Lundamatwe-Augustana Luth.-- CVP Report July 27-2011

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
6th Visit 2nd Year
July, 27 2011

Village Lundamatwe
Pastor Nixon Mwitula
Companion Augustana Lutheran Church
Attendees 2
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 handout
• Yield recording sheet
2. Harvesting
Both corn and beans have been harvested. They have shelled corn and threshed the beans.

Crop Corn Beans
Yield per ½ acres 5 bags 3 tins and 5 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
The plots this season were affected by drought but the seed variety for both corn and beans were good.
5. Adaptation
The Evangelist said people who have been working on the plot and those who were passing around are eager to use the techniques on their own farms.

Comments/questions
The evangelist asked how to use storage pesticides other than shumba. We told them that they should read the instructions and use accordingly.

Conclusion
We encouraged them to do better next farming season. The plot at the parish is a good example to them they still can lean from them and improve the yields.