Riverna drip-irrigation scheme
Raises smallholder yields and reduces drought losses.
- Total cost
- V$ 18,000,000
- Public contribution
- V$ 4,000,000
- Sought from private capital
- V$ 14,000,000
Private financial return (to investors)
6.0% per year (assumed range 3.0% to 9.0%)
Medium risk · 8-year horizon
Social and environmental effects
22 direct jobs per V$1m
Raises smallholder yields and reduces drought losses.
Cuts irrigation water use by about 30% (project estimate).
Assumptions
- Synthetic project for a fictional country. Figures are illustrative assumptions, not model outputs.
- Jobs are direct jobs per V$1m invested over the build phase.
- Virtual capital only: no real money, securities or redemption.
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