012

2012 Companion Village Project 2nd Visit, Year Two October 19, 2012 Village Ilambo Pastor/Evangelist Erasto Chaula Companion Prince of Peace Lutheran Attendees 16 Weather for the past month Dry and cool Reporters Location Rev. Mang’ulisa Happy, Pongolan and Venance 07022.867S 036010.050E 1939m above sea level Our visit day coincided with the birth control clinic; therefore, we had a meeting with men mostly because all women went to the health clinic for a birth control seminar; even though the attendance was encouraging. The demo plot had no crop residues, the parishioners said they rented the plot from a villager who grazed the crop residues to his cattle soon after they had harvested corn and it was not possible to stop him from doing that. They think of moving the plot to another place. Purposes of the visit • To see the corn and bean plot • To demonstrate on planting of corn and beans • To deliver corn seeds, bean seeds and fertilizers Topics 1. Review of the handouts • 3rd Visit Instruction • Plant population with 60 cm. rows and Fertilizer applications • Fertilizer needs template 2. Demonstration o Planting and fertilizer applications. The demonstration plot is not far from the church. We demonstrated on how to plant and apply fertilizers. We insisted that they should not place seeds and fertilizers together. There should be at least 5cm apart. The spacing is 60×20cm for corn and 30×10cm for beans. Fertilizers should be applied to both corn and beans. 3. Rainfall record We took the rainfall record for the season, provided them with more record sheets and insisted that they should continue recording the data for data base establishment to be used in future. 4. Delivery We delivered corn, bean seeds and fertilizers as indicated in the table below: Item Corn Beans Fertilizers for corn Fertilizers for beans Variety H614 Uyole 96 NPK cereal for basal application NPK cereal for side dressing NPK winner for planting Amount 4bags 30kg 2 bags 2 bags 2 bags Conclusion They had some questions about bean diseases; we insisted the use of insecticide (thionex) 3 -5 days after seed emergence to avoid bean flies which cause severe crop loss if not checked. We also insisted that they should retain crop residues on the soil in order to maintain fertility in the soil.