Magome-Elim Lutheran Foundation-CVP Visit Report for Oct 12, 2011

2011 CVP
Companion Village Project
2nd Visit, Year one
October, 19 2011


Village Magome
Pastor Samwel Kasuga
Companion Elim Lutheran Church Foundation, Scandia
Attendees
Weather 15
Sunny
Reporters Nafeti, Pongolani and Rev. Lunodzo Mang’ulisa

Purposes of the visit
• Measuring demonstration plots
• Delivering rain gauge
• Discuss soil analysis results

Topics
1. Review of the handouts
Together with them we went through the handouts
• 2nd Visit Instructions
• DIRA and Institute of Agriculture Village Plot Agreement
• Plot Management FAQs
2. Demonstrations
• Rain gauge
We told them we need to know the annual rainfall record of their area. We instructed them on how to record rain using a rain gauge. One set of rain gauge was handed to them. We gave them instructions on how to read the rain gauge and record the results.
• Plots
The plots are outside the church and we were supposed to measure them and we didn’t measure the plots because they were not done with clearing the land. Next visit we will measure the plots and give them instructions on planting and fertilizer application.

Questions/ Comments from Audience

 Leaving crop residues practice causes a lot of residues to remain on the field, how should we handle excess residues?
They can make some piles of those residues and make them to decompose in some places within the field and later after decomposing they can distribute to the farm (compost manure).
 The most available fertilizer is DAP, why are you recommending NPK during planting?
We told them the importance of applying NPK during planting as it contains Nitrogen, phosphorus and Potassium which are highly needed by plants and the available levels in the soil is not adequate for the plant growth while DAP have only Nitrogen and Phosporus. However use the available fertilizers in case you do not get NPK

Conclusions/Recommendations
The Pastor and members were very thankful for the project and they said; for starting they will clear the land and they will encourage more people to attend the training so that they can learn how to grow more crops.