Ukwega-PCT - CVP Report Oct 10-2012

2012 Companion Village Project 1st, 2nd & 3rd Visit, Year One October 10, 2012 Village Ukwega Pastor Rev.Hezron Makongwa Companion The Pyrethrum Company of Tanzania Attendees 13 Weather for the past month Dry Reporters Rev. Mang’ulisa, Pongolan, and Venance Ukwega is a new pyrethrum site which has attracted the CVP program to chip in. It is a distantly located site where road conditions are not reliable during the rainy season, we had to deliver corn and bean seeds this time of the year. Upon our arrival, there were many people already waiting to do the meeting. They expected to see the pyrethrum extension officer to be with us; unfortunately he did not come with us. We did the meeting in the church and the demonstration outside the church. The pastor and church elders attended the meeting with great enthusiasm. The parishioners were very excited to have the CVP and the pyrethrum plot. Purposes of the visit: • To demonstrate on planting of corn and beans. • To deliver corn seeds, bean seeds and fertilizers • To see the pyrethrum nursery and emphasize on early land preparation for planting pyrethrum Topics 1. Review of the handouts o 1st and 2nd Visit Instruction • 3rd Visit Instruction • Plant population with 60 cm. rows and Fertilizer applications • Fertilizer needs template 2. Demonstration: Planting and fertilizer applications Ukwega village is having the CVP for the first time, therefore we spent much time to demonstrated on how to plant and fertilize corn and beans and the spacing required for each crop. The demonstration took place in a plot just outside the church. 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 instructed them on how to record rainfall. We gave them a rain gauge and rainfall record shheets and asked them to start recording as soon as the rain starts. 4. Pyrethrum nursery They had sown pyrethrum seeds in the nursery beds and the seedlings were growing well. 5. Delivery We delivered corn seeds, bean seeds and fertilizers as indicated in the table below Item Corn Beans Fertilizers for corn Fertilizers for beans Variety TMV Uyole 96 YaraMila cereal YaraMila Winner Amount 8kg 40kg 2 bags 2 bags Conclusion We have to find time to deliver Yara Mila cereal fertilizer (NPK 23-10-5) for side dressing on corn before the heavy rains begins. We told them that they should communicate with us on the progress of the demonstration plots. Whenever there are pests and disease they should call us and we will send pesticides for controlling them. We asked them about the possibility of bee keeping at that site, they said there was a great potential for bee keeping because they have plenty of land covered with natural vegetation with plenty of water, and some people keep bees locally and collect some amount of honey.