Mkimbizi July 26, 2010

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
6th Visit Year One
July 26, 2010


Village Mkimbizi
Pastor Ambrose Mwakikoti and Ass. Pastor Martin Haule.
Companion Immanuel Lutheran Church
Attendees 4
Weather for the past month Dry
Reporters Ibrahim, Gabriel and Naferti

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 4 bags and 2 tins

Beans 1 bag


(ii) Record in 10 m rows for Corn

Location Amount in litres Number of plants
1st 10 meters 9.5 50
2nd 10 meters 10 44
3rd 10 meters 10 50

NB: They forgotten to record beans yield in 10 meters, 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 35,000/= per bag and price goes up to 49,000/= TShs per bag (2 months later), for beans is 80,000/= per bag and goes up to 140,000/= per bag.
• Corn
Corn is already harvested, shelled and packed in bags.
• Beans
The yield is not good due to the drought that occurred, but still they said that variety yielded more than what they normally get from their farms.

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 congregation members.

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