Lundamatwe - Augustana Luth-CVP Report Nov 21-2011

2010 CVP
Companion Village Project
3rd Visit Year Two
November 21, 2011

Village Lundamatwe
Pastor Nixon Mwitula
Companion Augustana Lutheran Church
Attendees 11
Weather Sunny
Reporters Gabriel and Don

Purpose
• Delivering seeds and fertilizers
• Demonstrating planting and fertilizer application

Topics
• Greetings
Before we began the demonstration, John delivered greetings from St. Paul Area Synod and US Institute of Ag advisory committee
• Review of the handouts
Together with them we went through the handouts
- 3rd Visit Instruction
- Plant population and Fertilizer applications
- Fertilizer needs template
• Demonstrations
o Planting and fertilizer applications
We demonstrated on how to plant seeds and how to apply fertilizers. We insisted that they should not place seeds and fertilizers together.
o Seeds and fertilizers
The following were delivered
Corn Seeds Bean Seeds Fertilizers
Variety Amount (kg) Variety Amount (kg) Type Amount (bags)
Pioneer 3253 8 Wanja 40kg NPK 4

o Rain gauge
Pastor Nixon instructed them on how to properly use rain gauge and record rainfall amount.

Questions/comments
 How many cups of fertilizers should we put per hole?
Put two cups of fertilizers per hole. Make sure you do not mix fertilizers with seeds when you do the application
 If I am using cow manure, what spacing is recommended?
When you use cow manure, use a little bit of wider spacing such as 60cm by 30 or 40cm. However cow manure do not have high amount of Nitrogen, try to get industrial nitrogenous fertilizers for the second application.
 How should we store fertilizers?
Store fertilizers under the shaded structures of in the house store room. The area should be dry where rain cannot reach.

Conclusion
We expect better results than that of last year. Better management of the plot will give them good lessons about fertilizers applications, seeds performance and effectiveness of other agronomic practices.