Economic and productive impact of the implementation and use of agricultural irrigation in the state of Tabasco, Mexico

Title : Economic and productive impact of the implementation and use of agricultural irrigation in the state of Tabasco, Mexico

Abstract:

Objective: Three support programs for agricultural irrigation in 8 municipalities in the State of Tabasco were evaluated for a total area of 972.4 ha with 7 crops per municipality. One production cycle was used for the evaluation of the irrigation units in the State of Tabasco.
Design/methodology/approach: The software "System for the Evaluation of Irrigation Units" SISEVUR 3.0 was used for the integration and evaluation of a) general operation of infrastructure; b) producer satisfaction with the infrastructure; c) aspects of improvement in the quantity and quality of production; d) benefits of irrigation on agricultural production and suggestions and opinions of producers regarding hydro-agricultural programs e). The economic/financial evaluation.
Results: The crops that responded best to the application of irrigation were: 1) forage corn, with an increase in production of 140.7%; 2) lemon with 97.98%; 3. banana with 58.6%, and 4 sugar cane with 41%.
Limitations on study/implications: Data collection required several visits to the producer to improve the collection of reliable data. However, there is a margin of error that could not be quantified due to the particularities of the producers and the work.
Findings/conclusions: Bananas and citrus improved production quality and product maintenance throughout the year, favoring supply and demand commitments in the domestic and international markets.
Keywords: irrigation, water efficiency, evapotranspiration, agricultural productivity

Biography:

PhD. Jose H. Rodolfo Mendoza Hernandez. He studied for a degree at the Chapingo Autonomous University, Mexico, he is an Agronomist Engineer in Irrigation, he studied a Master of Science at the College of Postgraduates, Mexico; He obtained a PhD from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Spain. Since 2006 he has been a Research Professor at the Colegio de Postgraduados, Mexico. Most important publications of PhD Mendoza Hernandez are: El Riego inteligente; Radio de influencia, calibracion y aplicacion de los sensores FDR de medida de humedad; Sustainability of agricultural production under irrigation; Estimating evapotranspiration by capacitance and neutron probes; Soil water content measured by FDR probes in peach trees; Effect of supplementary irrigation on the transpiration of oil palm trees during the dry season.