Zimbabwe: Communal Farmers Deserve Pat On the Back. Extensive irrigation schemes in the Mkwasine area consume 90% of its water.
ZANU PF provincial structures have backed the Government’s thrust on devolution to develop provincial economies in line with President Mnangagwa’s Vision 2030. These are Bindamombe and Muzhwi dams. Its main advantage is that it uses gravity to divert water that sustains thousands of hectares under sugarcane. It’s very disappointing that Siya Dam only benefits people in Zaka.’ (Male, 68, community member) The Mazungunye community is heavily dependent on rain-fed agriculture, which continues to deteriorate year by year, and this is making it very difficult for the community members to mitigate the effects of climate change. Villagers in Zaka and neighbouring Bikita districts have for long been appealing to Government to put up irrigation infrastructure so they could use water from Siya Dam. There are quite a number of small dams that can be used for irrigation though at a smaller scale.This sub-catchment is the smallest in Runde catchment. Masvingo – Three children drowned while swimming in Siya Dam. The only alternative is to optimize water usage from this source is to increase the clear water consumer base.This dam was built with a full supply capacity of 72,320ML and a 10% yield of 33,290ML.
This dam located on the northern part of Mashava area of Chivi District This dam was built to augment the Tokwane dam, which could not supply the lowveld with enough water. 16 June 2020. Hopefully the scheme will become a reality since the dam has been lying idle for 10years due to lack of funding.This dam was built with a full supply capacity of 2,597ML and a 10% yield of 1,929ML. why have you left out Tokwe-Sub catchmentMost of the dams in this catchment are over utilised. Rtd Col Makova yesterday told The Herald that Bikita was the only district in Masvingo that did not have its own dams to tap irrigation water. Sydney Mubaiwa in ZAKA Government has been urged to take advantage of Siya Dam, which runs between Bikita and Zaka, to alleviate the growing tide of hunger that afflicts thousands of families annually. About 4,433hectares can be irrigated by the water from Muzhwi dam. We are now appealing to the Government to avail funding for the construction of at least two dams whose sites have already been identified. This dam located in Zaka district under EC2. This dam is the main one for the Mutirikwi system as can be seen on the yield, which is more than the full supply capacity. An assessment of the socio-economic impacts of the construction of Siya dam in the Mazungunye area: Bikita district of Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe National Water Authority publishes weekly dam levels for the public on this space.
An assessment of the socio-economic impacts of the construction of siya dam in the Mazungunye area: Bikita district of Zimbabwe.