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| Approval Date | 24 Nov 2015 |
| Signature Date | 21 Apr 2016 |
| Planned Completion Date | 30 Jun 2018 |
| Last Disbursement Planned Date | 30 Dec 2018 |
| Sovereign / Non-Sovereign | Sovereign |
| Sector | Agriculture and Rural Development |
| DAC Sector Code | 31110 |
| Commitment | U.A 753,170.86 |
| Status | Completion |
This project consist of a preparation study for the Committee for the Facilitation of Agriculture between Mozambique and South Africa (COFMOSA) Irrigation Project. The study will be conducted by a reputable and specialized consulting engineering firm over a period of 12 months. It will address various water resources management issues and design aspects the irrigation project including technical, institutional, legal, social, cultural, economic, and environmental ones. The study will also include the preparation of semi-detailed designs and bill of quantities (BOQ) for the irrigation systems for the first phase of the project (10,000 ha). Additionally, the study will review and assess possible options for public-private partnership (PPP), as the Business Model, to manage the agriculture production based on irrigated sugar cane plantation, processing and marketing. After the conclusion of the feasibility study, the GoM in coordination with other stakeholder will organize a financial resources mobilization workshop to present the feasibility study findings and discuss financing plans with donors and private sector.
The overall long term outcome of the study will be to enable Mozambique optimizing the land and water resources potential of the Sabie-Inkomatie area assigned to COFAMOSA with respect to water development for irrigation, while enhancing the socio-economic benefits of the project area and protecting the biophysical environment in the area. The implementation of COFMOSA Irrigation Project would contribute to reduce poverty levels in the Moamba and Magude Districts, Province of Maputo, in addition to increasing the foreign currency earning, through increased exports of high value crops that will include sugar and/or ethanol.
The key beneficiaries of the project are the farmers in Moamba (Sabie Administrative Post) and Magude (Panjane Administrative Post) Districts as well as farmers from Inkomazi area in Mpumalanga in South Africa. Also, the whole populations of Moamba and Magude Districts which are estimated at 43,396 and 42,788 people, respectively.
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Funding
African Development Fund
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Implementing
Ministry of Agriculture through the National Directorate of Hydraulics
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Implementing
Ministère de l'Agriculture à travers la Direction Nationale de l'Hydraulique
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| IATI identifier | 46002-P-MZ-AA0-030 |
| Last Update | 12 May 2021 |
| Name | TIQUE Cesar Augusto |
| c.tique@afdb.org |
| Country | Mozambique |