Mexico plans to reduce agricultural water waste in the midst of drought

Officials believe that the National Water Authority will save 2.8 billion cubic meters of water across the country on Thursday as the drought in Mexico is deepening.

Water Authority (Konagua) officials said Thursday Renewed National Irrigation Modernization Program In Mexico, 200,000 hectares of irrigation is aimed at improving systems that reduce agricultural water waste.

During his morning press conference, President Claudia Shinebam said its administration was planning to invest 51.8 billion bezos ($ 2.5 billion) in six years. He said the system changing would increase productivity.

“(Water-Charity) will see high production in low water,” he said, “Releasing 2.8 billion cubic meters (water) … for human consumption.”

Hydro-vocalism is similar to small amounts of irrigation, which is a large-scale agriculture, rather than hydraulic agriculture, which includes the use of liquid power to operate machinery, perform control equipment, and perform various tasks on the farm.

Sheinbam said it was not easy to install new technology and see it. Computer change requires a comprehensive institutional plan at the individual farm level and the federal irrigation district level.

The government believes that the most efficient water-agriculture will solve the perennial water shortage for human consumption Talk about a “day zero” in Mexico City Last year.

If the project is unprecedented, the director of the Water Authority (Konagua), Efron Morales, said it was very important, because 76% of the country’s 76% of water is used in agriculture.

“Not only does the modernization program solve the existing problems,” Morales said, referring to the old canals and leaked irrigation infrastructure. “The President has advised us to look for alternatives that allow water to be used more efficient in production processes and social consumption matters.”

Morales reiterated Shinbom’s goal of producing more food with low water to increase the availability of drinking water. He said some of the recovered water would be used to recharge the country’s water bodies.

He said the long -term goal was to find and implement solutions that make Mexico’s countryside stable.

By the end of this year, Konakua hopes to repair or replace 315 kilometers of irrigation canals, which will reduce the use of water by 25%. Another 43 kilometers of canals will be replaced by pipes, protecting the water by evaporation and reducing the loss of water by 40%.

This program will pay for both the mechanized and manual – for modern flood gates to make distribution and storage more efficiently. Telemetry systems will also be installed Some Places for measuring water use and distribution.

Beyond the adjustment of the canals to prevent leaks, this program focuses on teaching responsible water use. In the Konagua emphasizing activities, acting in order to avoid excessive watering with farmers with farmers

This year alone, Konagua will also evict agricultural lands with plans to establish 10,500 hectares. This process will allow more balanced irrigation when controlling the cutting and run-off.

The project will also work to install asperion and microspertian irrigation systems to control the amount of water and delivery time.

Aran Mastech, Assistant Director of the Water-Vocational Infrastructure Division of Konagua, explained that the project would focus on 13 of Mexico’s 86 irrigation districts. The target districts are located near urban centers, which experience water shortages.

So far, 10 irrigation districts – Sinalova, Morallos, Akuaskalites, Tama UL Lipas, Guwanjuando, Kohuvila and Durngo have signed for the project. In the remaining two districts, the two are expected to board the ship next week. In the last district, officials in Baja California are negotiating the included conditions.

Mustach explained that the program budget comes from three sources: the majority of funds will come from the federal government, but the state governments and farmers will contribute, although he does not mention percentage.

With reports from Universal And Infoba