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Water stewardship project in Maipo minor basin

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Water stewardship project in Maipo minor basin

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Area: 5888268 km2
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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: Chile
Basins: South Pacific (379) (Mapocho River)
Project SDGs:
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Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4)
Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
Stakeholder Participation (SDG 6.b)
Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4)
Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1)
Project Tags:
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Drought Management
Conservation Agriculture/Agronomy
Groundwater
Irrigation Management and Technology
Replenishment
Progress to Date: 5670000 m3, 600m3 per ha, 6490ha, 130 farmers M3 of saved water, m3 of saved water per hectare, hectares impacted with the benefits from the efficient use of water, number of farmers positively impacted through the use of Big Data, number of farmers benefited with the ongoing education program.
Services Needed: Financial support
Desired Partners: Business
Business Association
Investor
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jul. 01, 2022  »  Ongoing
Project Website: kilimo.com/compensacion-de-agua
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought, PHYSICAL: Groundwater management
Additional Benefits: Better / more data on river basin conditions, Heightened agreement on priority basin water challenges, Basin stakeholder mapping, Long-term partnership(s) created, Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Agricultural growers, Water utilities, Local communities / domestic users
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Financial Resources: More than $500,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: corporate
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 90%

Project Overview

This project aims to increase agricultural water use efficiency and productivity, reduce water demand, and protect mainly superficial and groundwater in the Maipo Basin; this has been possible in partnership with corporations that has water stewardship goals.

A farmer's retention plan centered on adopting and renewing irrigation management practices has been devised throughout the project's implementation. As part of this program, farmers are encouraged to participate in ong…

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This project aims to increase agricultural water use efficiency and productivity, reduce water demand, and protect mainly superficial and groundwater in the Maipo Basin; this has been possible in partnership with corporations that has water stewardship goals.

A farmer's retention plan centered on adopting and renewing irrigation management practices has been devised throughout the project's implementation. As part of this program, farmers are encouraged to participate in ongoing training sessions and receive economic incentives for reducing their water consumption. A record of active farmers who utilize our service will be maintained each year.

The project will support expanded applications of IoT satellite moisture and irrigation management systems on the hectares of private irrigated family farms to decrease water pumping/diversion. The Kilimo project team uses a Big Data solution that includes a web-based app, annual subscription fee, satellite data, crop soil moisture tests, and measurement of precipitation and irrigation inputs to provide real-time irrigation demand information. The technology does not require any hardware to be installed at the farm level and supports tailored irrigation scheduling for a variety of high-value crops.

The following selection criteria were used to identify farmers who were best suited to participate in the program to meet specific user requirements for Kilimo's irrigation monitoring platform and support comparison of water use rates before and after deployment:

  • Fields must be located in Maipo basin
  • The farmer must possess irrigation records.
  • The farmer must be available to meet with Kilimo’s agronomy team.
  • The farm must have a dependable source of water available for irrigation.

It has been shown that less than 10% of farmers worldwide use (or have access to) technology to guide water application. Using Kilimo's technology, farmers have reduced their water withdrawal from the surface and groundwater sources by at least 20%.

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought, PHYSICAL: Groundwater management
Project Benefits: Better / more data on river basin conditions, Heightened agreement on priority basin water challenges, Basin stakeholder mapping, Long-term partnership(s) created, Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Agricultural growers, Water utilities, Local communities / domestic users
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Financial Resources: More than $500,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: Corporate funding
Challenges: Other

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Rosario Gumucio
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