Mozambique - Massingir Dam and Smallholder Agriculture Rehabilitation Project

The Massingir Dam and Smallholder Agriculture Rehabilitation (MDSAR) Project is located in two sites in the Gaza Province, was conceived to address the serious leakage discovered during the first impoundment of the Dam as constructed by the Portuguese colonial Government. In order to complete the Dam and bring it to full capacity, the Bank approved an ADF loan of UA 55 million in 1993 for the Project. The Massingir dam and irrigation infrastructure was to PCR Evaluation Note Form Page 2 of 20 28 August 2009 help in socio economic development of the people in the catchment area by triggering- off, a number of economic activities in the region especially in Chokwe irrigation scheme and horticulture production in the Limpopo Valley. The project was also conceived to address the high poverty level and its disproportionate impact within the project area, particularly on smallholders farmers who are mostly women.