Ng'ang'ange - Roseville Lutheran; CVP Report for Sept 14-2011

2008 CVP
Companion Village Project
Visit Report
6th Visit 2nd Year
September, 14, 2011

Village Ng’ang’ange
Pastor Simon Msula
Companion Roseville Lutheran church
Attendees 9
Weather Rainy
Reporters Nafeti, Gabriel, Rev. Mang’ulisa and Pongolani
Pastor introduced to us that they have plans to farm 10 acres of corn as the parish project using the techniques we teach and use on the demonstration plot and he invited us to visit the farm and give advice.

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
Corn have been harvested and they didn’t plant beans in March and they are planning to do that this month.
Crop Corn Beans
Yield per ½ acres 2bags

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.
4. Discussion about the farming season
The corn variety which was grown last season had the problem of rotting after maturity. We discussed with them and it looks like in that area most of this improved varieties of corn have the problem with rotting which makes most of the farmers if not all to use the local corn varieties. Plans for the coming season is to divide the corn plot into two parts and plant one improved corn variety and one part local variety and use the same methods of production we recommend.
5. Adaptation
They like the techniques and some of said that they are using some of them but the problem they face is money to buy inputs. And the pastor said they will farm their parish farm using the methods we are teaching them to enhance farmers adaptation.

Comments/questions
 They could have harvested more corn this year but they ended up with low yield because of corn rotting and poor germination after planting. We think also of doing late planting so that corn matures during the dry season and escape the rotting.
 They plan to move the plot to another location within but within the village area. We told them to find an area where more people pass and see the progress of the plot and learn from that.
 Pastor raised the issue of active participation during management of the CVP plot because it seems few people carry the work and others doesn’t attend.
Conclusion
We encouraged them to participate during the training session and doing the scheduled activities. Fully participation will enhance not only the yields but their understanding of the techniques.