revitalised Mbahela Irrigation Scheme to farmers
27 March 2009
The Limpopo Department of Agriculture will hand over the revitalised Mbahela
Irrigation Scheme to beneficiary farmers at Mbahela village in the Thulamela
Municipality within the Vhembe District. The scheme forms part of the 490
hectare Tshiombo Irrigation Scheme cluster which covers Maraxwe, Tshiombo and
Mbahela areas. The Tshiombo Irrigation Scheme farmers are well known for being
the first ever emerging farmers to produce and register their own certified
maize seed.
The scheme was rehabilitated under the Limpopo Department of Agriculture
Rehabilitation of Small-Holder Irrigation Schemes (RESIS) programme. The
Mbahela Irrigation Scheme is the first phase of the rehabilitation programme
within the Tshiombo irrigation cluster.
A total of 101 hectares has been rehabilitated and a fully automated and
computer managed floppy irrigation system has been installed. The
rehabilitation will benefit 86 farmers who are members of the scheme. The
department will soon finalise the rehabilitation of the entire Tshiombo
Irrigation Scheme cluster through the RESIS programme.
The MEC for Agriculture Mme Dikeledi Magadzi will hand over the
infrastructure to farmers.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 2 April 2009
Venue: Mbahela Irrigation Scheme Mbahela Village
Time: 10h00
The Media is invited to cover the event.
RSVPs on or before Wednesday, 1 April 2009 with:
Samson Mabunda
Cell: 082 889 3791
Enquiries:
Thembi Makhuvele
Cell: 082 803 5648
Issued by: Department of Agriculture, Limpopo Provincial Government
27 March 2009
