Igumbilo - CVP Visit Report - Jan 18-2013

2013 CVP Companion Village Project 4th Visit January 18, 2013 Village Igumbilo Coordinates Pastor Nixon Mwitula Companion Augustana Lutheran Church Attendees 5 Weather Dry Reporters Ibrahim Purpose of the visit • Delivering insecticides (1litre) and fertilizers (2 bags of NPK) • Demonstrating second fertilizer application and spray of insecticides Topics covered • Review of the handouts - 4th Visit Instruction - Plant population and Fertilizer applications • Demonstrations: Insecticides and second fertilizer applications: The attendees were given an opportunity to demonstrate on how to spray and how to apply fertilizers which they did precisely. However, they were cautioned not to place fertilizers very close to plant. Discussion Since I went with Pastor Nixon, I invited him to talk about the importance of attending the demonstration meetings and using the techniques in their own farms. Conclusion Their corn plot looks good, we encouraged them to continue doing a good job