Wasa - Fish Lake Lutheran - CVP Visit Report May 20-2013

2013 Companion Village Project 5th Visit, Year Two May 20, 2013 Village Wasa Pastor/Evangelist Juhudi Mkeng’e Companion Fish Lake Lutheran Church Attendees 3 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: They have harvested beans and tried to plant peas in the same plot but could not make it because rain ended before peas matured. Corn not yet harvested.