| 词条 | Ngondoma Irrigation Scheme |
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Of the 179 farmers in the scheme, 134 are women. It comprises members from various villages, including villagers from Chief Njelele side, Gokwe District on the other side of Ngondoma River. InceptionThe scheme was established in 1968,[1] and only 12 to 20 farmers having plots measuring up to one hectare each were at the inauguration of the 33 ha. By 1988 the plot holders had increased to 69.[2] Ngondoma Irrigation Scheme sketch ExtensionThe scheme has since been extended up to 44.4 ha. Nowadays the plot holders have increased to 179 and 134 of them are women. Each farmer holds at least 0.2 ha. of land in the scheme.[3]
Mushonga irrigation is supplied by the same literal canal that supplies the main irrigation scheme. It has no night storage. Water SourceNgondoma Irrigation Scheme draws water from Ngondoma Dam, which has an estimated capacity of 7.5 million cubic metres. It is the 40th of the 41 recorded by FAO as Major Dams in Zimbabwe.[4] Ngongoma Irrigation Scheme has a gravity fed surface irrigation system.[1] A canal conveys water from the dam into a reservoir which is situated just at the edge of the irrigation scheme. From the reservoir another canal conveys water to various portions of the irrigation and from a lateral to fields farmers fetch water using siphons. Another night storage has been built about 1500m to the northend of the scheme to service plots further afield. Ngondoma Dam was constructed in 1967 mainly to supply Empress Nickel Mine which also was established in 1968 the year Ngondoma Irrigation was established. Empress Mine closed down in 1985. The dam provides drinking water for both livestock and human beings. Today the dam supports, apart from the irrigation scheme, Empress Mine Growth Point, Columbina Rural Service Center, Villages this Zhombe side of the dam and the Gokwe side of it. Villagers use the dam water for watering their gardens, livestock watering, brick moulding and other domestic purposes. Ngondoma Dam[5]Latitude: S 18° 27' 26" Longitude: E 29° 24' 50" Ngondoma Dam is surrounded by a rich flora as on record of the Flora of Zimbabwe. Empress Mine Township which starts immediately to the east of the dam has inviting beauty in flora such as the Acacia amythethophylla, Colophospermum mopane, Euphorbia hirta, Jacaranda mimosifolia, Albizia harveyi, Lantana camara, Senna singueana, Typha capensis and Bauhinia macrantha just to name a few from the 112 records list compiled by Tessa Ball on November 9, 1996.[6][7] External BeneficiariesAbout 80% of the water released from the dam reaches the irrigation’s night storage. The other 20% is shared among animals and people upstream. People at Columbina Rural Service Center also fetch water for building, washing and other uses from the canal that transports water to Ngondoma Irrigation Scheme. [3]Soil TextureSoils are predominantly reddish-brown and rough pH ranges of 6.0-6.8 throughout the whole scheme. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation DevelopmentNgondoma was one of the eight irrigation schemes that benefitted from the farm equipment sourced by the government from Brazil. It received Tractors, ploughs, rome discs, fertiliser spreaders and planters.[8] Most farmers no longer use animal drawn ploughs on their plots because tractors a efficient, fast and cheaper. ManagementNgondoma Irrigation Scheme is one of the successful farmer managed schemes in Zimbabwe. The scheme is fully farmer managed, through the democratically elected Irrigation Scheme Management Committee which has to be in office for two years before yet another election. The committee is supported by AGRITEX workers. An Extension Worker who is a government employed graduate in Agricultural Science and Practice provides technical advice to both the Irrigation Scheme Management Committee and the farmers. [3][9]Usual CropsMain crops are vegetables, okra, beans and maize. Tomatoes are not grown by many farmers unless they are contracted by a reliable company.[10]MarketingGreen maize buyers come from places such as Columbina Rural Service Center, Empress Mine Township and even as far as Kadoma, Kwekwe, Gweru and Harare. Buyers provide their own transport. Okra buyers are usually from among the farmers themselves. The buy from other farmers at producer price and ferry tonnes of okra to Bulawayo where they wholesale it to market stall holders at Rankini. Beans, butternuts, cucumbers, green paper, vegetables and other crops have cash markets from the local community and the surrounding towns. Sometimes farmers are contracted to produce tomatoes in bulk.[11] CommentsNgondoma Irrigation Scheme is highly productive and profitable because of good soils, adequate water supply throughout the year, and good management. It is also one of the cheapest run irrigation schemes for the government because water supply is almost free throughout the year because the canal uses no electricity or fuel, unlike its sister scheme Senkwasi Irrigation Scheme 17 km South, whose services are regularly interrupted by ZESA electric power load shedding. The largest irrigation scheme in Zhombe Communal Land; Exchange Irrigation Scheme[12] like Senkwasi uses electricity to drive water pumps. Nearby places
References1. ^1 2 Jamesm10.1.1.196.2228.pdf Chapter 9.4.1.2. A Study to determine water demand management in Southern Africa: the Zimbabwean experience. {{Kwekwe District}}2. ^Crescentia Madebwe and Victor Madebwe , 2005. Women and Access to Land in Smallholder Irrigation Schemes: The Case of Ngondoma Irrigation Scheme in Zhombe (Zimbabwe) . Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 3: 922-927. ___ http:// medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=pjssci.2005.922.927 3. ^1 2 Mid Small-Scale Irrigation —A Foundation for Rural Growth in Zimbabwe—Report of the Zimbabwe Joint Field Workshop— Water Management Synthesis Project—WMS Report 66 page 120—Ngondoma Scheme— http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNAAZ715.pdf lands State University, P. Bag 9055 Gweru, Zimbabwe 4. ^Ngondoma Dam FAO Table 2.3 Major Dams in Zimbabwe Retrieved 03 December 2015 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.geonip.com/geolocation/ngondoma-dam-midlands-zimbabwe/7394828# |title=Ngondoma Dam |publisher=Geonip |date= |accessdate=2015-11-30}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=340 |title=Flora of Zimbabwe: Records made by Tessa Ball |publisher=Zimbabweflora.co.zw |date= |accessdate=2015-11-30}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.geonip.com/geolocation/ngondoma-dam-midlands-zimbabwe/7394828 |title=Ngondoma Dam |publisher=Geonip |date= |accessdate=2015-11-30}} 8. ^Lincoln Towindo | 23 August 2015 Zim poised for agricultural major take-off __ Installation of irrigation equipment sourced under Brazil’s More Food for Africa Programme has begun in various parts of Zimbabwe and will be complete before summer cropping. Around 80 irrigation schemes – eight per province – have already received centre pivots, hose reels, irrigators and pumps plus other related equipment under the programme’s first phase. Tractors, ploughs, rome discs, fertiliser spreaders and planters complete the consignments distributed to farmers since July 29, 2015. Commercial Farmers Union of Zimbabwe | Agriculture |Retrieved 2 February 2016 9. ^Crescentia Madebwe and Victor Madebwe , 2005. Women and Access to Land in Smallholder Irrigation Schemes: The Case of Ngondoma Irrigation Scheme in Zhombe (Zimbabwe) . Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 3: 922-927. URL: http:// medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=pjssci.2005.922.927 10. ^Tomatoes are usually grown in bulk if and when contracted by factories. __ http://library.fes.de/fulltext/bueros/simbabwe/01175006.htm 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://library.fes.de/fulltext/bueros/simbabwe/01175006.htm |title=Marketing through contracts and sub-contracts by smallholder farmers of Zimbabwe. - p.7 |publisher=Library.fes.de |date=1997-04-14 |accessdate=2015-11-30}} 12. ^Map of QueQue District|Sheet QK QueQue Final:(Exchange Dam is north of Silobela in Zhombe Communal land, then ZhombeTribal Trust Land). 13. ^Ngondoma Dam geographic location http://www.geonip.com/geolocation/ngondoma-dam-midlands-zimbabwe/7394828# 2 : Agriculture in Zimbabwe|Rural community development |
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