Ipogoro - Augustana Luth; CVP Report for July 27, 2011

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
6th Visit 3rd Year
July, 27 2011

Village Ipogolo
Pastor NIckson Mwitula
Companion Augustana Luth.
Attendees 13
Weather Sunny
Reporters Nafeti, and Pongolani
Purposes of the visit
• To collect the yield measurement
• To deliver grain storage chemical “Shumba”
• End of season discussion and planning for the next farming season

Topics
1. Review of the handouts
• 6th Visit instruction handouts
• Yield recording sheet
2. Harvesting
Both corn and beans have been harvested. They have shelled corn and threshed beans.


Crop Corn Beans
Yield per ½ acres 14 bags 7 tins and 2 Litters

3. Storage
We instructed them on how to store grain for home usage and for selling at the time of high price. We instructed how to mix grain storage pesticides “shumba” and the appropriate volume of grain per bottle recommended. We left the pesticides to them to mix with their harvested grains.
4. Discussions about the farming season
They harvested more yields this season compared to the previous season even if they had little rain during the growing season. The crop residues they left on the ground helped to retain moisture which was a great resource to plants during the growing season.

5. Adaptation
Majority of the attendee have started using the techniques and Pastor Nixon has been involved in training other farmers after being invited by government leaders. That happened because they saw the progress of the plot at the parish. The parish also ranked second in Iringa municipal and they were invited to attend the zonal agricultural fair in Mbeya.
Pastor Nixon harvested 20 bags of corn from one acre which he raised using the techniques we teach on the demo plot.

Comments/questions
The requested to give them corn and bean varieties they planted last season. We told them that we will keep the same kind of varieties we gave them last year.

Conclusion
We congratulated them for the good job they have done in the demonstration. We encouraged them to adapt the techniques taught. Pastor and Parish members are very happy with the performance of the corn demonstration plot this year.