Perspective of Water-Use Programs in Agriculture in Guanajuato

Jesús Hernández-Ruiz, Paula C. Isiordia-Lachica, Ilse A. Huerta-Arredondo, Ana M. Cruz-Avalos, Arturo Ángel Hernández, Ricardo A. Rodriguez-Carvajal, Jorge E. Ruiz-Nieto and Ana I. Mireles-Arriaga ()
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Jesús Hernández-Ruiz: Departamento de Agronomía, División Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Guanajuato, Km. 9 Carretera Irapuato-Silao, Ex Hacienda. El Copal, Irapuato 36500, Mexico
Paula C. Isiordia-Lachica: Departamento de Agronomía, División Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Guanajuato, Km. 9 Carretera Irapuato-Silao, Ex Hacienda. El Copal, Irapuato 36500, Mexico
Ilse A. Huerta-Arredondo: Departamento de Agronomía, División Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Guanajuato, Km. 9 Carretera Irapuato-Silao, Ex Hacienda. El Copal, Irapuato 36500, Mexico
Ana M. Cruz-Avalos: Departamento de Agronomía, División Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Guanajuato, Km. 9 Carretera Irapuato-Silao, Ex Hacienda. El Copal, Irapuato 36500, Mexico
Arturo Ángel Hernández: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP), Campo Experimental La Posta, Km. 22.5 Carretera Federal Veracruz-Córdoba, Medellín 94277, Mexico
Ricardo A. Rodriguez-Carvajal: Departamento de Ingeniería Química, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N, C.P., Guanajuato 36050, Mexico
Jorge E. Ruiz-Nieto: Departamento de Agronomía, División Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Guanajuato, Km. 9 Carretera Irapuato-Silao, Ex Hacienda. El Copal, Irapuato 36500, Mexico
Ana I. Mireles-Arriaga: Departamento de Agronomía, División Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Guanajuato, Km. 9 Carretera Irapuato-Silao, Ex Hacienda. El Copal, Irapuato 36500, Mexico

Agriculture, 2024, vol. 14, issue 8, 1-17

Abstract: Integrated agricultural water management (IAWM) encompasses multiple factors, necessitating the evaluation of performance across programs and involved entities and local consideration in different regions. This study analyzes the relation of allocation budgets and government agency programs in relation to the average annual availability of groundwater in Guanajuato State. Documentary investigation was conducted on public programs, aquifer availability, and agricultural land types over the period from 2017 to 2023. In the last six years, the amounts allocated to government programs from subsidies and donations have increased by 40%, leading to enhanced agricultural productivity in the state. Considering the agricultural types (rain-fed, irrigated, and protected) as separate variables, simple linear regression explains 97.8% of the variability in the DMA, indicating a decrease of 78.2 million m 3 and an increase in irrigated agriculture. The estimator for the budget allocated to public programs is −2.21 × 10 −7 , indicating that even if the resources allocated to government programs related to the use and exploitation of water in the agricultural sector increase, the DMA will continue to decrease. Regarding the agriculture area type, the estimator has a value of −0.00237, indicating that each rain-fed or irrigated agriculture unit established would result in an approximate reduction of 2370 m 3 of water in the DMA. Taking this into account, it is imperative to formulate strategies that consider intersectoral links, with a focus on prioritizing essential actions in rain-fed areas for water capture and/or irrigated agricultural areas for food production, which comprise 52% of the total land dedicated to the agricultural sector, and specifically targeting actions that promote groundwater management.

Keywords: water resource allocation; water budgetary programs; groundwater management availability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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