LAKE VICTORIA BASIN

Agriculture

The Kagera Sugar Plantation, Tanzania The Kagera sugar plantation is located in the northwest of Tanzania, close to the border with Uganda. The plantation comprises of a nucleus of 17,000 ha and an out-grower programme covering a further 1,150 ha (Lake Victoria Basin Commission 2007). The sugar plantation is located along the

Kagera River, which provides irrigation water, drawn through the use of centre-pivot irrigation systems, reel irrigators and overhead sprinklers. The Kagera sugar plantation has increased dramatically over time, from a few visible patches in the 1973 image to a much larger area spanning the length of the 2015 image.

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