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More than 1.1 billion dollars worth of investments for irrigation works have been received from farmers in the far north of the country, distributed in areas such as Pampa Concordia, near the border with Peru. The beneficiaries are 202 families of small producers distributed in Arica, Putre and Camarones.
The initiative is promoted by the National Irrigation Commission (CNR) and aims to implement technology to optimize the use of water with water systems. drip irrigation. incorporate solar energy provided by photovoltaic panels and water flow control basins, among others.
"We support the lining of cbads, the establishment of two irrigation systems with incorporation of photovoltaic energy, a regulation pond that also considers the use of energy unconventional renewables, "said Marcelo Daz, coordinator of the North Zone of the CNR
At the beginning of this long weekend, the network was inaugurated at Pampa Concordia, next to at road 5, the border crossing from Chacalluta and access to Arica Airport.In the coming weeks and months, about twenty similar facilities will be added in other regions.
With more than nine thousand workers, agriculture is the second sector that counts the most jobs, after trade, which employs another twelve thousand
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