Namibia: More land needed for Neckartal Irrigation Project

Published 2021년 11월 11일

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The agriculture ministry in Namibia is seeking to secure 1,200 hectares of land for the second phase of the Neckartal Dam project, which is focused on agricultural production. The project, which will include crops such as dates, grapes, grains, horticulture, and lucerne, is being shifted to a public-private partnership (PPP) model due to economic challenges that have affected the government's fiscal position. The ministry is currently screening the project for PPP suitability in collaboration with the finance ministry's PPP unit. The government will continue to explore PPP models and other funding avenues for green schemes, particularly those with commercial components.

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The agriculture ministry is currently trying to secure 1 200 hectares needed for Neckartal Dam's phase two that involves agricultural production. Line minister Calle Schlettwein in a statement yesterday said the ministry has managed to acquire 3 800 hectares of 5 000 hectares needed. Crops envisaged for the land include dates, grapes, grains, horticulture and lucerne. Phase one, which is the construction of the dam, was completed in November 2019 at a cost of N$ 5.7 billion. The dam has a holding capacity of 857 million cubic metres of water, making it Namibia's largest dam to date. Government envisioned using its own resources to complete phase two - but due to recent global and national economic headwinds that negatively affected government's fiscal position, it is no longer possible. Thus, the ministry, in collaboration with public-private partnership (PPP) unit at the finance ministry, has initiated the process to operationalise the Neckartal Dam Irrigation Project. "The PPP ...

Source: All Africa