Optimización del sistema de riego parcelario en la comunidad Otón de Vélez, parroquia Yaruquí, Pichincha, mediante la Cooperación Internacional

Abstract

Abstract: This work proposes the Optimization of the parcel irrigation system in the Otón de Vélez community, Yaruquí parish, Pichincha, through International Cooperation as an alternative to guarantee food security. This seeks to provide clean water and contribute to the efficient use of the liquid. How? Rescuing ancestral knowledge about irrigation to combine it with accessible technologies, easy to adapt, adequacy and acceptance in the environment. This would go hand in hand with effective agricultural training and financial management processes. Currently, 31% of the EAP in Yaruquí lives from agriculture, but their greatest challenges revolve around obsolete infrastructure, limited access to water resources and inputs. It is proposed to reduce the existing inequality between those who can afford investments in infrastructure and those who cannot, with the constitution of a common agricultural fund. The combination of an optimal irrigation system, training and creation of a common fund can increase agricultural productivity, improve family income, raise the quality of life of farmers, reduce migration, provide healthy and nutritious food, and foster cohesion community.