The Project for Irrigation Development for Nyakomba Irrigation Scheme (completed)

The project will improve and construct irrigation facilities in the Nyanga District in Manicaland Province, where small-scale farmers rely on less than 600 millimeter of natural rainfall per year, so as to provide a stable supply of irrigation water to the target area, thereby improving the agricultural production of small-scale farmers in the area.

Details for the project are provided below.

Country Republic of Zimbabwe
Project title The Project for Irrigation Development for Nyakomba Irrigation Scheme
Executing agency Department of Irrigation, Ministry of Land, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement
Grant aid up to 1.791 billion yen
Signing of Grant
Agreement
9 November 2015
Planned implementation
period
28 months, including detailed design work and the bidding period
Target region, facilities Nyakomba Irrigation scheme, Nyanga District, Manicaland Province
Specific project details Irrigation Development (580ha, 760 Beneficiaries)
(1) construction of Block A (146ha)
(2) rehabilitation of Block B,C,D (434ha)
(3) equipment: tractor, motorbike
(4) soft-component (training)
Contractor KONOIKE Construction Co., Ltd.
Consultant NTC International Co., Ltd.
Completion 18 June 2019