Irrigation Transfer Center of Coquimbo seeks to become a technological reference

06/08/2018

The scientific work of the Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA) of Coquimbo achieved the development of the Technology Transfer Center in Irrigation and Sustainable Agriculture, which makes it a point of reference for farmers and professionals throughout Chile.

Edgardo Díaz, regional director of INIA, was convinced that both the investments and the work done in the so-called "experimental plot" will turn the transfer center into a reference for farmers, technicians and professionals in the nation.

«The success of this demonstration center not only lies in the technology present here, but also in the work of excellence carried out by our INIA professionals, especially in the research and subsequent transfer of this knowledge, which is carried out in a very practical and significant,” said Díaz.

According to the representative of INIA, the state-of-the-art technology of this irrigation system is what allows it to schedule shifts through mobile equipment, without the need to be in the field when the crop deserves it.

Recognition

One of the first to react to the project was Rodrigo Ordenes, a member of the Seremi of the Ministry of Agriculture. The official assured that "irrigation and agriculture must be sustainable, due to the causes and effects of climate change, which has left a negative impact on the productive development of the regional agricultural sector."

Ordenes hopes that the experience will become the first step to take the knowledge to other instances, so that more and more farmers will have these techniques at hand and can be used in any part of the country. "As the Ministry of Agriculture, we value the tremendous effort that INIA makes to incorporate new technologies and make them available for the benefit of farmers," Ordenes mentioned.

Source

MundoAgro