Jain Irrigation Systems (JISL) has bagged an order worth around Rs 127 crore ($18.27 million) from Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), Kigali, Rwanda for irrigation and watershed development (1220 /1752 Ha) in Mahama Sector under Export Targeted Modern Irrigated Agriculture Projects in Rwanda. The project will be executed near Rusumo (Rwanda —Tanzania border).
The project is financed by EXIM Bank of India under Government of India Line Of Credit (LOC) program. This is an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract. JISL has full responsibility of development infrastructure for various irrigation systems viz. Sprinkler Irrigation, Center pivot & pipe hydrant system. JISL intends to complete the project in next 18 months. This will help JISL to grow its exports substantially.
JISL is early pioneer for IOT in the agriculture sector and is leading efforts to create global solutions with precision agriculture.
