Northern Province Irrigation Rehabilitation Project – Phase II
Northern Province Irrigation Rehabilitation Project - Phase II
Northern Province Irrigation Rehabilitation Project – Phase II
The project area covered four separate irrigation schemes in the Merowe district, targeting small-scale farmers whose livelihoods had been severely affected by deterioration of the irrigation system. The overall objective was to increase food production and the farm incomes of small-scale farmers and rural women. Specifically the project focused on:
- investing in irrigation rehabilitation
- financing investment in farm materials such as seed and fertilizer
- preventing further desertification
- building institutional support
Source: IFAD
