Environmental research

In the community of T ikapampa has been implemented bellow 30 000, 25 000 and 10 000 m3 of capacity, where families are developing a production n intensive agriculture. This experience has motivated the 10 communities of the sub-central initially develop this activity in the communities of squirrel and turrets, making on beneficiaries directly, since they are the most depressed and there is greater need for water and are located on the border with the Pocona municipality. The main problem detected and concluded with the peasant organization is the "low agricultural productivity". The permanent deterioration of the productive bases of peasant families, where output n agriculture is highly dependent on the precipitation rain n, which by its concentration n periods each time more short and irregular distribution n, coupled with the high evapotranspiraci n, causes a shortage of water in the stages of development more important crop as it is minor and major cereal grain filling, in the floraci n of legume (PEA). Low water availability on the family farm, put at serious risk the production n agricultural (in dry years do not regain the seed), does not permit the diversification crops n, or the development of agroforestry systems, can also diversify few sowing. As consequence are given low levels of productivity, low-income economic, which aggravate the risks of food security and the reproduction n of farm families which in turn cause low levels of schooling, high migration n and unemployment. The intervention point n is intended to increase levels of productivity agricultural with the grafting n irrigation and technology as agroecol strategic n peasant production systems, to strengthen food security and incomes econ micos of farmers in targeted communities.

Bolivia