Nduli - CVP Visit Report - July 30-2012

2012 CVP Companion Village Project 6th Visit Year Four July 30th, 2012 Village Nduli Pastor Laiton Muyinga Companion Christ the King Lutheran Church Attendees 13 Weather for the past month Dry & Clear Reporters Rev. Mang’ulisa, Pongolan and Venance Purposes of the visit • To collect the yield measurement • To deliver grain storage chemical “Shumba” • End of season discussion and planning for the next farming season Topics 1. Review of the handouts • 6th Visit instruction handout • Yield recording sheet 2. Harvesting Both corn and beans have been harvested. The corn harvest is good despite the dry spell which occurred between the end of January and March this year. The dry spell occurred at critical stages for the corn development, we were all afraid that they would lose all the corn but it seems the crop residue management and other techniques adopted worked well to rescue the crop. Congratulations to the pastor and the parishioners for the good job they have been doing. The yield was as shown in the table below: Crop Corn Beans Yield per ½ acres 12.8 bags (77tins and 4 liters) 1.75 tins (10 tins and10 liters) 3. Storage The Pastor complained of insect infestation in corn which began from the field. Two types of insects; the beetle of the genus Sitophilus and the flying moth Sitotroga cerealella are prominent. The pastor and the parishioners are aware of the insects and had taken care already by mixing the grain with ‘shumba’ a storage pesticide provided to them by the institute which acted well to halt the insect activity. There was no further insect activity at the time of the visit. Corn variety is good. It yields higher than the local variety. Bean crop has been low due to the dry spell. 4. Adoption Most of the parishioners have been adopting some of the techniques. District Pastor showed us his yield which he got from his farm after using the techniques. Kisinga, a preaching point of the parish harvested 11bags from an acre after adopting some techniques from the demonstration plot. Comments/questions  We shared their enthusiasm for good performance despite the drought which exists in their area  We advised them to take care of the insects as soon as they appear by using the right insecticide at the correct dose. Conclusion We congratulated them for the good job they have done in the demonstration plot. We encouraged them to adopt the techniques taught and apply them in their own plots. This is probably the leading parish which has been doing very well in the plot and many members are adopting the techniques. They are doing other money earning activities such as honey harvesting & processing, peanut butter making and cooking oil extraction. The Pastor, has been selected to participate in the famous farmers’ day in Mbeya popularly known as” Nanenane agricultural Fair” to show their products and demonstrate on how they do it.

Ilambilole CVP Visit Report - July 30-2012

2012 CVP Companion Village Project 6th Visit Year Four July 30th, 2012 Village Ilambilole Pastor Meshack Magova Companion Our Saviors Lutheran Church Attendees 19 Weather for the past month Dry and Clear Reporters Rev. Mang’ulisa, Pongolan and Venance Purposes of the visit: • To collect the yield measurement • To deliver grain storage chemical “Shumba” • End of season discussion and planning for the next farming season Topics 1. Review of the handouts • 6th Visit instruction handout • Yield recording sheet 2. Harvesting: They harvested a little amount of corn. They had no harvest for beans this year as it has been the case in the past two years. They said the reason for bean failure was draught which hits the area severely. Crop Corn Beans Yield per ½ acres 2.3 bags Nil Such a yield is very low as compared to the yield of Nduli parish (12.8bags) of similar climate. 3. Storage: We instructed them on how to store grain for home usage and for selling at the time of high price. We instructed how to mix grain storage pesticides “shumba” and the appropriate volume of grain per bottle recommended. We left the pesticides to them to mix with their harvested grains. 4. Discussion about the farming season: Since they failed to grow beans for the past three years and harvested very little maize, we discussed what can be done as alternatives. A woman explained how she grew very successfully cowpeas in the same situation using the seed available in the village under the guidance of the extension worker. We advised them to try cowpeas and sunflower as alternative crops because they will continue to receive extension education from the Institute. 5. Adoption: It was not easy to determine how many have adopted the techniques taught in the demonstration plot because it was not that much successful. Comments/questions  When we asked them about bee keeping, they showed a great enthusiasm. They said they had visited Nduli parish to study bee keeping, oil extraction from sunflower and peanut butter making. They had a meeting on 3rd April, 2012 to discuss on bee keeping and they had decided to establish 8 bee hives to start with. They thought their area had all the potential for bee keeping: adequate flowers, good supply of water, natural ecology and the honey produced is of high quality.  We are optimistic that the parish has a potential for honey production. Conclusion We encouraged them to think of the alternative crops; cowpeas and sunflower because they are drought resistant crops and think of bee keeping.

Idunda CVP Visit Report - July 26-2012

2012 CVP Companion Village Project 6th Visit Year Two July 26th, 2012 Village Idunda Pastor Letson Chusi Companion St. James Lutheran Church Attendees 22 Weather for the past month Wet (Rainy) and Cold Reporters Rev. Mang’ulisa, Pongolan and Venance Purposes of the visit • To collect the yield measurement • To deliver Fertilizers and seed for the coming season • End of season discussion and planning for the next farming season Topics 1. Review of the handouts • 6th Visit instruction handout • Yield recording sheet • CVP -3rd Plant population • 3rd & 4th Visit Instructions combined handout. 2. Harvesting: They had harvested corn and beans. Unfortunately, the corn perished due to rotting problem. At the time of the visit they could not show us any remaining corn. We saw a little harvest of beans which were in a good shape. Crop Corn Beans Yield per ½ acres - 3 tins 3. Delivery We delivered Fertilizers and bean seeds for the next planting season. We also delivered a spray pump for spraying chemicals against insects and diseases. Fertilizers Seed Equipment Type Quantity Variety Quantity Type Quantity NPK 10:18:24 4 Bags Beans Uyole 96 30 kg Spray pump (16L) 1 CAN 27:0:0 2 Bags 4. Discussion about the coming farming season: We advised the Parishioners to find a local variety of corn for planting in the demonstration plot since the hybrids tend to rot in this area. We spent a lot of time describing the new farming methods which the Institute introduces to the CVP to improve crop productivity since it was like they are just beginning to learn and they asked many questions about the farming methods. We answered the questions accordingly and they sowed great interest in the new farming methods. Comments/questions  The Parishioners were happy that they have received the inputs and instructions at the right time because their planting season is August – September.  We advised them to put the CVP for corn /beans at a place which can be seen with the church members as well as other villagers so that they can learn and practice in their own plots.  Some of them were already keeping bees locally and said they have plenty of land for bee keeping and would like to do it at a larger scale. Conclusion Parishioners were advised to adopt the new farming methods which were taught, but change the corn seed and use the local variety.

Idegenda Visit Report - July 24-2012

2012 CVP CompanionVillage Project 6th Visit Year Two July 24th, 2012 Village Idegenda Pastor Peter Kikoti Companion The Pyrethrum Company of Tanzania Attendees 13 Weather for the past month Dry and Cold Reporters Rev. Mang’ulisa, Pongolan and Venance Purposes of the visit • To collect the yield measurement • To deliver Fertilizers and seed for the coming season • End of season discussion and planning for the next farming season Topics 1. Review of the handouts • 6th Visit instruction handout • Yield recording sheet • CVP -3rd Plant population • 3rd & 4th Visit Instructions combined 2. Harvesting The Parishioners had planted beans only because they were late for planting corn. Therefore, they had harvested beans. The bean yield was very little and they said they planted it late. Crop Corn Beans Yield per ½ acres - 3 tins 3. Delivery We delivered Fertilizers and bean seeds for the next planting season. We also delivered a spray pump for spraying chemicals against insects and diseases. Fertilizers Seed Equipment Type Quantity Variety Quantity Type Quantity NPK 10:18:24 2 Bags Beans Uyole 96 30 kg Spray pump (16L) 1 CAN 27:0:0 2 Bags NB: Two more bags of NPK to be supplied before the end of August for beans at planting 4. Discussion about the coming farming season: We advised the Parishioners to find a local variety of corn for planting in the demonstration plot since the hybrids tend to rot in this area. We spent a lot of time describing the new farming methods which the Institute introduces to the CVP to improve crop productivity since it was like they are just beginning to learn and they asked many questions about the farming methods. We answered the questions accordingly and they showed a great interest in the new farming methods. Comments/questions  The Parishioners were happy that they have received the inputs and instructions at the right time because their planting season is August – September.  We advised them to put the CVP for corn /beans at a place which can be seen with the church members as well as other villagers so that they can learn and practice in their own plots.  We advised them to work seriously on the pyrethrum plot by preparing the nursery bed and the plot on time so that they will be able to plant on time. The Pastor had attended the pyrethrum meeting at Mafinga recently; therefore, he takes a lead in mobilizing the other members to work seriously.  We asked them about bee keeping and they said they have plenty of land and good environment for producing high quality honey. A few members of the parish said they keep bees locally in clay pots and they harvest a little quantity of honey for sale and domestic consumption. Conclusion We anticipate the CVP will do well and the farmers will adopt the new farming methods which they have been taught because the pastor and members of the church showed a great interest and thirst in farming.

Kipanga - CVP Visit Report-July 23, 2012

2012 CVP Companion Village Project 6th Visit Year Two July 23, 2012 Village Kipanga Pastor Winled Fwimi Companion Lake Park Lutheran Church Attendees 10 Weather for the past month Dry & Cold Reporters Rev. Mang’ulisa,Pongolani and Venance Purposes of the visit: • To collect the yield measurement • To deliver Fertilizers and seeds for the next planting season • End of season discussion and planning for the next farming season Topics 1. Review of the handouts • 6th Visit instruction handout • Yield recording sheet • To review 3rd and 4th visit combined and plant population at different levels of fertilizer handouts 2. Harvesting Both corn and beans have been harvested. Corn is not yet threshed, therefore, its yield not exactly known until after threshing. We saw threshed beans stored in plastic bags. Bean harvest was quite little. The yield was as presented in the table below: Crop Corn Beans Yield per ½ acres Not yet threshed 4 tins 3. Delivery We delivered Fertilizers and bean seeds for the next planting season. We also delivered a spray pump for spraying chemicals against insects and diseases. Fertilizers Seed Equipment Type Quantity Variety Quantity Type Quantity NPK 10:18:24 2 Bags Beans Uyole 96 30 kg Spray pump (16L) 1 CAN 27:0:0 2 Bags NB. Two more bags of NPK to be sent to Kipanga in August before the end of planting season 4. Discussion about the farming season: The corn plot looked very good when we last visited the village in April; however, after maturity, ears started to rot. The rotting problem is severe to the variety of seed delivered by the Institute. Therefore, we decided to deliver only half the amount of seed required for half an acre and asked the parishioners to plant the other quarter of the corn plot with the local variety of corn the next planting season. Beans did not do very well. The parishioners were not sure of the planting season, therefore, planted beans in two seasons; November and March. Through this trial, they learned that beans can grow well in Ihimbo village which is part of the parish if planted in November, but can do well in the other village of Kipanga if planted in March. The two villages in the same parish seem to have different climates. Also, they believe the Hybrid seed can do well in Ihimbo but not in Kipanga. Comments/questions  We advised the parishioners to sort out the rotten corn and dispose it away from the good crop which can be threshed and mixed well with ‘shumba’ chemical for storage.  We took a lot of time discussing with the parishioners who were interested with the farming methods. They wanted to know more and more of the farming methods that the Institute teaches. They asked many questions which were answered accordingly.  We asked them about bee keeping and they said they have plenty of land and good environment for producing high quality honey. A few members of the parish said they keep bees locally in clay pots and they harvest honey for sale and domestic consumption. Conclusion We encouraged them to continue with the hard working spirit they have shown for the coming season so that they can harvest more of quality corn and beans. We also reminded them to prepare a pyrethrum nursery and prepare pyrethrum plot in time so that they can have a good crop.