Minister Fernando Mattos acknowledged that the growth rate of irrigation systems “is much slower than desired.”
He Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP), Fernando Mattosrecognized that the rate of growth of irrigation systems at the territorial level “it is much slower than expected” while its portfolio prepares for a new impact of the La Niña phenomenonin parallel with the withdrawal of The boy.
In an interview with radio Sarandí, the leader assured this Thursday that “a lot of progress was made during this period of government” in terms of irrigation, but that “the rate of growth of irrigation systems incorporated into production” is not what they intended, despite to have incorporated “some 30,000 hectares of irrigation system”, an increase of around 10%.
“I understand that this growth can be much greater,” said the minister after confirming that the historic drought that lived Uruguay between 2022 and 2023 as a result of the past La Niña phenomenon cost the country more than 1.8 billion dollars, and the agricultural emergency still persists for the horticultural sector due to inclement wind.
The transition from El Niño to La Niña will be “abrupt,” experts said
On the other hand, the transition from the El Niño phenomenon, which is now in its final phase, to La Niña is expected to occur abruptly, according to experts in the region.
La Niña that could appear in the coming months with Oscillations in rainfall and drought patternsas well as a strong hurricane season in other parts of the planet, according to technicians from a specialized panel of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
These experts agreed that the transition periods between the two phenomena that occurred in previous decades no longer occur and that this shortens the time for the communities currently affected by El Niño to recover quickly.
Source: Ambito
