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| Farmserve Africa Farmer to Farmer volunteer report Improved maize production through IPM for striga Trip dates june 1 to july 16, 2003Part 1: striga(striga activities conducted from june 17 to july 16, 2003)Conrad Bérubé |
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june 17
francis neindow
andrew kuyipwa
Buhcha and wublum are gushiegu names for striga
cotton, soybean, bambara bean, groundnuts, cowpea
Catch crop will initiate germination and be impacted by parasite; trap crop will cause autosuicide.
Farmers may see striga as the cause of low soil nutrients as opposed to symptomatic. Cotton companies are willing to sponsor farmers with plowing servers (one acre for food crops with the commitment to one and one quarter acre [a carry over from arabic feydan promoted by egyptian cotton agrologists) . Guinea corn is the Ghanaian term for sorghum.
Try floating seed out of top soil.
Spoke to world vision rep bernard who opined that sometimes development projects target issues that are not percieved as problems by the communities.
june 18
bulugu
how many are they? 15 but dwindled to 6
Have they had training about striga? mofa
Is the photo sufficient to identify striga? what are local names? bocha, wublum
is it percieved as a problem? maize and guinea corn
are these for different types of striga? how is striga a problem? causes them
to clear more land. Soil fertility decreasing leads to striga infestation. Destroys crop:thin stalk, stunted, yellowish, leaves are whitish at about knee
height, stalk doesn't appear as quickly with striga infestation with other problems
the stalk comes up but may be stunted.
wind and water, tools and animals can transfer seeds. Drying seeds elsewhere, cleaning tools and washing seeds can reduce striga seed
dispersal
winnowing and washing of seed can reduce seed stores
striga seed can last for years. Seed too valuable to plant densely.
june 19
Kpugi
how many? 21, 2 women
have they had training about striga? no
is the photo sufficient to identify striga? bocha, wublum
what are local names? is it percieved as a problem?yes
are these for different types of striga? depleted soil
striga sucks resources directly from plants
hosts of striga
millet, sorghum, cowpea
yam, cassava have some kind of bocha that is different
crotalaria is called bombbogu
june 20
zamashegu
23,1 woman
is the photo sufficient to identify striga? what are local names? kumba call
it ulule, bocha
is it percieved as a problem? what are local names?
are these for different types of striga? recognize the parasitic nature of striga.
Mofa has done previous training, soybean rotation,
june 24
monkulaa
how many are they? 41
is the photo sufficient to identify striga? yes
what are local names? bocha, wublum
have they received previous training? no
is it percieved as a problem? yes
what are they currently doing to manage striga? fallow or crop rotation
how long are they rotating out of corn? 2-3
how much does one hundred kilos of corn cost? 800,000
how much does a sack of animal manure cost? unknown
what is the increase in yield from using such fertilizer? unknown don't do
how much does a sack of high nitrogen fertilzer cost? some use, 400,000 per
acre for fertilizer
what is the increase in yield from using such fertilizer? don't know
what prevents them from planting soybean or other legumes instead of corn?
is there land where demonstration plots can be set up? ideas for field day?
Nangukpang
how many are they? 25
is the photo sufficient to identify striga? yes
what are local names? bocha, wublum
have they received previous training? no
is it percieved as a problem? yes
what are they currently doing to manage striga? fallow, crop rotation
how long are they rotating out of corn? 4 yr fallow, 3 yr rotation
how much does one hundred kilos sell for? 110,000
how much does one hundred kilos of corn cost?
how much does a sack of animal manure cost? not for sale, trouble acquiring
it and getting it out to farms and it may carry weed seeds
what is the increase in yield from using such fertilizer? bags per acre
how much does a sack of high nitrogen fertilzer cost? 100,000 last year for
compound (140,000 this year; ammonia 120,000 this year
what is the increase in yield from using such fertilizer? 15 bags per acre
what prevents them from planting soybean or other legumes instead of corn?
is there land where demonstration plots can be set up? ideas for field day?
urrma
wednesday june 25
tindang
how many are they? 27
is the photo sufficient to identify striga? yes
what are local names? bocha, wublum
have they received previous training? no
is it percieved as a problem? yes
what are they currently doing to manage striga? rotation
how long are they rotating out of corn? 2-3 years
how much does one hundred kilos sell for?
how much does one hundred kilos of corn cost?
how much does a sack of animal manure cost? unknown
what is the increase in yield from using such fertilizer? how much does a sack
of high nitrogen fertilzer cost? 381,000 per acre
what is the increase in yield from using such fertilizer? 5-7 bags/acre increase; i.e. More than 300,000 increase
what prevents them from planting soybean or other legumes instead of corn?
is there land where demonstration plots can be set up? ideas for field day?
would like to make a formal request for bullock training to OIC
Afternoon duna
how many are they? 35 men, 17 women
is the photo sufficient to identify striga? yes
what are local names? wublum, moje, bocha
have they received previous training?
is it percieved as a problem? yes
what are they currently doing to manage striga? fallowing, rotations with soybean
how long are they rotating out of corn? 4-5 years
how much does one hundred kilos sell for?
how much does one hundred kilos of corn cost?
how much does a sack of animal manure cost?
what is the increase in yield from using such fertilizer? how much does a sack
of high nitrogen fertilzer cost? 330,000 per acre
what is the increase in yield from using such fertilizer? increase of 11 bags;
660,000
what prevents them from planting soybean or other legumes instead of corn?
is there land where demonstration plots can be set up? ideas for field day?
june 26
tuuyili
how many are they? 40 (dwindled to 29), 3 women
is the photo sufficient to identify striga? yes
what are local names? bocha, wublum, moje
have they received previous training? no
is it percieved as a problem? yes
what are they currently doing to manage striga? fallow, rotation crops
how long are they rotating out of corn? 4 years
how much does one hundred kilos sell for?
how much does one hundred kilos of corn cost?
how much does a sack of animal manure cost?
what is the increase in yield from using such fertilizer? how much does a sack
of high nitrogen fertilzer cost? 300,000 per acre
what is the increase in yield from using such fertilizer? increase of 6 bags
per acre or at least 420000 cedis at the lwest price last year
what prevents them from planting soybean or other legumes instead of corn?
is there land where demonstration plots can be set up? ideas for field day?
Afternoon nyong-nyili
how many are they? 15, 4 women
is the photo sufficient to identify striga? what are local names? bocha, wublum
have they received previous training? one individual has spoken to Ayuba previously
is it percieved as a problem? yes
what are they currently doing to manage striga? fallow only
how long are they rotating out of corn? 4 years
how much does one hundred kilos sell for?
how much does one hundred kilos of corn cost?
how much does a sack of animal manure cost? not available
what is the increase in yield from using such fertilizer?n/a
how much does a sack of high nitrogen fertilzer cost?
what is the increase in yield from using such fertilizer? what prevents them
from planting soybean or other legumes instead of corn?
is there land where demonstration plots can be set up? ideas for field day?
june 27
nyong-guma
how many are they? 40
is the photo sufficient to identify striga? yes
what are local names? bocha, wublum
have they received previous training? not much, a bit from mofa and Ayuba
is it percieved as a problem? yes
what are they currently doing to manage striga? how long are they rotating out
of corn? 4yrs previously but because of land pressure now they're only able
to afford a year of fallowing
how much does one hundred kilos sell for?
how much does one hundred kilos of corn cost?
how much does a sack of animal manure cost?
what is the increase in yield from using such fertilizer? how much does a sack
of high nitrogen fertilzer cost?
what is the increase in yield from using such fertilizer? what prevents them
from planting soybean or other legumes instead of corn?
is there land where demonstration plots can be set up? ideas for field day?
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Attendees at striga visits |
Men |
women |
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Bulugu |
6 |
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Kpugi |
21 |
2 |
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Zamashegu |
23 |
1 |
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Monkulaa |
41 |
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Nangukpang |
25 |
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Tindang |
27 |
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Duna |
35 |
17 |
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Tuuyili |
29 |
3 |
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Nyong-nyili |
15 |
4 |
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Nyong-guma |
40 |
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Total |
262 |
27 |
For more information on the farmer-to-farmer program write to
Farmserve Africa Program
OIC International 240 West Tulpehocken Street
Philadelphia, PA 19144
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