Project Detail

Promotion of solar powered irrigation farming for demonstration

-To promote wide use of solar energy in water pumping and irrigation farming through support to a demonstration community based irrigation scheme
-To demonstrate how solar energy can be used for small-scale irrigation scheme
- To increase production of food crops in order to reduce and eventually eradicate food poverty to Lake adjacent communities

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Shinembo Irrigation Project Association

Country:

Tanzania

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

Phase 2

Grant Amount:

US$ 48,271.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 4,606.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 3,333.00

Project Number:

TAN/01/05

Start Date:

10/2001

End Date:

12/2003

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Notable Community Participation

60% of the work will be done by local communities.

Gender Focus

Food crop production in Africa is primarily the work of women. The project will reduce women's workload in this regard.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

Increased crop production through low cost solar powered irrigation system improves livelihood on sustainable basis.

Capacity - Building Component

Local communities will be trained on how to operate and install solar powered irrigation system for increased crop production.

Planning gef grant

N/A

Planning non gef grant

N/A

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Project aim at benefitting the global environment through awareness creation and wide adoption.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

Project financing provided at three levels: GEF/SGP (60%); Local Government (10%) and local communities (30%).

Policy Impact

Project provides policy feedback in favour of small scale irrigation farming systems. Project also advocates for the use of solar energy for water pumping.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

Project targets at the local smallholder farmers.

Replication of project activities

The project has been replicated to other communities undertaking agriculturel activities in the lake zone.

Policy Influence

The project has stretherned the policy on sustainable agriculture througth small scale irrigation

Linkages gef projects

The project is linked with the GEF project on the conservation of lake victoria basin

Project sustainability

The project is using solar power to pump water for irrigation hence less costs in project operation. The community run the project on self reliance basis hence ownership and sustainability

Project Results

This project is still ongoing. Implementation level has reached 60%. Results realized so far are as follows:-

(1) Increased cohesion for group members because they are all rallied behind the project

(2) Increased empowerment through awareness raising initiatives and training

(3) Increased problem solving capacity through solving problems which emerge in the course of project implementation.

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Indicators

Empowerment

Number of women participated / involved in SGP project 18

Livehood

Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project 80

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