Technological development and water use in argentine agriculture under irrigation.

Authors

  • Omar Miranda

Abstract

Three elements which influence the dynamic in technological
selection of agricultural irrigation systems were studied. In
the first place, the level of scarcity of water resources; the
availability of water depends both on climate factors that affect
superficial and underground aquifers, and on conditions of
deficient supply through public networks. One of the paths to
face this scarcity is adopting drip irrigation, which allows a
more efficient use of water. In the second place, productive
restructuring of oases irrigated to the west of the country,
induced by habits of consumption of healthy and hedonic
foods; the technological package associated with new crops
includes drip irrigation, which is part of innovating production
techniques that have a greater capital intensity and better
productivity by the workforce as common denominator. Finally,
the size of the farms; the presence of indivisibilities in irrigation
equipment makes their cost per hectare decrease as the surface
irrigated increases.

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2009-05-03

How to Cite

Miranda, O. (2009). Technological development and water use in argentine agriculture under irrigation. Agricultura, Sociedad Y Desarrollo, 6(3), 277–291. Retrieved from https://www.revista-asyd.org/index.php/asyd/article/view/1103

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Vol. 6 No. 3 (2009): Agricultura Sociedad y Desarrollo

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