Service Contract No 2007 / 147-446 - Swaziland

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1 I N T R O D U C T I O NAssociation general information1. Farm name: Swazi Nation Land2. Name of Association: Maphobeni Farmers Association3. Location:Area:Siphofaneni - MaphobeniLatitude 80 000.00Longitude - 2 961 000.00Altitude145 mMaximum Temperature39 0 CMinimum Temperature8 0 C4. Postal address: 277 Matata5. Contact Details:Chairman – Mr. E. Ngcamphalala 654 5854Farm Supervisor – Mr. B. Msibi 654 58546. Area of farm (ha) 1517. Crops irrigated: Sugar cane8. Designers name and details:Phase 1:A.J. NymanPhase 2:SII9. Date of evaluation: 9 July 200910. Evaluators: Tiekie de Beer and Bongani BhembeMaphobeni Farmers Association Report - 2009 Page - 1 -
2 B A C K G R O U N D O N I R R I G A T I O ND E V E L O P M E N TMaphobeni Farmers Association is located in the lowveld of <strong>Swaziland</strong> in Siphofaneni inan area called Maphobeni. This Association was founded by 40 members in 1994. Todate membership has increased to over 68 members and the area under sugarcaneenlarged from 56 ha to 151 ha.2 . 1 T h e p r o j e c t‣ This 151 ha was designed, installed and commissioned in two phases by two differentcontractors. The first phase was 56 hectares commissioned in 1994 by AJ Nyman.The second phase was 95 hectares implemented in 2002 by a Swazi based companyS.I.I under the leadership of Mr. Tiekie De Beer.‣ Phase one was constructed in 1994 and comprised of a pump station next to theUsuthu river housing one low speed double stage ETA 125-50/2 pump. This pump isdriven by a four pole 75kW motor.Figure 1. Phase one pump house along the Usuthu River‣ According to Maphobeni management this phase was designed for maize productionand latter sugarcane was planted. Laterals are 216 meters apart, 100m draglines inuse and there are no hydraulic valves.‣ In 2002 the second phase of 95 ha dragline irrigation was designed and implementedby S.I.I. a second pump station, constructed along the river, supplies a booster pumpstation via a balancing dam. Both the river and booster pump stations have twoMaphobeni Farmers Association Report - 2009 Page - 2 -
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