{"id":8313,"date":"2020-05-07T20:40:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T20:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=8313"},"modified":"2020-05-07T20:40:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T20:40:44","slug":"undp-funded-irrigation-project-sets-foot-in-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/community\/undp-funded-irrigation-project-sets-foot-in-district","title":{"rendered":"UNDP FUNDED IRRIGATION PROJECT SETS FOOT IN DISTRICT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> ABOUT 60 smallholder farmers in Chamwino District will benefit from drip irrigation scheme funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which aims at improving food security in Dodoma Region.<\/p>\n<p>Chamwino District Social Development Officer, Ms Sophia Swai, noted here recently that the main goal of the project was to minimise adverse effects of climate change in agriculture in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe project also helps to engage poor households in income generating activities on how to eradicate poverty,\u201d said the Chamwino District Social Development Officer during a study tour of the project to beneficiary farmers at a model farm owned by Mr Fred Mwenemile.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on how well one is designed, installed, maintained, and operated, a drip irrigation system is more proficient than other types of irrigation systems, such surface irrigation or sprinkler.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Swai said the authorities in Chamwino came up with the idea to adapt with weather condition in the region, adding that Social Development Department wrote a proposal on the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe submitted a proposal on the project dubbed Sustainable Vegetable Agriculture to UNDP for the funds to support small scale farmers,\u201d she observed.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Swai said the project will cost the authorities 60m\/- for training to farmers and installation of drip irrigation infrastructures, adding that its beneficiaries will receive training on drip irrigation.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Vesi Mazuguni, one of the project beneficiary farmers from Huzi village in Chamwino, expressed his delight on the drip irrigation scheme, saying the study tour was vital for them to be conversant with how to carry out drip irrigation in their plots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we go back to our village, we\u2019ll decide types of vegetables to grow in our 10 acre farm,\u201d said 54 year old smallholder farmer.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mazuguni pointed out that six groups with ten members each will execute the drip irrigation scheme on ten acre farm.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, Mr Fred Mwenemile, whose farm is used as a model farm for drip irrigation project in Chamwino, said he started to grow tomato on his one acre farm and manages to harvest 800 kilogramme and 2 tonnes every week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the onset, I planted 10,000 seedlings of tomatoes and I started to harvest after 75 days,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: ABOUT 60 smallholder farmers in Chamwino District will benefit from drip irrigation scheme funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which aims at improving food security in Dodoma Region. 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