THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

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• THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
• MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY

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IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN TANZANIA

• EXPERINCE OF SMALLHOLDER IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENT
  PROJECT
• Eng. Mbogo Futakamba,
• Asst. Director - Irrigation

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Summary

• Country Location Economy
• Policy
• Experiences with Smallholder Irrigation
  Improvement Project
• Challenges
• Conclusions

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Country Location Economy

• In Eastern Africa (long 290 and 40 E.) and Lat 10
  and 120S).
• Population Est. at 33 million people (2002)
• Economy Over 50 of GDP depend on Agriculture
  employing 80 of the population

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Location Economy
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Irrigation Potential Vs Irrigated Area

• 43 million ha are suitable for agricultural
  production
• 29.4 million ha are potential for irrigation.
• - 2.3 million ha of high potential
• - 4.8 million ha of medium potential and -
  22.3 million hectares of low potential.
• Area under irrigation at present is 224,395 ha

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Distribution of Irrigation Schemes
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Policy

• Tanzania and Agricultural Sector Development
  Programme (ASDP). The main focus being
• Increasing agricultural productivity and
• Boost Smallholders Family incomes.
• In this regard, Irrigated agriculture has been
  given high priority in terms of resources
  allocation to implement irrigation programmes.

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Smallholder Irrigation Improvement Project (SIIP)

• The Project
• SIIP is funded by the World Bank and the
  Government of Tanzania.
• Started in December 1996 and is coming to an end
  on June 30, 2004.
• The project is operating in two river basins
  namely Pangani and Rufiji among 9 existing river
  basins in Tanzania.

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River Basins
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Key objectives of SIIP are to

• Increase paddy yield from 1.8t/ha and 2.0t/ha to
  4.0t/ha and 5.0t/ha for Rufiji and Pangani basins
  respectively.
• Increase family incomes from US 340 to US 1,100
• Improve irrigation efficiency from 15 to 30
• Farmers capacity building

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Implementation, Achievements and Challenges

• Implementation
• Focus on Farmers Capacity Building
• Formation/Upgrading of Irrigators Associations
  water rights
• Scheme construction
• Agronomy

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• Achievements
• 1,594 farmers trained in crop production, water
  management, business farming, leadership skills
• 19 IAs formed/upgraded and registered
• Each scheme has a water right

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• 15 schemes with a total of 5,059 ha constructed.
  Major works (80) by contractors and Minor works
  (20) farmers contribution
• Crop production increased
• - Pangani basin From 2.0 to 5.3 t/ha
• - Rufiji basin From 1.8 to 4.2 t/ha
• Irrigation Efficiency increased from 15 to 30

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Challenges

• Sustainability - Capacity of IAs in
• - scheme management,
• - planning and budgeting for water user fees as
  well as OM
• Decline in water resources water shed
  management issues
• Accessibility and issues of Roads-Markets linkages

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Conclusions

• There is need to continue rehabilitating schemes
  in partnership with Irrigators Associations and
  put more area under crop production
• Irrigation is good hope for increased food
  security and farm incomes