National Irrigation Commission

What National Irrigation Commission does

The National Irrigation Commission is a Jamaican government body, established in 1986 and headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica. Its stated function is to provide irrigation services to the agricultural sector and water supply to the commercial sector within Jamaica. As a statutory entity rather than a private firm, it operates under government mandate and is likely funded through a combination of public budget allocations, water tariffs, and irrigation fees charged to farming and commercial users.

The Commission's core "product" is physical water delivery — operating and maintaining irrigation infrastructure (canals, reservoirs, distribution networks) that supplies agricultural users, alongside commercial-scale water provision. No technology stack, proprietary platform, digital product surface, or distribution channel information was available from the source material; the firm's public website (nicjamaica.com) returned only a verification/loading page at the time of data capture, and no management team, partnerships, certifications, or operating geographies beyond Jamaica were disclosed. The reported employee count of 1-10 appears inconsistent with a national-scale irrigation utility and likely reflects a narrow directory-based headcount figure rather than the full organizational complement.

Revenue mechanics, pricing model, customer count, and segment mix are not disclosed in the available sources. As a government utility, revenue is most plausibly derived from regulated water/irrigation tariffs and treasury subventions rather than commercial pricing, but no first-party financial data exists in the input to confirm this. The entity's strategic positioning is therefore best characterized as a state-mandated monopoly provider of agricultural irrigation and commercial water in Jamaica, with the typical strengths (regulatory shelter, infrastructure barrier to entry) and weaknesses (political-budgetary dependency, limited growth optionality) of a national utility.

Name

National Irrigation Commission

Website

https://nicjamaica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The National Irrigation Commission is a Jamaican government body, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Kingston, that provides irrigation services to the agriculture sector and water supply to the commercial sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Irrigation Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Utilities (221)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water-Smart Irrigation & Water Stewardship (Drip/Micro, Scheduling, Water Harvesting) (AFAGAMAD), Irrigation Control & Automation (Controllers, Valves, Sensors, IoT) (AFAAACAF), Irrigation Automation & Controls Services (SCADA, Sensors, Telemetry) (AFACAFAI)

Keywords

• Irrigation services
• Agricultural water supply
• Water resource management
• Commercial water delivery
• Government irrigation agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston

HQ country

Jamaica

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel

Core offering

The National Irrigation Commission is a Jamaican government body that provides irrigation services to the agriculture sector and supplies water to the commercial sector. Established in 1986 and headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica, it operates as a state-affiliated entity delivering water-related infrastructure services to support farming operations and commercial water users.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agricultural Irrigation Services

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• Lindsay Corporation: US-listed manufacturer of irrigation infrastructure including center pivot, lateral move, and irrigation control technology. Comparable as a major irrigation equipment vendor whose products are deployed by national irrigation authorities like NIC to deliver water to agricultural users.
• The Toro Company: US-listed provider of irrigation systems for agriculture, golf, and residential markets. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose irrigation products and controllers are deployed across the same agricultural and landscape water-delivery use cases that NIC supports in Jamaica.
• Valmont Industries: Global manufacturer of mechanized irrigation equipment, infrastructure poles, and coatings. Comparable as a broad incumbent supplying the irrigation systems and control technology used by national irrigation schemes such as NIC across agricultural sectors.
• Jain Irrigation Systems: Indian-headquartered provider of drip and sprinkler irrigation, plastic piping, and agri-input solutions. Comparable as a large-scale incumbent in agricultural water management whose products and services serve irrigation authorities and agricultural end-users analogous to NIC's customer base.
• Netafim: Global leader in drip and micro-irrigation technology, now part of Orbia. Comparable as a broad incumbent that supplies precision irrigation solutions to national irrigation schemes and large commercial agriculture operations similar to NIC's end users.

Direct peers

• National Water Commission (Jamaica): Jamaica's other national utility, providing potable water and wastewater services. Directly comparable as a Jamaican government statutory body delivering water services, with NIC handling irrigation/commercial water and NWC handling domestic water — complementary mandates in the same jurisdiction.
• National Irrigation Authority (Kenya): Kenyan state corporation responsible for development, operation, and maintenance of national irrigation schemes. Directly comparable as a national irrigation authority with parallel mandate to NIC Jamaica, delivering irrigation infrastructure to agricultural users under government ownership.
• National Irrigation Administration (Philippines): Philippine government agency tasked with irrigation development and management nationwide. Directly comparable as a state-run irrigation authority that operates dams, canals, and distribution systems serving the agricultural sector, structurally analogous to NIC Jamaica.

Regional players

• Mexican National Water Commission (CONAGUA): Mexico's federal water authority managing national water resources, irrigation districts, and hydraulic infrastructure. Comparable as a regional player operating a similar government-administered water/irrigation mandate within Latin America and the Caribbean basin, with parallel statutory functions to NIC Jamaica.

Others

• Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association: Regional association representing Caribbean water and wastewater utilities, including NIC-style irrigation and water commissions. Comparable as an enabling/thematic ecosystem participant that convenes peer utilities across the Caribbean, including Jamaica, around shared operational, training, and regulatory interests.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NICJamaicaLtd
• Facebookfacebook.com/nicjamaicaltd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-irrigation-commission-limited

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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