Kilolo - King of Kings; CVP Visit Report for Oct. 29-2010

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
3rd Visit 3rd year
October 29, 2010

Village Kilolo
Pastor Yona Kingaga
Companion King of Kings
Attendees Male 5 Female 5
Weather Sunny
Reporters Nafeti, Pongolani

Purpose of the visit
• Delivering seeds and fertilizers
• Demonstrating corn planting and fertilizer applications

Review of the handouts
Together with them we went through the handouts
• 3rd Visit Instruction
• Plant population with 60 cm. rows and Fertilizer applications
• Fertilizer needs template

Demonstrations
o Planting and fertilizer applications
We demonstrated on how to place seeds and how to apply fertilizers. We insisted that they should not place seeds and fertilizers together. There should be at least 5cm apart.
o Seeds and fertilizers
We delivered 2 bags of NPK and corn seeds.

Crop Seeds Fertilizer
Varieties Amount Type Amount
Corn H628 8kg (4 bags ) NPK 100kg (2 bags)

Questions from the audience

• In case a farmer have small piece of land which is used to grow corn and crop rotation is not possible what will be the effects?
You can do rotation of beans by planting beans in a smaller plot and then rotate with corn year after year.
• How should we know that the type of soil we have is not suitable to apply UREA;
Depends on soil PH of the particular area which determines on whether CAN or UREA to be used for side dressing.
• Concern on late fertilizer delivery in shops.
You can buy before the season starts and keep them to use at planting time.
• In case if a farmer cannot buy hybrid seeds can they still follow that Ag.Inst. Techniques?
Yes, they can still use the techniques which do not need cash money such as minimum tillage.

Conclusion

Pastor Yona Kingaga said Corn variety which they planted in 2008 had good yield compared to variety they planted in 2009 and they suggested that we should plant this year the 2008 variety. We gave them the 2008 corn variety which is hybrid 628.