Ukumbi CVP Visit Report - Aug 28-2012

2012 CVP Companion Village Project & PCT 6th Visit, Year One August 28, 2012 Village Ukumbi Pastor/Leader Reuben Nendya Sponsorship Pyrethrum Company of Tanzania (PCT) Attendees 08 Weather for the past month Dry Institute/PCT Staffs Gabriel and Pastor Mang’ulisa 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 were harvested and threshed. The pyrethrum crop did not perform were hence there are no records of flower picking. Crop Corn Beans Yield per ½ acres 7bags 5 tins 1 bag 3. Storage: We trained them on marketing of the food crops. Food crops should be stored for domestic uses and excess should be sold at the month when crop prices are highest. We instructed on how to mix grain storage pesticide “shumba” and the appropriate volume of grain per bottle recommended. The storage pesticides will be used for both corn and beans. 4. The past farming season Bean and beans The performance has not been good due to late planting and rain shortage. Pyrethrum Plot This season, the transplanting was delayed and the seedlings were very poor to survive. We asked them to prepare a nursery for the coming season. The PCT will provide them with seeds but they have to promise good management Conclusion We asked them to prepare the land for all crops as earlier as possible. The seeds for the pyrethrum nursery will be delivered soon as it was agreed in the pyrethrum training which was conducted at PCT – Mafinga. The plot for pyrethrum nursery has to be ready this month.