THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE FOOD SECURITY AND COOPERATIVES

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE FOOD SECURITY AND COOPERATIVES ABBREVIATED RESSETLEMENT ACTION PLAN FOR IGURUSI HYDRAULICS DEMONSTRATION FIELD PLOTS Prepared by: Directorate of Irrigation and Technical Services & Directorate of Training P. O. BOX 9192 DAR ES SALAAM MATI Igurusi P.O.BOX 336 MBEYA September 2013 i

2 Table of Contents Table of Contents... ii Abbreviations... iii 1.0 INTRODUCTION Objectives of the project Objectives of the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan Approach and Methodology Approach Methodology PROJECT DESCRIPTION Location Nature of the project NATURE AND EXTENT OF RESETTLEMENT STAKEHOLDER S IDENTIFICATION AND CONSULTATIONS Stakeholder s identification Stakeholder s views and concerns Cut-off date COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES Institutional responsibility Procedures for grievance redress IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE FOR THE ARAP CONCLUSION... 7 ii

3 Abbreviations ARAP ASDP CoI DAICO ESMF IDA IPMP MAFC MATI PAPs PHRD RPF VEO Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan Agricultural Sector Development Program Corridors of Impact District Agricultural Irrigation and Cooperative Officer Environmental and Social Management Framework International Development Agency Integrated Pest Management Plan Ministry of Agriculture Food and Cooperatives Ministry of Agriculture Training Institute Project Affected Persons Japan Policy and Human Resources Development Resettlement Policy Framework Village Executive Officer iii

4 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has received a grant from the Japan Policy and Human Resources Development (PHRD) program, through the World Bank to support the Agriculture Sector Development Program (ASDP). The Government intends to apply part of the grant to construct and rehabilitate warehouses for irrigation schemes; and rehabilitation of hydraulics demonstration fields, water supply system, pumps and soil laboratory for MATI- Igurusi. The scaling-up of rice production activities in small scale irrigation schemes under the PHRD grant is a continuation of the on-going activities of the ASDP and are not expected to generate significant negative environmental or social impacts, as the nature of the activities to be financed under the grant will not change the existing ASDP environmental and social safeguard policies; that is, the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and the Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPMP) documents which will also be applied for projects under PHRD grant to ensure that the environmental and social issues associated with the activities under PHRD are adequately analyzed and understood, and that all associated adverse impacts are captured through screening, effectively mitigated and monitored. The construction of hydraulics demonstration field plots at Igurusi Training Institute will require about 50 acres of land. The land has been identified around the institute which is currently being used by farmers to grow paddy. Thus construction of hydraulic field plots will involve land acquisition from the farmers. Since the exact location of the sites for construction of hydraulics demonstration fields were not known at the time of preparation of PHRD activities, the preparation and disclosure of the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (ARAP) is a requirement for implementation of the activity. However, now that the selection of the site have been made and individual farmers around the training center will be affected, then this calls for the preparation of ARAP that is consistent with the requirement of the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) document of the ASDP. With reference to the RPF (section C. Description of the process for preparing and approving resettlement plans) states that where the impacts on the entire affected population are minor (i.e. if affected people are not physically displaced and less than 10% of their productive assets are lost) or fewer than 200 people are displaced (economically or physically) per project, then the Bank may approve the preparation of an Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (ARAP). According to the RPF, the contents of the ARAP are to be as follows: (a) A census survey of displaced (economically or physically) persons and valuation of assets; (b) Description of compensation and other resettlement assistance to be provided; (c) Consultations with displaced people about acceptable alternatives; (d) Institutional responsibility for implementation and procedures for grievance redress; (e) Arrangements for monitoring and implementation; and (f) A timetable and budget. According to the RPF, the issue of resettlement is of crucial concern to the Government of Tanzania and the World Bank, and its impact on PHRD activities if left unmitigated may jeopardise the implementation of the activity. Thus ARAP is found sufficient to be prepared and address the issues of land acquisition in compliance with the requirements of the RPF. 1

5 1.1 Objectives of the project The Objective of constructing hydraulic demonstration field plots and improvement of water supply systems at Igurusi training centre is to enhance quality technical education which is supported by practical training and demonstrations for delivery of well trained graduates for support of irrigation development in Tanzania. The project seeks to prepare the layout of irrigation demonstration plots as well as evaluating the performance of water supply from the intake, storage tank and networking and develop feasible solution to the existing shortfalls. Implementation of the project will involve land take of few smallholder farmers around the centre which require preparation of the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (ARAP). 1.2 Objectives of the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan The main objective of this ARAP is to provide an agreed plan for the resettlement of farmers who will lose farm plots as a result of project implementation. Moreover, the plan will provide a road map for resettlement and compensations, by ensuring that grievances of the Project Affected Persons (PAPs) are well addressed from the beginning of the project, and finally to ensure that the affected people will enhance or at least restore their livelihood to that of the pre-project level. The RAP includes the institutional arrangements, schedules, and the budgets to facilitate resettlement process that will be necessitated as a result of this project. 1.3 Approach and Methodology Approach Preparation of this ARAP involved collection of information and data through an inventory of project affected farmers and their plot sizes within the expected Corridors of Impact (CoI) to provide benchmark data for measuring the achievement of the objectives of this ARAP. Various stakeholders were consulted to provide their views and ideas on how the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan should be designed and implemented. To encourage stakeholders ownership of the process and understanding of the project objectives, consultative meetings with affected farmers were organised and conducted in February and July Methodology The study for the development of the ARAP was undertaken using various methods and techniques such as stakeholder consultations through meetings, key informant interviews, field observations and literature review. The main stakeholders consulted were; the management of Igurusi Training Centre; Mbeya Zonal Irrigation Office; affected farmers; Village Executive Officer; Mbarali District Agriculture, Irrigation and Cooperative Officer (DAICO) and the District Land Officer. The first stage in the process of preparing ARAP began with consultation with the main stakeholders, specifically the affected farmers. This was followed by land screening to identify the land acquisition and land use needs that will cause resettlement. The Ilongo Village Executive Officer (VEO) in collaboration with the ARAP preparation team identified the affected farmers; and together carried out a fairly field verification in the areas where the demonstration field plots were planned. The resettlement and compensation plan was then prepared accordingly in collaboration with the affected farmers. 2

6 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Location The Igurusi Irrigation Training Institute is located in the village of Igurusi, Ilonga ward in Mbarali District. The Institute is about 60 km East of Mbeya city and about 1000m off road at Igurusi village to the left hand side of the Mbeya Iringa highway. The area is bordered with MATI Igurusi in the South-East, Mgona River in the West, Ibrahimu canal in the east and Igurusi-Utengule road in the North-East. The Source of water for various uses is mainly gravity flow originating from Matamba hills where water is collected through the intake to the storage tank and there after conveyed through closed conduits to the institute. The topography of the area is relatively flat with soils dominated by sandy loam clay. 2.2 Nature of the project MATI-Igurusi is a Government Institute in Tanzania that offers diploma in irrigation engineering whereby a number of graduates at a level of irrigation technician are graduating every year. The courses offered by MATI Igurusi are; water management; agronomic practises and; irrigation scheme operation and maintenance. Therefore the institute is enhancing the capacity of the students to undertake activities of operation, management of irrigation schemes and crop production. However, the Institute has inadequate training materials and facilities such as buildings, irrigation engineering field demonstration models, reliable water supply and so forth. In order to deliver the quality technical education, inadequacy of such core materials and facilities need consideration for bridging the gap. The funding from PHRD Grant will complement the International Development Association (IDA) credits to the Agricultural sector development programme (ASDP) in scaling up capacity building for irrigation development. The Grant resources will be used for procuring remedial works and facilities to enhance the center s training capacity and quality. 3.0 NATURE AND EXTENT OF RESETTLEMENT The land survey indicates that 50 acres of seasonally cultivated land will be needed for the proposed hydraulic demonstration plots. This area is currently occupied by 26 farmers who grow only paddy during the rainy season and no permanent crop or second crop is grown in the in the dry season. Therefore the current occupiers of the land will be eligible for compensations in terms of cash as agreed during the meetings. All farmers who are cultivating in the area are residents of Ilolo village and own an average of 1.9 acres in the area identified for construction of the irrigation demonstration plots. During the meeting held in February and July 2013, the farmers agreed to give their land to Igurusi training centre and being compensated by cash for the land and the crop because they have other areas where they cultivate various crops such as maize, cassava, sunflower, millet, beans as well as paddy. It is expected that the farmers will be able to maintain their livelihoods through cultivation in other areas outside the project area which are also owned by the same farmers. During the meeting the farmers confirmed that land is available for sale in the village which can be bought to compensate the portion of land lost so long as they are compensated early. It was agreed that the farmers will be responsible to find land within the village to replace the portion of land given to the MATI Igurusi under the eyes of the village and ward executive officers. 3

7 4.0 STAKEHOLDER S IDENTIFICATION AND CONSULTATIONS 4.1 Stakeholder s identification Stakeholder s identification was conducted during the discussion of the assistance team, Principal of MATI Igurusi, Village Executive Officer and Chairperson of Ilolo village. The main stakeholders identified were: i) Directorate of Irrigation and Technical Services (Mbeya Zonal Irrigation Office); ii) Directorate of Training (Igurusi Training Institute); iii) District Executive Director, Mbarali District Council; iv) DAICO Mbarali District Council; v) District Land Officer Mbarali District Council; vi) Ward Executive Officer- Igurusi Ward; vii) Division Officer, Ilongo Division; viii) Village Extension Officer- Ilolo Village; ix) Chair person Ilolo village; and x) Affected farmers (all land plot owners). Consultation was made to the stakeholders above, their names and signatures are presented in appendix I. Preliminary assessment has been carried out to determine the affected farmers whose land will be taken by MATI Igurusi and to whom compensation is due as farmer 1 to 26 with plot size ranging from 1-5 acres. 4.2 Stakeholder s views and concerns Stakeholder consultation was conducted in the process of the preparation of this ARAP. Stakeholder consulted were; MATI Igurusi, VEO and Chairperson of Ilolo Village, District Executive Director, Mbarali District Council, DAICO, Division Officer of Ilongo Ward and Mbeya Zonal Irrigation Engineer. A series of stakeholders meetings were conducted which aimed at obtaining views of various stakeholders and draw up the action plan for ARAP of the MATI Igurusi hydraulic demonstration field plots. The affected farmers (land owners) under the proposed project raised their concern that they are willing to vacate and surrender their land plots, and they are still waiting the Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives to compensate them. However, they requested to continue using their land plots for the coming rain season and hoping that they are going to be compensated by MAFC by the end of September, It also was agreed that the Consultant will proceed with undertaking topographical survey before cultivation and start detailed project design. The compensation which will be paid for the affected farmers is Tsh. 1,000,000/= per acre, meaning that for a total of 50 acres which are required, a total cost of Tsh. 50,000,000/= is required. The compensation was based on the market price of land plots in the area as it was agreed in the previous meeting of 20/2/ Cut-off date The consultative and participatory process with the farmers to be affected by the proposed construction of the hydraulic demonstration plots began by sensitizing the respective farmers and the village government on the land needs since February The farmers to be affected and the respective village government met with MATI Igurusi management and informed them that the farmers had agreed to give their land since February 2013; however the 4

8 compensations delayed because MATI Igurusi did not have funds for compensations. It is also at this first meeting of the farmers and village leaders that the cut-off date of July 30 th 2013 was agreed. Farmers who encroach on the area after the cut-off date are not entitled to compensation or any other form of resettlement assistance. The farmers set conditions that MAFC should compensate the affected farmers before the consultant starts surveying and design of the hydraulic demonstration plots. 5

9 5.0 COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES 5.1 Institutional responsibility The institutions identified during the stakeholders meeting and their responsibilities with regards to this ARAP are as follows: No. Institution/ group Responsibilities 1. MAFC To disburse the compensation funds to affected farmers Employ the Consultant for topographical survey and detailed design Employ the Contractor for construction 2. MATI Igurusi Verification of individual plot sizes in the area proposed for construction of irrigation demonstration plots through participatory process which involves the affected farmers and the Village Council 3. Mbarali District Council Oversee the compensation process for the farmers 4. Affected farmers Be paid compensation and vacate from land plots 5.2 Procedures for grievance redress This Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan for the hydraulic demonstration plots advocates that all attempts would be made to settle all grievances concerning non-fulfilment of compensations agreements before the project takeoff. The grievance procedure will be simple, administered as far as possible at the local level because the size of the land to be taken up by the project (50 acres) falls under the judicious of the village government. All grievances will be addressed expressively and amicably through mediations and at the village level offices and existing village government committees. 6

10 6.0 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE FOR THE ARAP No. ACTIVITY RESPONSIBLE 1. Finalization of ARAP MAFC 2. Submission of ARAP to MAFC WB for comment 3. Approval of ARAP WB 4. Disclosure of ARAP to the MAFC/WB Country and WB infoshop 5. Payment of compensations MAFC to affected farmers 6. Topographical survey and Consultant detailed design 7. Preparation of tender Consultant documents 8. Tendering procedures and MAFC awarding Contract 9. Construction Contractor/ MAFC/ MATI Igurusi TIME FRAME S O N D J F M A M J 7.0 CONCLUSION The resettlement at Igurusi training centre will involve only land take, there are no houses or permanent crops in the area identified for construction of hydraulic demonstration plots. It is expected that the project affected farmers will in general benefit from the abbreviated resettlement action plan due to the fact that most of them (28) who occupy land in the intended project site have other land for cultivation elsewhere. Additionally the land is available for the farmers who will lose their land which can be bought from within the village so long as compensations are made available. It is recommended that the compensation be made before September 30 th 2013 so as to minimise risks of land value escalation. 7

11 Photography of the proposed field plots for resettlement Area identified for hydraulic demonstration field plots Joint photography with affected farmers 8