Consulting services for engineering and technical support to the tender bidding process for construction of three irrigation schemes in group i sites and the construction of the mwomboshi dam

The main objective of this Irrigation Development Support Project is to “increase yields per hectare and value of diverse products marketed by smallholders benefiting from investments in irrigation in selected sites served by the project”, but also other uses of water supply, water for livestock and hydropower shall be examined. The project develops three irrigation sites of a total area of 6,500ha, namely Lusitu, Musakashi and Mwomboshi, at feasibility and detail design level and also includes the construction of the proposed irrigation schemes. Public and private partnerships (PPP) will be created for the irrigation development and management in all sites. Water supply is ensured via 3 main pumping stations abstracting water from Zambezi and Kafue River, and via the construction of the 23m high Mwomboshi dam of total storage volume of around 63.6MCM. The dam catchment is 954km2.