National Irrigation Development Programme (NIDP)
 
NIDP Activities
 
 
 
NIDP Information
 
NIDP Development Plan - What It's All About
NIDP Irrigated Crop Production Benefits
NIDP Projects
 
1.
Government of Jamaica
2.
Planning Institute of Jamaica
3.
National Irrigation Commission Limited
 
Sustainable Development
The concept of sustainable development involves the use and management of Natural Resources in such a way as to ensure its availability for use in the future. Environmental protection is therefore
 the core of this concept..
Rational
The GOJ under the Multisectoral Investment Programme , has commissioned a preinvestment study aimed at preparing a Master Plan for the future development of Jamaica's irrigation sector.
The study was implemented by the NIC with the assistance of a firm, HARZA Engineering Company International L.P. The firm was mandated to:
  1. Prepare the Master Plan
  2. Conduct feasibility studies on project emerge from the Plan
  3. Prepare a Land and Water Atlas for Jamaica (GIS)
Components of the Master Plan
  1. The state of agricultural production with irrigation development
  2. Identification and evaluation of projects and their rank in order of priority
  3. Generic environmental assessment on the irrigation sector
  4. Recommendation on irrigation policies and strategies to successfully implement the Plan
  5. The proposed implentation strategy
  6. Proposal for institutional strengthening within the agricultural sector