Kenya - Kimira-Oluch Smallholder Irrigation Development Study

The present intervention concerns the Kimira-Oluch Smallholder Irrigation Development Study. It is designed to contribute to the achievement of self-sufficiency in food production and poverty alleviation. The study should be broad-based and inter-disciplinary covering all matters relevant to a rural development project based on irrigated agriculture. This includes socio-economic planning, technical design, economic and financial Analyses and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The study should also be undertaken in three broad stages. For ease of reference these stages could be identitied as, the Exploratory and Planning Stage, the Feasibility Study Stage and the Final Project Preparation and Design Stage.