Irrigated land and the 2024-2033 National Irrigation Policy
- Running an agro-export operation
- Exporting agricultural produce
- Audited
Land with irrigation potential totals 3.9 million ha (50% of it high and medium potential), but only ~460,000 ha (≈12% of the potential) are actually irrigated (National Irrigation Policy 2024-2033). The target is 45,000 new hectares in the extended dry corridor, the south coast and the north; MAGA estimated ~Q3,000 million and 96 potential sites without pre-investment studies. Reported progress: 700 ha handed over in Zacapa on 25 September 2024. The National Irrigation Plan was launched in 2018 to counter the prolonged mid-summer dry spell.
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Figures
- Irrigation potential
- 3.9 M ha
- Irrigated area
- ~460,000 ha (≈12%)
- New hectares target
- 45,000 ha; ~Q3,000 M
- Progress
- 700 ha delivered in Zacapa
Sources
Related records
- Requirements and cost of the phytosanitary export certificate
- Phytosanitary permit for importing seeds and agricultural inputs
- PIPAA and the crops requiring pre-certification
- Phytosanitary export certificates issued per year
- Mayacert: organic, GLOBALG.A.P. and Rainforest Alliance certification
- 3PL cold storage: Emergent Cold and its locations
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