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TABLE XVIII: LOWER MOSHI AND NDUNGU IRRIGATION PRODUCTION
1989-1993
Year Crop Lower Moshi Project Ndungu Project
Area
Cultivated
(Ha)
Product
ion
(tons)
Area
cltivated
(Ha)
Production
(tons)
1989 Paddy 484 3025 680 8645
Maize - - - -
1990 Paddy 901 4981 1663 11.008
Maize 217 434 - -
1991 Paddy 680 3740 680 8,638
Maize 437 854 - -
1992 Paddy 480 1680 485 3657
Maize 450 675 - -
1993 Paddy 950 4080 N.A. N.A.
Maize N.A N.A. - -
Source: Regional Commissioner’s Office Kilimanjaro Region, Moshi, 1995
The two irrigation projects enabled the region to increase paddy
production by 124 percentage from 17100 tons in 1985 to
35,464 tons in the year 1995/96. It is being observed from table
XVIII that the cultivated areas in both projects fluctuate very
much in terms of the number of hectares and the same applies to
production volume. For instance, the areas cultivated for rice in
Lower Moshi project in 1989 was 484 hectares while in 1990 the
number of hectares increased to 901 and dropped to 680
hectares in 1991 and 480 hectares in 1992. In 1993 the number
went up incredibly to 950 hectares. Despite these fluctuations in
the number of hectares and paddy production volume, the two
projects have been successful in achieving the objective of
increasing food production and provision of employment, hence
living standards alleviation of the farmers and the people around
the project areas.
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