Kilolo - CVP Report May 18-2010

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
5th Visit Year Two
May 18, 2010


Village Kilolo
Pastor Yohana Kinganga
Companion King of Kings, Woodbury, MN
Attendees 6
Weather for the past month Rainy
Reporters Ibrahim, Gabriel and Lunodzo

Purpose of the visit
• Explain and demonstrate how to take yield measurement.
• Deliver two containers (20 liters and 1 liter size) and a 10 m string.
Topics
1. Greetings
Pastor Lunodzo gave greetings on behalf of the DIRA, King of Kings, Saint Paul Area Synod and US Ag Advisory Committee for volunteering to provide fund and to implement of Ag training program
2. Went through the handouts
o 5th Visit handout
o Yield recording sheet
o Rain record sheets to know the amount of rain received during this season
3. Demonstrations
We demonstrated how to measure the 10 m row (in three different locations within the demonstration plot and neighbors farm) for the yield determination, this was demonstrated by using a 10 m string, how to measure and count the number of corn plants and ears. After shelling they are supposed to measure the amount of grain by using one liter container that was given to them by the institute of Ag.
These measurements are done to both corn and beans.

Plots information
Beans looks good, they like the beans variety introduced to them.

Corn not yet harvested, but they didn’t perform better as compared to last year’s. We introduced a different variety to this year, last year variety was good but some fungi diseases attack the crop so we had decided to try a different variety.



Comments
 They thinks (by looking the field) won’t have a better yield as compared to last year’s corn yield. This was due to the change of corn variety.
NB: Last year after harvest, they asked if we can introduce a different variety so that they will learn and see if new variety will yield better.
We are glad that they are learning sometimes a different variety will make a difference in terms of production.
 They are happy with the beans variety introduced even though the final judgment will be after harvesting.

Questions from audience and answers

 They asked how they can determine the amount of rain.
We told them, the rain gauge that was given to them will help to determine the amount of rain received. To get better results, they have to record effectively.
 They asked if the Institute will introduce a different corn variety for this year so that will give them more opportunity of learning more about corn variety.
It depends, if the variety we know which we think will perform better is available in the market we will love to introduce to them.

Conclusions/Recommendations
We appreciated them for better job they have been doing and encouraged them to practice what we are teaching them for their life improvement.