Kilolo Star Vocational - CVP Visit Report - Jan 21-2013

2011 Companion Village Project 3rd Visit, Year Two January 21, 2013 Village Kilolo Star Vocational School Pastor Castor Sanguya Companion Kilolo Star Water Project Attendees 1 Weather for the past month Cloudy Reporters Ibrahim, Roger, Mang’ulisa and Venance Introduction It was one of the unexciting visits where we met only the teacher who supervises the demonstration plot, the students were on vacation and the corn field had more weeds than the corn plants. Many gaps were evident indicating untimely planting of corn which coincided with a dry spell. Purpose of the visit: • To make follow-up on the CVP progress and solve any arising problems; some inputs were delivered earlier. • Demonstrating second fertilizer application and insecticide application Topics covered • Review of the handouts - 3rd Visit Instruction - Plant population and Fertilizer applications • Demonstrations: 2nd Fertilizer application we demonstrated to the only teacher the 2nd application of fertilizer practice and indicated to him the importance of applying insecticide when the plants show signs of pest infestation. • Corn and beans plot The corn plot was full of weeds and fewer plants which were small; a couple of inches above ground. We got the implication that the corn was planted late and was hit by a dry spell at the time of germination. They had not planted beans yet hoping to plant it in February. Deliveries We delivered 2 bags of NPK cereal for 2nd application on corn and one litre of thionex pesticide Comments/Questions There was no question and no comment from the teacher. Conclusion: Plot performance at this school hasn’t been successful since the beginning of the program. Last year the school did not plant corn because they did not prepare land on time and this year they delayed planting. Bean yield last year was average (about 2 bags). We remain skeptic of the future performance of this plot.