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DIS FarmLake Muhazi · Rwanda
Dairy cows grazing the green slope above Lake Muhazi

Integrated masterplan 2030

One plan for the whole farm.

The masterplan places each barn, field, pipe and panel where it works best with the rest, and protects the wetland and lakeshore between them.

Interactive map

Explore the twelve facilities.

Select a number to see how each facility fits into the farm: dairy, energy, water and the protected landscape around them.

DIS Farm integrated masterplan 2030, showing twelve numbered facilities along Lake Muhazi

Tap a number on the map or choose from the list.

Dairy

Zero-grazing dairy & expansion

Open-sided free-stall barns with feed alleys, water troughs and rubber-matted cubicles. Land is reserved beside them for future barns as the herd grows.

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Irrigation baseline

The systems behind the plan.

A solar-powered water system lifts water from the lake into a lined reservoir and distributes it across 10 hectares of fodder.

Solar PV
20 kWp
Dedicated to irrigation pumping
Pump
15 kW
Solar pump at the screened lake intake
Command area
10 ha
Sprinkler-irrigated fodder
Reservoir
480 m³
Proposed, geomembrane-lined
Irrigation main
90 mm
From reservoir to the fields
Irrigation laterals
32 mm
Zoned by water control points

Systems legend

  • Irrigation main (90 mm)
  • Irrigation lateral (32 mm)
  • Water control point
  • Electrical cable (PV to BESS / pumps)
  • Lane / access road (concrete)
  • Proposed 480 m³ reservoir (lined)
  • Restored wetland (protected)
  • Future expansion (dairy barns)
DIS Farm integrated masterplan 2030, showing twelve numbered facilities along Lake MuhaziView full masterplan

Concept masterplan: indicative siting, not a surveyed engineering layout.

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Phasing

Delivered in five steps.

The masterplan is delivered in phases, each one building on the systems before it.

  1. 2026

    Water & energy foundation

    Solar pump and lake intake, 20 kWp PV and the first 10 ha of irrigated fodder.

  2. 2027

    Housing the herd

    Zero-grazing barn expansion, calf and maternity unit, feed centre and silage bunkers.

  3. 2028

    Milk quality

    Milking parlour, bulk cooling and rooftop PV with battery storage.

  4. 2029

    Closing the loop

    Manure treatment and biogas, compost, orchard, apiary and wetland restoration.

  5. 2030

    4,000 litres a day

    Full herd in production, processing reserve and agritourism open.

Come and see a modern Rwandan dairy at work.

Book a guided farm visit, discuss a milk supply agreement, or talk to us about partnering on the 2030 plan.