Mkimbizi - Immanuel Luth CVP Report - May 14-2013

2013 Companion Village Project 5th Visit, Year Four May 14, 2013 Village Mkimbizi Pastor/Evangelist Bryson Msigwa Companion Immanuel Lutheran Church Attendees 5 Weather for the past month Dry Reporters Ibrahim and Rev. Mang’ulisa. Purpose • Training on how to estimate yields before harvest • Demonstrating how to measure 10 meters within the row Topics covered • Review of the handouts - 5th Visit Instruction - Harvesting techniques • Demonstrations: Measurement of 10 meters in the corn and bean fields. The attendees were given an opportunity to demonstrate on how to measure 10 m in three different portions within the field, and instructed to do the same in their own field for comparison purposes. Then after measurement, they were asked to count number of plants, corn ears in the 10 meters and then they should harvest and record how many liters/kilogram of grains in the form given by the institute of agriculture. Conclusion: Their corn plot looks dry but not ready to be harvested. For beans they harvested but not yet threshed.