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The Plan

The Micro-scale Irrigation Program supports farmers to purchase and use individual irrigation equipment. The Program supports farmers in purchasing the irrigation equipment through a matching grant scheme, in which the cost of the equipment is co-financed by the farmer and the government.

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The Micro-scale Irrigation Program is part of the Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer Reform Program (IFTRP) and is supported by the World Bank through the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer Program (UgIFT). The Micro-scale Irrigation Program is led by the Department of Agricultural Infrastructure Mechanization and Water for Agricultural Production of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF). The Micro-scale Irrigation Program is in line with Uganda’s National Irrigation Policy which aims to create 1.5 million hectares of irrigated land by the year 2040.

The role of the private sector in the successful implementation of this program

Irrigation equipment suppliers

LGs will be procuring the irrigation equipment after farmers’ successful application to the program.

Financial Institutions

As farmers will need to finance part of the irrigation equipment, they might need to access loans to provide their contribution.

Value Chain Actors:

With higher and more diversified production, farmers will need to better commercialize their produce.

Programme Aim

UgIFT aims at improving the adequacy and equity of fiscal transfers and improve fiscal management of resources by Local Governments for health and education services.

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