Promotion of solar powered irrigation farming for demonstration.
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.

The demonstration project will send clear lessons to the people, government, NGOs and donor community that Lake Victoria waters can feed people who live on its shores. If renewable energy technologies can be used to support small scale irrigation farms.

The project will also 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:
Namagubo Farmers Association
Country:
Tanzania
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 47,334.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 2,367.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 2,050.00
Project Number:
TAN/01/07
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.
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SGP Country office contact

Mr. Faustine Donald Ninga
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Ms. Stella Zaarh
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UN House, P.O. Box 9182, PSSSF Commercial Complex, Sam Nujoma Road, Kinondoni.
Dar es Salaam, Dar es salaam Region, 255-22