Irrigate your land RC urges people
What you need to know:
- Regional Commissioner Jordan Rugimbana said, “Starting irrigation schemes is quite expensive, but the farmers could form groups and develop business plans for financial institutions in a bid to access loans for irrigation projects,” he observed.
Dodoma. The region is mulling over the idea of investing in irrigation schemes to boost food security.
Regional Commissioner Jordan Rugimbana said, “Starting irrigation schemes is quite expensive, but the farmers could form groups and develop business plans for financial institutions in a bid to access loans for irrigation projects,” he observed.
The RC said, in addition to enabling farmers cultivate a variety cash crops throughout the year, the irrigation schemes would play a pivotal role at curbing crop failures.
In an exclusive interview with The Citizen on Monday, the said due to the fact that Dodoma is a semi-arid region, it will continue to experience dry spells. “Geographically, this region is not expected to receive abundant rain fall thus, we must assist farmers by introducing irrigation,” he said.
Regional agriculture officer Abraham Isack said: “A number of people consider the scarcity of rain as a curse. The dry climatic conditions in the region are just not being exploited for alternative agricultural projects.” He added that interventions by NGOs in the region do not offer long term solutions.
“Most NGOs and other stakeholders assist farmers in cultivating crops that require heavy rainfall instead of promoting drought-resistance crops,” he revealed.
