Munda munda flood control drainage and irrigation (Implementation Phase)

The project aims to improve the incomes and food security of 5,000 (47% female-headed) smallholder rice families in the project area. The project will use the Licungo River as inlet for the irrigation scheme. It is envisaged that a public-private Utility company will manage the O&M phase of the project. It will operate the irrigation scheme maintain the infrastructure and collect the water levies from the farmers. Its establishment management accounting and capacity building are externally sourced through bidding procedures. It is envisaged that INIR will represent the Government of Mozambique in the Utility and will own 10% of the shares. The other 90% of the shares will be in the hands of the participating famers. The proper management and operation of the infrastructure will allow for the cultivation harvesting processing and sales of paddy (unmilled rice) by smallholder farmers to commercial buyers.The most important elements of the project are:- Construction of the water inlet canal and sluice gates- Construction of Irrigation infrastructure and irrigation control systems- Construction of drainage canal Drainage infrastructure of main system- Irrigation infrastructure of secondary system.