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The Minister of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, Jennifer Contreras, said that the execution of the third stage of the Chavimochic irrigation project in the La Libertad region in charge of Canada, will benefit more than 129,500 producers in the north of the country.
"The Chavimochic III project will not only boost more than 144,000 hectares throughout the north of our country, but also that more than 129,500 producers will benefit, and this is an extremely important issue for national agriculture," said the minister in statements made this morning.
He said that after the government's decision to award the execution of the third stage of the Chavimochic irrigation project to the Government of Canada, under the government-to-government (G2G) modality, the contract is expected to be signed in April, but "we are moving forward so that it can be carried out next March," he stressed.
The works of the project include the execution of the work of the Palo Redondo dam and the third pipeline of the Virú Siphon, main components of the Chavimochic III project, and which will promote the expansion of the agricultural frontier.
"The realization of the project will contribute to the value of our Peruvian products in the various international markets; the third stage of Chavimochic III is a benefit for the Peruvian state and thus, we have fulfilled the commitment offered by the Government and the president, Dina Boluarte," he said.
Likewise, the objective of the project is also to supply drinking water to the population of Trujillo, as well as to meet the demands of irrigation water resources to serve thousands of hectares of the Chao, Virú, Moche and Chicama valleys, using the water potential of the Santa River.
Regarding the implementation of other emblematic projects such as Majes-Siguas II, the minister pointed out that the execution of this irrigation project in Arequipa could follow the same example of Chavimochic III, "but this issue (Majes-Siguas II) is in the hands of the regional government of Arequipa. The decentralization process establishes that major projects are in the regional governments," he said.
"At the moment we are concentrating on other (irrigation) projects. There is also Iruro (Arequipa and Ayacucho), which is already in the bidding process and is expected to start the works between March or April, as well following the same path as Chavimochic," the minister told the press from Chile.
The minister of the sector stressed that the unblocking of large irrigation projects is carried out thanks to the management and political will of the current government and the president. "And so we are going well, the same path we will continue with Chinecas, Yanapujio and Las Delicias, real projects that for years, have not been unblocked," he said.
Peru is one of the top ten food suppliers in the world, with annual food sales to foreign markets of between US$ 9,000 and US$ 10,000 million, highlighting our country as the world's leading producer of grapes and blueberries, among others.
