Irrigation for Climate Resilience Project (ICRP)

The objective of the Irrigation for Climate Resilience Project for Uganda is to provide farmers in the project areas with access to irrigation and other agricultural services, and to establish management arrangements for irrigation service delivery. The Project has three components. 1. Irrigation Services component will provide farmers with irrigation water across various irrigation models, classified around the size of irrigation development as per the National Irrigation Policy. Component 1 comprises three sub-components. 1.1. Large and Medium-scale Irrigation subcomponent will finance the construction of new irrigation schemes; it will support the development and strengthening of management model of new and existing irrigation schemes; and develop studies for future irrigation schemes. 1.2. Small and Micro-scale Irrigation subcomponent will pilot public support for the construction of farmer-led small and micro scale irrigation schemes. 1.3 Integrated Catchment Management subcomponent develop and implement integrated catchment management interventions upstream from the two new irrigation schemes, to improve the sustainability of the schemes. 2. Support Services for Agricultural Production and Value-Chain Development component will support farmers carrying out on-farm irrigation, accessing production and value addition knowledge and skills, and developing sustainable market access. 2.1. On-farm Production and Productivity subcomponent will provide support to farmers and farmers’ groups for production and productivity improvement at the farm level in the new irrigation schemes, in existing irrigation schemes, in small and micro irrigation schemes as well as in the area of the proposed future irrigation scheme. 2.2 Value Addition and Market Linkages subcomponent will provide support to farmers’ groups for value-chain development and strengthening and establishment of market linkages. 3. Institutional Strengthening and Implementation Support component will comprise...