MZ PROIRRI Sustainable Irrigation Development

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The objective of the PROIRRI Sustainable Irrigation Development Project is to increase agricultural production and raise farm productivity in new or improved irrigation schemes in the Provinces of Sofala, Manica and Zambezia in Mozambique. This Project has four components. Component one involves institutional capacity development and participatory irrigation management in order to improve the enabling environment, strengthen institutions, and develop beneficiaries' capacity for a sustainable irrigation. Component two includes investments in irrigation systems and support infrastructure in order to finance the infrastructure required to increase the productivity and profitability of irrigated smallholder agriculture, i.e. scheme development, tertiary roads and energy supply. Component three comprises of a cost-sharing grant for market-led production and value chain development in order to enhance agriculture production and support the development of value chains through access to finance. Component four is project management.