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Nine regions in the center and south declared in emergency by Emergency Decree No. 030 – 2023, which provides for measures for the execution of interventions against the El Niño phenomenon and reduce the impact of the water deficit, received 705 irrigation kits in the face of adverse weather events, from the Agro Rural program of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri).
These regions are:
Víctor Baca Ramos, executive director of the Rural Agrarian Productive Development Program - Agro Rural, said that this activity was carried out in the regions of Apurímac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cusco, Huancavelica, Junín, Pasco, Puno and Tacna with an investment of S/ 2,552,100 and has the purpose of protecting and guaranteeing family farming in the vulnerable high Andean areas of the aforementioned departments.
According to the official, the irrigation kit in the event of adverse weather events is part of the immediate actions for the acquisition of equipment, supplies and goods aimed at addressing the imminent danger of water deficit due to the possible occurrence of the El Niño phenomenon.
Each kit contains materials, tools, pipes, hoses and accessories to allow the provision of irrigation water in areas where there are small water springs or rustic canals. This system includes everything from water collection to use. The irrigation kit is focused on water-stressed areas and being able to irrigate areas of less than one hectare per day.
"We are complying with the schedule of activities according to the guidelines established by Midagri to provide technical support to small agricultural producers in vulnerable areas of the high Andes, so that they can face the season of water deficit," concluded Víctor Baca.
