TANZANIA: Irrigation plots increase by 233,715 hectares in five years
In a bid to boost agriculture production, the government has managed to increase irrigation areas by 233,715 hectares in the past five years.
The National Irrigation Commission (NIRC), Acting Director General, Mr Daudi Kaali, noted “NIRC has been able to rehabilitate 179 irrigation schemes’ infrastructures in a period of five years, most of these were supported through System of Rice Intensification (SRI).”