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The project would cover 60 hectares and so far 5 000 trees have been planted.The European Union is funding the project and CESVI is the implementing agency.
BRDC chief executive officer Mr Albert Mbedzi said the project was meant to generate revenue for the local authority.The project, he said, would be implemented in two phases with the first phase having been launched last year.
A recent baseline survey conducted by CESVI shows that a total of 300 households were set to benefit from the citrus project. Mr Mbedzi said they had cleared 45 hectares of land near Shashe Irrigation Scheme although their target was 60 hectares.
The second phase would include the installation of two centre pivots each catering for 30ha.He said the programme would be implemented over four years.
“At the moment we have managed to set up the infrastructure including five boreholes and a training centre. We have also installed a new transformer and a pressure pump with two ultra-high centre pivots, which are used for irrigation.
“Furthermore a demonstration plot where 600 trees were planted as part of the local community training project has already been set up,” he said.
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