Operating projects
Irrigation projects | Area (ha) | No. of Planters | Year of Operation | Crops Grown |
1. Northern Plains Irrigation Project - Stage I | 750 | 1,348 | 1974 | Sugarcane, Tobacco Vegetables and Foodcrops |
1.1 NPIP Stage 1 Conv to Drip B3L2 | 64 | 180 | 2000 | Sugar cane & vegetables |
1.2 NPIP Stage 1 Conv to Drip B3 L4 | 97 | 265 | 2003 | Sugar cane & vegetables |
1.3 NPIP Stage 1 Conv to Drip B2L9 | 168 | 407 | N/A | Sugar cane & vegetables |
2. NPIP Phase 2 – Block III | 147 | 300 | 2004 | Sugarcane and Foodcrops |
3. NPIP Phase 2 – Block II | 358 | 610 | 2004 | Sugarcane and Foodcrops |
4. NPIP Phase 2 – Blocks 8A1/8A2 | 194 | 399 | 2005 | Sugarcane and Foodcrops |
5. Solitude 1 Drip Irrigation Project | 101 | 207 | 1993 | Vegetables, sugar cane and Foodcrops |
6. Solitude 2 Drip Irrigation Project | 65 | 141 | 2000 | Sugarcane and Foodcrops |
7. Pointe aux Piments Centre Pivot Irrigation Project | 39 | 140 | 2001 | Sugarcane and Foodcrops |
8. Souvenir Drip Irrigation Pilot Project | 11 | 24 | 1990 | Litchi, Vegetables and Foodcrops |
9. Rivière du Rempart Small Scale Irrigation Project | 173 | 380 | 1996 | Sugarcane and Foodcrops |
10. Arsenal Litchi Small Scale Irrigation Project | 11 | 24 | 1990 | Litchi, Vegetables and Foodcrops |
11. Palma Small Scale Irrigation Project | 63 | 95 | 1987 | Vegetables, sugar cane and Foodcrops |
12. Cressonville Small Scale Irrigation Project | 9 | 29 | 1996 | Vegetables, Foodcrops & Litchi |
13. Plaisance Small Scale Irrigation Project | 65 | 130 | 1982 | Onion, Vegetables and Foodcrops |
14. Belle Mare Small Scale Irrigation Project | 202 | 525 | 1987 | Onion and Vegetables |
15. Trou d'Eau Douce Small Scale Irrigation Project | 15 | 78 | 1983 | Onion and Vegetables |
16. St Felix LAMU Irrigation Project | 92 | 220 | 1997 | Sugarcane and Foodcrops |
17. Bel Ombre Small Scale Irrigation Project | 16 | 78 | 1989 | Vegetables and Foodcrops |
TOTAL small planters | 2,675 | 5,735 |
* Conversion to drip of Block B2L9 not implemented by Employer, MCIA (ex MSA), due to contractual problems
Irrigation projects | Area (ha) | No. of Planters | Year of Operation | Crops Grown |
1. Belle Vue S.E | 658 | 1 | 1979 | Sugar cane & vegetables |
2. NPIP Phase 2 – Block III (Mon Choisy) | 200 | 1 | 2004 | Sugar cane |
3. NPIP Phase 2 – Block I | 230 | 3 | 2005 | Sugarcane and Foodcrops |
4. NPIP Phase 2 – Block VII (Labourdonnais) | 25 | 1 | 2007 | Sugarcane and Foodcrops |
TOTAL large planters | 1,113 | 6 | ||
Grand Total for IA | 3,788 | 5741 |
