Area of Expertise - Agriculture & Irrigation...
The Department has collaborated with other international consultant such as Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick, Binnie & Partners, and Mott Mac Donald etc in the execution of African Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank (IBRD) projects.
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Mr. Babacar Ndiaye, President of the African Development Bank, Col. Joshua Madaki
former Governor of Bauchi State and Chief Akande at Balanga Reservior |
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The scope of work undertaken covers the full remit of services from feasibility and soil studies through master planning and investment analysis to project management and construction supervision. The Agriculture & agriculture & Irrigation dept., handles project at both national and international levels employing specialists in many fields:
AGRICULTURE IRRIGATION
* Soil analysis * Hydrology
* Agronomy * Dam design
* Forestry * Field irrigation
* Fisheries * Civil Engineering
* Animal husbandry * Flood control
* Cropping * Canalization
* Agro industries * Drainage
* Rural development * Reclamation
Following the earlier completion of the Baling Dam & irrigation Scheme AIC has worked on other projects of note in the middle Rima Valley of Sokoto State and at Kafin-zaki. For middle Rima a feasibility study was prepared from original studies carried out by FAO and which contained a series of proposals and recommendations for the establishment of several reservoirs to control the water of the Rima river and its main tributaries in order to improve rice cultivation and create double cropping.
At Kafin-Zaki work commenced in 1993 to determine the reservoir yield, survey downstream users and to formulate a programme for the development of irrigation.
AIC, in association with Mott MacDonald of the UK, has been awarded a contract for stage 11 of the Hadeija valley Irrigation project. Comprising all infrastructural works for the gravity supply of irrigation water to a cropped are of 6500 acres includes:
- South Main Canal system
- South Main Drain and Sub-main drain system
- Associated hydraulic structures and night storage reservoirs
- Tertiary development and infield works
- Procurement of agricultural machinery.
The project will upgrade the technical skills of farmers and strengthen the project management abilities of the Hadeija –jama are River basin Development Authority.
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