Formal and informal irrigation in the Andean countries. An overview

This work is an empiric – theory revision which evidences the existence of two irrigation sectors in the Andean countries: a formal one, mainly located in plain low lands, controlled by the government, mostly directed to agribusiness producers and, in a smaller proportion, to small holders; the other sector, informal irrigation, is directly managed by the producers, usually family farmers, without government control and without being reported in national statistics; this second sector is principally located in the Andean mountains. Nowadays there are several institutions for the access to water which are associated to different stakeholders, so conflicts between different kinds of users emerge.

• Autores: Gutierrez-Malaxechebarria, Alvaro Martin; Estudiante doctorado en Estudios Ambientales y Rurales Pontificia Unviersidad Javeriana y profesor Facultad del Medio Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2014
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
• Repositorio: Repositorio Universidad Javeriana
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.javeriana.edu.co:10554/24110
• Acceso en línea: http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/desarrolloRural/article/view/7323; http://hdl.handle.net/10554/24110
• Palabra clave: null; Agricultural Development; Irrigation; Andes; Informal Irrigation; Farming Systems; Water Management; null
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional