Ilambilole July 20, 2010

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
6th Visit Year Two
July 20, 2010


Village Ilambilole
Pastor Doricus Kimbavala
Companion Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Hastings
Attendees 8
Weather for the past month Dry
Reporters Ibrahim

Purposes of the visit
• To collect the yield measurement
• To deliver grain storage chemical “Shumba”
• To do the end of season discussion and planning for the next farming season
Topics
1. Review of the handouts
• 6th Visit instruction handout
• Yield recording sheet
2. Yield records
(i) Harvesting
Crop Amounts in bags/plot(1/2 Acre) Remarks
Corn 10 Good yield

Beans 3 tins Drought problem


(ii) Record in 10 m rows for Beans

Location Amount in litres Number of plants
1st 10 meters 5
2nd 10 meters 4.5
3rd 10 meters 5.0

NB: They forgotten to count number of plants in 10 meters record for beans and forgotten to record yield in 10 meters for corn, we really insisted them it is very important for them to record what we have instructed.

3. Storage
We instruct them how to store grain for home usage and marketing at the time of high price. We instructed how to mix grain storage chemicals “shumba” and the appropriate amount recommended per bottle. We left the pesticides to them to mix with their harvested grains.

4. Discussion about their growing season.

We discussed about problems occurred through their growing season, such as how the seeds given to them behave, in terms of germination, diseases, amount of rainfall received, current corn and beans price with reference to future price after harvesting season.
• Prices
The current corn price is 26-28,000/= per bag and price goes up to 40,000/= TShs per bag (3 months later), for beans is 60,000/= per bag and goes up to 140,000/= per bag.
• Corn
Corn is already harvested, shelled and packed in bags.

• Beans
The beans were affected by drought, because when they planted the rain stopped. The yield is not good.

Comments/questions
 They asked where they can buy certified bean seeds.
We told them, bean seeds are available in the research farms such as Uyole and Dabaga seed farm. A good thing for these research farms they can ship via public buses at a reasonable price.
 They asked do research farms produce different varieties or not?
We told them they do, with an example we were able to buy several varieties that were distributed to all CVP sites.
 They said the program has been helpful to many people. Further more they do trust that the plot at Ilambilole acting as a teaching site for nearby villages. Besides drought issues still the yield is higher. Several people have adopted the techniques taught.

Conclusion
We thanked all people who have been attending and doing a work in the plots. We insisted them to keep good records.