Developing an irrigation scheme to increase rice production by 33% and improve food security

The area east of Jinja near the source of the Nile River has been hit hard by economic and climate stress. The Government of Uganda has prioritized rice production, to help build sustainable livelihoods and enhance food security in the area. As part of this effort, the Government plans to expand access and use of water for agricultural production through the construction of an irrigation project to regulate the flow of the river and provide farmers with reliable water to irrigate their land and produce rice crops. Financing the major infrastructure project was dependent on detailed designs and technical studies to make the project viable.

We provided consultancy services to the project executor, SGI, to determine the design of the irrigation project infrastructure. The services included climate forecasting, water resources assessment, design engineering, and master planning.

The project includes two 12-meter-tall dams, two reservoirs with capacity of 30 MCM, serving an area of 4,400 hectares through a network of canals and drainage channels. The irrigation system will generate water for 200,000 people and enable rice production.

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