Lugala CVP Visit Report - June 5-2012

Companion Village Project Visit Report 5th Visit 1st year June 05, 2012. Village Lugala pp of Ipogoro Pastor/Evangelist Nixon Mwitula /Lazaro Nyinge Companion Augustana Lutheran Attendees 15 Weather Cloudy and cool Reporters Don, Karen, Megan, Ian, Rev. Mangu’lisa and Venance 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 to get the 10m line, counting & recording the corn and bean plants, ears and marking the lines by spraying red paint. Plots information It was amazing to see the drying corn correctly spaced between lines and plants just outside the church. At one line, corn plants counted were 52 in a 10m row, a number recorded for the first time among all the 42 CVP plots growing corn up to now. The plot was well weeded. The beans were dry; the crop stand was not very good. Comments High corn yield is expected from their plot because the spacing was properly followed. Little harvest of beans is expected because the pods formed looked small. The members of the church seemed to be hard workers and interested with the program. They were singing, dancing and clapping hands as we arrived. The good attendance, proper follows up of instructions and the enthusiasm shown are earlier indicators of success to this preaching point of Ipogoro Parish led by Pastor Nixon who is exemplary in the CVP program. Conclusion We encouraged them to maintain the working spirit and the unity they already have and try to practice the learned methods in their personal plots.