{"id":751,"date":"2022-05-15T05:31:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T05:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pictt.gov.ng\/?page_id=751"},"modified":"2022-05-17T22:25:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T22:25:32","slug":"smart-irrigation-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pictt.gov.ng\/cs\/smart-irrigation-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Irrigation Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"751\" class=\"elementor elementor-751\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6aac510c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6aac510c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25bde44a\" data-id=\"25bde44a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5eff5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3b5eff5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa799cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fa799cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Irrigation Nigeria Project: PPP Approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1228c9bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1228c9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235b2522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"235b2522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">|\u00a0<\/span> project Sectors(s)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c8e574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54c8e574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agriculture, General Manufacturing for MSMEs<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e85790a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e85790a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">|\u00a0<\/span> ABOUT PROJECT<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1444cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1444cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Irrigation Nigeria Project was conceptualised in view of the need for<br \/>efficient use and management of the available water resources in Nigeria,<br \/>especially in the face of erratic changes in rainfall regime due to climate change.<br \/>The project is aimed at increasing the productive use of arable lands especially in<br \/>the northern region of the country where there is increasing incidence of drought.<br \/>The PIC is collaborating with Aqua Industrial s.r.o and ABO Valves s.r.o, to<br \/>establish an Irrigation Equipment Manufacturing Plant and Valves &amp; Fittings<br \/>Manufacturing Company in Nigeria, through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP).<br \/>The Partnership is to create the right incentives for more elaborate private sector<br \/>involvement, through shared risks and responsibilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3604ef45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"3604ef45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9061\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9061\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The project objectives are<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9061\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9061\"><p>\u27a2 Introduce a framework for financial sustainability of irrigation<br \/>infrastructure in the country and for greater efficiency in the use of water<br \/>resources and their conservation through the involvement of farmer<br \/>stakeholders and private sector participation in major aspects the design,<br \/>construction, operations, distribution, and maintenance<br \/>\u27a2 Implement and maintain an integrated irrigation network for providing<br \/>water to farmers for year-round multiple cropping<br \/>\u27a2 Amalgamate various ongoing Federal and State Government irrigation<br \/>schemes and programs with a view to deliver outcomes that would ensure<br \/>efficiency at the farm level and in return achieve economy of scale.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"The project objectives are\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>\\u27a2 Introduce a framework for financial sustainability of irrigation<br \\\/>infrastructure in the country and for greater efficiency in the use of water<br \\\/>resources and their conservation through the involvement of farmer<br \\\/>stakeholders and private sector participation in major aspects the design,<br \\\/>construction, operations, distribution, and maintenance<br \\\/>\\u27a2 Implement and maintain an integrated irrigation network for providing<br \\\/>water to farmers for year-round multiple cropping<br \\\/>\\u27a2 Amalgamate various ongoing Federal and State Government irrigation<br \\\/>schemes and programs with a view to deliver outcomes that would ensure<br \\\/>efficiency at the farm level and in return achieve economy of scale.<\\\/p>\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-144f70cf\" data-id=\"144f70cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ed1d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"54ed1d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17884d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17884d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">|\u00a0<\/span> NEWS &amp; 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