Bomalang'ombe Lutheran Parish-CVP Visit Report May 22,2012

Companion Village Project Visit Report 5th Visit 4th year May 22, 2012. Village Bomalango’mbe Parish Pastor Lutango Tewele Companion Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Attendees 06 Weather Cloudy and cold Reporters Rev. Mangu’lisa, Venance and Pongolani Purpose of the visit • To explain and demonstrate how to take yield measurement Topics 1. Went through the handouts o 5th Visit handout o Yield recording sheet 2. Demonstrations We demonstrated how to measure the 10 m row (in three different locations within the demonstration plot) for the yield determination; this was demonstrated by using a tape measure, sticks were fixed at the beginning and at the end of the 10m row in order to mark the row in which plants were counted and recorded. Plots information The corn plot looked nice with well filled ears. It was well spaced and weeded. The beans had just emerged, the germination percentage was well and they were well spaced. The parish grows pyrethrum as well. The pyrethrum was growing well, but was wider gaps between plants. Comments Parishioners were encouraged to continue weeding the corn until near harvesting. They were also reminded to do gap filling in the pyrethrum plot by splitting the wide stems when the weather becomes appropriate. Conclusion The parishioners are hard workers and follow the methods taught at the demonstration plot. A few of them acknowledged using the methods in their own plots although the major challenge is the quantity of fertilizer which they can’t afford to purchase because the price is high. We encouraged them to practice all the other methods taught such as weeding, leaving crop residue etc. and altering the spacing depending on the amount fertilizer available following the chart provided to them by the Institute of Agriculture.