Minister of Economy visit ADRA’s Irrigation Project

In partnership with the Agriculture National Department, and the farmers of Mesquita, ADRA implements an irrigation project with the potential to serve 300 small farmers already working in the Mesquita area and to create opportunities for the settlement of 300 other farmers, on previously cultivated land but that were abandoned due to water scarcity problems.
Recently, by invitation of the Director for the National Department of Agriculture, the newly appointed Minister of Economy, visited the ongoing Irrigation project and more specifically the Water Reservoir. The Minister of Economy also holds the paste of Agriculture and was accompanied by the State Secretary for Agriculture and all directors of the several National Agriculture Departments.
The Minister of Economy, underlined the importance this project has on the support to the small farmers but equally on the important impact it will have on the established national priority to increase the agricultural production in country.
The Irrigation system and other components of the project, including training, tools and seeds, is expected to be completed in April 2008.
The Irrigation system project is funded by Chevron JDZ and the training seeds and tools is funded by ADRA Canada, under the ongoing project “Exchange of Information and Agricultural Production”.