Ukumbi - CVP Visit Report - May 7-2012

Companion Village Project & PCT 5th Visit, Year One May 07, 2012 Village Ukumbi Pastor/Leader Reuben Nendya Sponsorship Pyrethrum Company of Tanzania (PCT) Attendees 9 Weather for the past month Dry Institute/PCT Staffs Gabriel, Don and Karen This one of the PCT – Institute partnership demonstration plot. We met parish members waiting for us. There were few people attending today. There is a funeral going on, and many people in the village are attending the funeral. After we arrive at the village, we went direct to the bean and pyrethrum plots Purpose of the visit • Demonstrating on how to take yield measurements Topics 1. Pyrethrum Villagers said they are warmly welcome the demonstration and training of pyrethrum crop. They hope the crop would help them a lot by improving their livelihoods because it will be one of the main sources of income. 2. Review of the handouts o 5th Visit handout o Yield recording sheet 3. Demonstrations It was demonstrated on how to take the yield measurements in corn and beans (10 meter rows measurements) Plots information • The pyrethrum crop has failed. During the transplanting, the seedlings stayed for long time without been transplanted; There is high demand of the seedlings in the village. The nursery keeper had to hide few seedlings for the demonstration plot. When planted the next day, the seedlings had lost the strength to catch up and grow. We told them that next season, they have to put the good arrangement about the seedlings. • Corn is still in the field for further drying. There has been no major problem in this plot. We instructed them that next season, they should work on the spacing. The spacing are a little bit wider than instructed but we expect there will be improvements in the next season • Bean plot has been planted twice in two halves of the plot. The first planting was in February. Another half was the pyrethrum plot. When pyrethrum failed, bean was planted in March in that plot. In the first half bean are matured and already dried. The second half the beans are mature but still green Conclusion We told them that we will be back in July/August to pick the yield measurement and rain records. We told them that this year we want to start preparation very early so that the demonstration plots get the required management. We hope people in the village will