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The Kagera Sugar Plantation, Tanzania
The Kagera sugar plantation is located in the
northwest of Tanzania, close to the border with
Uganda. The plantation comprises of a nucleus of
17,000 ha and an out-grower programme covering
a further 1,150 ha (Lake Victoria Basin Commission
2007). The sugar plantation is located along the
Kagera River, which provides irrigation water, drawn
through the use of centre-pivot irrigation systems,
reel irrigators and overhead sprinklers. The Kagera
sugar plantation has increased dramatically over
time, from a few visible patches in the 1973 image
to a much larger area spanning the length of the
2015 image.
Agriculture