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Major Irrigation Projects in Africa

A clean project shelf for Africa’s most important irrigation schemes — covering food security, rural transformation, river-basin development, climate resilience, and agricultural water management.

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Gezira Irrigation Scheme
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Gezira Irrigation Scheme

Sudan | Blue Nile / White Nile system

The Gezira Irrigation Scheme in Sudan is one of Africa’s most historic and influential irrigation systems. Fed by the Blue Nile through the Sennar Dam, ...

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Office du Niger Irrigation Scheme
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Office du Niger Irrigation Scheme

Mali | Niger River

The Office du Niger Irrigation Scheme in Mali is one of West Africa’s largest and most important irrigation systems. Created in 1932, it diverts Niger R...

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Kandadji Irrigation and Water Security Program
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Kandadji Irrigation and Water Security Program

Niger | Niger River / Sahel

The Kandadji Irrigation and Water Security Program is one of Niger’s most strategic Niger River development projects. Located in the Tillabéri Region, t...

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Mwea Irrigation Scheme
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Mwea Irrigation Scheme

Kenya | Rice irrigation

The Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kirinyaga County is Kenya’s leading rice irrigation system and one of East Africa’s most important irrigation projects. Su...

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Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project
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Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project

Eswatini | Smallholder irrigation

The Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project, commonly known as LUSIP, is one of Eswatini’s most important smallholder irrigation and rural transform...

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Awash Valley Irrigation Development Projects
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Awash Valley Irrigation Development Projects

Ethiopia | Awash River Basin

The Awash Valley Irrigation Development Projects form one of Ethiopia’s most historic and important irrigated agricultural corridors. Built around the A...

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Metehara Sugar Estate Irrigation Scheme
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Metehara Sugar Estate Irrigation Scheme

Ethiopia | Upper Awash Valley

The Awash Valley Irrigation Development Projects form one of Ethiopia’s most historic and important irrigated agricultural corridors. Built around the A...

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Tana-Beles / Ethiopian Irrigation Development Projects
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Tana-Beles / Ethiopian Irrigation Development Projects

Ethiopia | Lake Tana / Blue Nile Basin

The Tana-Beles development corridor is one of Ethiopia’s most strategic water, energy, and irrigation landscapes. Built around Lake Tana, the Blue Nile/...

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Bura / Galana-Kulalu Irrigation Projects
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Bura / Galana-Kulalu Irrigation Projects

Kenya | Lower Tana / Galana-Kulalu

The Bura and Galana-Kulalu irrigation projects represent two of Kenya’s most important efforts to transform the lower Tana River region and the semi-ari...

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Senegal River Valley Irrigation Schemes
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Senegal River Valley Irrigation Schemes

Senegal / Mauritania | Senegal River Basin

The Senegal River Valley irrigation schemes form one of West Africa’s most important transboundary agricultural-development corridors. Shared mainly by ...

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