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Cane harvesting
PROJECT
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REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION OF THE SAVANNAH SUGAR PROJECT, NIGERIA
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ASSIGNMENT
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Technical and engineering assistance for the rehabilitation of a 4,000t tcd
sugar factory and for increasing sugar cane production through
rehabilitation (5,500 ha) and expansion (1,300ha) of a gravity irrigation
system and improvement of field mechanisation, harvesting and transport
systems and agricultural practices.
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CLIENT
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Savannah Sugar Company Ltd, Numan, Nigeria
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SERVICES
FINANCED BY
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African Development Fund
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STAFF
INVOLVED
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Project Coordinator, Factory Engineer, Factory Designer, Process Expert,
Electrical/Instrumentation Engineer, Civil Engineer, Factory Workshop
Engineer, Irrigation/Drainage Engineer, Field Mechanisation Expert,
Agricultural Services Engineer, Agronomist, Computer Expert, Training
Expert.
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PERIOD OF
ASSIGNMENT
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1993 -2000
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BACKGROUND
OF PROJECT
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Rehabilitation of the Savannah sugar complex, which started operation in
1980, is required to prevent deterioration of the estate and factory, and to
increase cane production to utilise the factory at its designed capacity.
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SCOPE OF
WORK
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Factory overhaul and rehabilitation:
Implementing an overhaul program to secure continuity of sugar production
Preparation
of detailed designs for factory
rehabilitation, preparation of tender specifications,
tender evaluation and supervision of contractors for the installation and
construction works
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Rehabilitation and expansion of the irrigation system:
Design of a
gravity irrigation system for 1,300ha new cane area (field layout, land
leveling (furrow irrigation), pump station, canals, drainage system and
structures)
Preparation
of tender documents, evaluation of tenders and supervision of land
leveling and construction |
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executed by several local contractors
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Technical assistance for the rehabilitation of the existing irrigation
system (5,500ha)
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Improving cane field mechanisation, harvesting and transport systems,
including preparation of tender specification for new equipment and
machinery.
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Operational and management support, improving production practices and
work methods and advising on organisational structure and job descriptions
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Preparing training manuals and organising formal training courses to
supplement on-the-job training
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Introducing proper store inventory management and a computerised
management information system. |
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