Mlafu - Our Saviors, Sillwater CVP Report Jan 12-2012

2009 CVP
Companion Village Project
4th Visit Year Three
January 12, 2012
Village Mlafu
Pastor Daison Mpesa
Companion Our Saviour’s Stillwater
Attendees 10
Weather for the past month Good amount of rainfall for crop growth
Institute Staff Gabriel, Rev. Mang’ulisa, Roger and Venance

Purpose of the visit
• Delivering fertilizer (CAN), a pesticide and a hand sprayer.
Topics:
1. Review of the handouts, 4th visit instructions;
• Discussion about germination, Replanting and Pest control
• weeding after planting
• Monthly weeding after tasseling
2. Demonstrations: There was a demonstration on planting and fertilization of beans on rows 30cm apart and 10cm between plants. Also there was a demonstration on how to do second application of fertilizer on corn.
3. Insecticide Application. We instructed them on how to apply the insecticide correctly on both corn and beans and the rates to apply.
4. Delivery: The following items were delivered;

Item Fertilizers Insecticide Sprayer
Variety/Type CAN Thionex 35 EC Handsprayer
Amount 2bags 1 Litre 1
Corn seeds, Bean seeds and fertilizers (NPK) were delivered in November 2011

Discussion and conclusion
Corn spacing was followed correctly; the growing plants were well weeded and looked very good. Members of this Parish are hard workers and follow instructions precisely as it can be observed from their last year’s yield from both the corn and the beans. They harvested 15 bags of corn and 5 bags of beans which is the highest yield among all villages. They asked several questions about corn and beans and the questions were answered.
When asked about if they were adopting the practices taught in their fields, a few said they were adopting at a small scale because they were limited by the high cost of fertilizers. They were encouraged to adopt other techniques besides fertilizers which are very expensive. They were advised to weed the bean plot and plant when time for planting beans comes. They needed a SACCOS and were advised to organize themselves and communicate to the Institute of Microfinance at Tumaini University for assistance.