Uganda, May 10 -- Agoro Irrigation Scheme in Tumanun Village, Agoro Sub-County, Lamwo District sits on 1,650 acres on the eastern slope of Agoro Hills. Built in the 1950s to boost rice production, it is one of Uganda's largest and oldest irrigation schemes.

Farmers were already irrigating nine acres between 1950 and 1970. The government later constructed canals to expand production to 100 acres. In 2011, the Ministry of Water and Environment invested Shs27 billion to rehabilitate the scheme through Dot Services, which built food stores, offices and staff quarters.

The goal was to put all nine blocks, covering over 1,600 acres, into full use to improve food security and large-scale production. The scheme draws water from River Okura, whi...