Ndzevane water supply system construction funds available
MBABANE - A construction opportunity worth over E10 million has been availed by Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (Pty) Ltd (ESWADE).
7he *overnment oI the .ing dom oI (sZatini has received Financing Irom the $Irican 'evelopment %anN $I'% toZards the cost oI /oZer 8suthu 6mallholder ,rrigation 3roMect 3hase ,, /86,3 ,, .
(6:$'( &hieI ([ecutive 2I Iicer &(2 6am 6ithole said some the oI Iunds Zould be ap plied to eligible payments under the contract Ior construction oI the 1dzevane potable Zater supply system, including Zater oIItaNe, Zater treatment plant, pumping main, Zater storage reservoirs, dis tribution reticulation and standpipes.
+e said (6:$'( invites sealed bids Irom eligible bidders Ior the e[ecution oI the ZorNs, Zhich include the con struction oI a settlement reservoir, treatment plant vertical roughing and sloZ sand Iilters , supply and install Iour submersible pumps, design, supply, install, testing and commissioning oI a N: solar plant, supply and install tZo steel storage tanNs m , and m , and the supply and install Nm 39&, and +'3( pipeZorN ranging Irom 2'
mm to mm.
³,nterested eligible bidders may obtain Iurther inIorma tion Irom and inspect the bidding documents at the office,” he said.
:orth noting, government has tasNed (6:$'( and 1ational 0aize &orpo ration 10& to produce over metric tons oI grain maize through the commercial maize proMect.
7his proMect has the mammoth tasN oI assisting the country to attain its
Iood and nutrition security through the production oI metric tonnes oI grain maize on annual basis.
7his tasNed is to be achieved through the amalgamation oI Iarmers under (s Zatini 1ation /and, commercial maize production on the government Iarms.
For the proMect to be a success, gov ernment has allocated ( million, entrusting (6:$'( Zith the Iacilita tion oI maize production in the country through the commercial maize proMect in a partnership Zith 10&.
Government
,t means Iarmers and commercial maize producers have been afforded an opportunity to supply government Zith maize and in turn, government Zould assist them through loans and Iurther avail a marNet Ior them.
10& is the marNet that has been availed Ior the Iarmers through the commercial maize proMect and they have assured that their buying prices have been revised. 7hrough the com mercial maize proMect, a revolving Iund Zas recreated in to assist maize Iamers Zith the ever escalating cost oI Iarming inputs among other things.
7he total value oI inputs disbursed to date is ( . , Zhich sup ported Iarmers toZards the production oI metric tonnes.
(6:$'( &(2 6am 6ithole e[ clusively told the business desN that the government had demonstrated prioritisation oI Iood security in the country by means oI availing some oI its Iarms including %useleni and 1gZempisi Ior the purpose oI maize production.
7he &(2 said through the 1ation al *rains Farmers $ssociation, the 5egional *rains $ssociation in the 6hiselZeni, +hohho, 0anzini and /ubombo regions, a total oI Iarm ers Zere supported through the maize input support 5evolving Fund.
³7he total value oI inputs and area under production Zas ( and
. ha, respectively. Farmers Zere able to repay the sum oI ( . oI the total amount loaned giving a
. per cent success rate oI the re volving Iund.
2nly tZo Iarmers Zere recorded to have been unable to repay their loan Irom 0anzini and +hohho regions respectively,” he added.
6ithole mentioned that the total contribution oI the (1/ Iarmers and the government Iarms Zas . metric tonnes. From these figures, he said it Zas clear that the Iarmers had the e[perience, commitment and zeal to assist the country to reach its Iood and nutrition security in the earliest possible time.
10& assured that the marNet oI maize Zould alZays be available in the country and Iarmers should upscale production to meet the target.