usually required. Yet, judging by the data provided by most agricultural
territorial units, it appears that at least some of the crops had not even had
their first watering administered, as the agricultural area under their jurisdiction
had not been effectively irrigated in its entirety, rather, it had merely undergone
field preparation. Meanwhile, all the other management applications were
being made on increasingly smaller areas (Table 41.3).
(c) The failure to provide the electric energy needed to pump water and ensure its
transport to specific locations so as to enable the watering of the plants. This
was one of the main causes, if not the most important one, that hindered the
achievement of the projected yields. Consider, for instance, the degree of
providing the electric energy needed to pump water over the reclaimed areas
between 1986 and 1989 (Table 41.3).
On average, over the 4 year period being considered here, the degree of providing the electric energy needed to pump water over the reclaimed areas had been a
Table 41.2 Equipped surface for irrigation, surface effective irrigated and Irrigation norms
applied in irrigation systems in 1986–1989 years
Year
Surface equipped for irrigations
Thon. hectares
Surface effective
irrigated from
equipped surface
Irrigation norm
cm/ha
Thon.
hectares
%
1986
2731.1
2212.2
81.0 1310
1987
2877.8
2287.9
79.5 1740
1988
3065.5
2597.2
78.2 2000
1989
3280.8
2527.0
81.3 1933
1986–1989
Average
2989.0
2406.0
80.0 1746
Source: The Ministry of Agriculture’s Land Reclamation Department
Table 41.3 Surface equipped for irrigations, surface effective irrigated and pumping the water at
source in 1986–1989 years
Year
Surface equipped
for irrigations
Thon. hectares
Surface
effective
irrigated Thon.
hectares
Irrigation
norm at
source m
3
/
ha
Ensuring degree with
electric power for
pumping the water %
1986
2731.1
2212.2
2182
62.4
1987
2877.8
2287.9
1978
47.4
1988
3065.5
2597.2
2200
49.4
1989
3280.8
2527.0
2322
49.3
1986–1989
Average
2989.0
2406.0
2171
52.1
Source: The Ministry of Agriculture’s Land Reclamation Department
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territorial units, it appears that at least some of the crops had not even had
their first watering administered, as the agricultural area under their jurisdiction
had not been effectively irrigated in its entirety, rather, it had merely undergone
field preparation. Meanwhile, all the other management applications were
being made on increasingly smaller areas (Table 41.3).
(c) The failure to provide the electric energy needed to pump water and ensure its
transport to specific locations so as to enable the watering of the plants. This
was one of the main causes, if not the most important one, that hindered the
achievement of the projected yields. Consider, for instance, the degree of
providing the electric energy needed to pump water over the reclaimed areas
between 1986 and 1989 (Table 41.3).
On average, over the 4 year period being considered here, the degree of providing the electric energy needed to pump water over the reclaimed areas had been a
Table 41.2 Equipped surface for irrigation, surface effective irrigated and Irrigation norms
applied in irrigation systems in 1986–1989 years
Year
Surface equipped for irrigations
Thon. hectares
Surface effective
irrigated from
equipped surface
Irrigation norm
cm/ha
Thon.
hectares
%
1986
2731.1
2212.2
81.0 1310
1987
2877.8
2287.9
79.5 1740
1988
3065.5
2597.2
78.2 2000
1989
3280.8
2527.0
81.3 1933
1986–1989
Average
2989.0
2406.0
80.0 1746
Source: The Ministry of Agriculture’s Land Reclamation Department
Table 41.3 Surface equipped for irrigations, surface effective irrigated and pumping the water at
source in 1986–1989 years
Year
Surface equipped
for irrigations
Thon. hectares
Surface
effective
irrigated Thon.
hectares
Irrigation
norm at
source m
3
/
ha
Ensuring degree with
electric power for
pumping the water %
1986
2731.1
2212.2
2182
62.4
1987
2877.8
2287.9
1978
47.4
1988
3065.5
2597.2
2200
49.4
1989
3280.8
2527.0
2322
49.3
1986–1989
Average
2989.0
2406.0
2171
52.1
Source: The Ministry of Agriculture’s Land Reclamation Department
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