Magome - CVP Visit Report - Oct 18-2012

2012 Companion Village Project 3rd Visit, Year Two October 18, 2012 Village Magome Pastor/Evangelist Samwel Kasuga Companion Elim Lutheran Church Foundation Attendees 14 Weather for the past month Dry and cool Reporters Location Rev. Mang’ulisa, Pongolan, and Venance 080 04.994S 0350 58.008E 1829m above sea level Upon arrival, we saw members of the church very busy outside the church burning a pile of bricks they made for a church building. They stopped the brick burning activity for a while so that we could do the meeting and let them continue with the brick work after we had finished. 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 corn demo plot is close to the church; it was already weeded. We demonstrated on how to plant and how to 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. Rain gauge We asked the parishioners to give us the rainfall record data for the past year; and reminded them the importance of keeping rainfall data for future use and thus they must record whenever it rains. We provided more rainfall record sheets for them to continue recording the amount of rainfall. 4. Delivery We delivered corn and bean seeds and fertilizers as indicated in the table below: Item Corn Beans Fertilizers for corn Fertilizers for beans Variety TMV Uyole 96 NPK cereal for basal application For side dressing NPK winner for planting Amount 8 kg 40kg 2 bags 2 bags 2 bags NPK 5. Pyrethrum seeds They had seeds of pyrethrum which they were expecting to sow in a few days to come. Conclusion They want to try two types of corn seed and two types of bean seeds in their plot to compare their performances so that they can be in a better position for making choices. They will plant the seed we gave them and another locally found in the village for both corn and beans. We accepted their idea and let them go ahead with the trials and be carefully to keep records.