Lukani - CVP Visit Report - Nov 23-2012

2012 Companion Village Project 3rd Visit, Year Two November 23, 2012 Village Lukani Pastor Najabeli Madembo Companion St Stephen the Martyr Lutheran Church Attendees 10 Weather for the past month Dry Reporters Location GPS reading Pastor Mang’ulisa, Pongolani and Venance Altitude: 1939m above sea level 08005.053S O35050.263E Introduction Upon arrival, we met ten members of the church all males. They were around the church waiting to begin the meeting. Purpose of the visit • Delivering seeds and fertilizers • Demonstrating planting and fertilizer application Topics covered • Review of the handouts - 3rd Visit Instruction - Plant population and Fertilizer applications • Demonstrations: Planting and fertilizer applications; The attendees were given an opportunity to demonstrate on how to plant seeds and how to apply fertilizers which they did precisely. However, they were cautioned not to place seeds and fertilizers together. Seeds and fertilizers The following inputs were delivered:- Item Corn Beans Fertilizers for corn Fertilizers for beans Variety Pioneer Uyole Njano NPK cereal Thionex NPK winner Amount 4bags 40 kg 2bags 1 litre 2 bags Comments/Questions They asked many questions about the fertilizers with the new formulations i.e. the NPK cereal 23- 10-5 and the NPK winner 15-9-20. We spent some time to explain the fertilizers with the new formulations. Conclusion: The attendees and the Pastor seemed interested with the teaching. They are likely to do better as they learn more.