A Chinese-built irrigation project in Kongogo Village, Dodoma Region, central Tanzania, is nearing completion, bringing the promise of agricultural transformation to approximately 1,100 households who have relied on generations of subsistence farming.
中铁建工集团东非公司在坦桑尼亚中部多多马省孔戈戈村承建的灌溉项目已进入收尾阶段，将为约1100户世代以务农为生的村民带来农业转型的希望。
For farmer Saki and his fellow villagers, livelihoods have traditionally fluctuated with the rainfall. With good rainy seasons, families could eat; with delayed rains, hunger followed. The irrigation project is changing this reality. Project manager Lin Chongliang told Xinhua that the project includes 6 kilometers of main canals, 9 kilometers of branch canals, and 14 kilometers of access roads — a crisscrossing water network that will deliver irrigation water precisely to each plot.
对于农民萨基和其他村民来说，生计传统上随着降雨变化而起伏。该灌溉项目正在改变这一现实。项目经理林崇良介绍，该项目包括6公里主干渠、9公里支渠以及14公里进场道路，纵横交错的水渠构筑起高效水网，将灌溉用水精准输送到每块农田。
Once the project becomes operational, local agriculture will transition from the traditional model of complete dependence on natural rainfall to modern irrigation-based farming. According to Lin, the stable water source is expected to significantly boost grain yields. Saki, a 47-year-old farmer with six children, shared his expectations: "After the irrigation project is put into use, each hectare of land is expected to produce 30 to 50 bags of rice per year. Even in extreme drought conditions, there will be a guaranteed harvest of about 15 bags — our family's food and income will have hope."
项目建成投运后，当地农业将告别完全依赖自然降水的传统模式，转向现代化灌溉农业。稳定水源的引入有望带来粮食产量的跃升。47岁、有6个孩子的农民萨基表示："灌溉工程投用后，预计每公顷土地每年能产稻谷30到50袋。即使遇到极端旱情，也能保底收成15袋左右，家里的口粮和收入有了指望。"
Bahati, the on-site engineer from the National Irrigation Commission of Tanzania's Ministry of Agriculture, noted that the irrigation project covers approximately 400 hectares, marking a milestone in advancing the region's agricultural modernization. "More importantly, the project adopts relatively advanced gravity-fed water diversion design, eliminating traditional irrigation's dependence on fuel for pumping," Bahati explained. This innovation not only reduces production costs but also upgrades the planting model from one crop per year to two crops per year, substantially improving land utilization.
项目监管方坦桑尼亚农业部国家灌溉委员会现场工程师巴哈蒂介绍，该灌溉项目覆盖约400公顷土地。 "更关键的是，项目采用较为先进的重力引水设计，免去了传统抽水灌溉对燃料的依赖" 。这一创新不仅能降低生产成本，还能将过去一年一季的种植模式升级为一年两季，大幅提升土地综合利用率。
Beyond agricultural benefits, the project has created local employment opportunities and trained technical talent. Land surveyor Mayala, who has mastered channel measurement and engineering positioning skills, said: "This job not only increased my income and improved my family's life but also taught me lifelong skills — my career path is getting broader and broader."
除了赋能农业生产，项目建设还为当地创造就业机会。土地测量师马亚拉说，"这份工作不仅让我提高了收入、改善了家人生活，更让我学到终身受用的本领，我的职业道路越走越宽。"
Tanzania's government has been increasing irrigation infrastructure investment to ensure national food security. Between 2020 and 2025, Tanzania has implemented, restored, or planned 780 irrigation projects, covering over 500,000 hectares with an estimated total investment of approximately $500 million. The Kongogo irrigation project embodies this national strategy, demonstrating how Chinese enterprises are contributing to Tanzania's agricultural transformation under the Belt and Road framework.
近年来，坦桑尼亚政府为保障国家粮食安全持续加大灌溉基建投资。2020年至2025年间，坦桑尼亚全国在建、修复及规划实施的灌溉项目达780个，覆盖土地超50万公顷，预估总投资约5亿美元。孔戈戈灌溉项目正是这一国家战略的生动缩影，展现了中国企业在一带一路框架下如何助力坦桑尼亚农业转型。
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