Family of Giving
The community of Machucara, Kañaris District, Lambayeque Region is one of extreme poverty whose greatest limitation to improving the productivity of its crops and pastures is the scarcity and poor management of water. Climate change is seriously affecting coffee cultivation and food cultivation, rainfall has been reduced to 04 months.
Through the system of canals that the community has, the water is distributed by quotas to the producer, who is forced to take the risk at face value (due to flooding), which brings collateral effects such as soil erosion and underutilization. of a very important resource and as scarce as water.
The proposal is to build small reservoirs (pilcas) that benefit 4 or 5 families and that allow storing the water quota and installing a sprinkler irrigation system. This would allow for sufficient water during coffee flowering periods and achieve an increase in production and quality, as well as guarantee permanent irrigation for food production.
The collection point is from the stream called El Higueron, taking the water to the reservoir through a pipe in a route of 650 linear meters, using two-inch HDPE hoses to maintain the flow of water that reaches the reservoir. The size of the reservoir is 6m x 8m x 2m, with a capacity of 96m3 of water.
* GOALS OF THE PROJECT
– The investment is going to solve the problems that the majority of producers in the community have
– The project is going to increase income, via increased production and improved product quality
– The responsibilities of each of the actors are determined
– The beneficiaries show interest and fulfill their commitments
– The beneficiaries participate in the implementation of the project
– The beneficiaries organize to maintain the work
* STEPS TO CARRYOUT THE PROJECT
– Meetings with the directors and partners of the producers’ association of the Machucará community, to determine the place where the pilca will be built and the commitments for the excavation of the well.
– Determined the number of beneficiary families.
– Coordinated the schedule of producers to participate in the project from the beginning
– Hired a specialist, Deniss Rojas, for the technical direction of the construction of the catchment and reservoir (pilca).
– Determined, with help of specialist, the model and location of the land for the execution of the project
– Finalized the list of the materials to be used in the construction of the reservoir.
* PROJECT RESULTS
The water catchment has been built near the reservoir (pilca),
The 2” hoses have been designed and laid to convey the water from the collection to the reservoir in a route of 650 linear meters.
A 06mx08mx2m reservoir has been built with a capacity of 96m3
195m of 0.75 HPDE geomembrane has been used.
* NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS – BENEFICIARIES:
– 03 families from the Machucara community
– 12 people from the community
* HOW WAS THE PROJECT RECEIVED IN COMMUNITY?
– A lot of enthusiasm and willingness to participate in the construction of the pilca.
– Great joy to see that the water reaches the pilca and that it is possible to rationalize the use of water for irrigation.
– Sense of security know the availability of the water will ncrease the production and quality of your coffee.
– Excited to be able to diversify their production with the installation of fruit trees, cereals, vegetables.
– Leadership in the community and neighboring communities, the construction of small reservoirs is the most innovative and beneficial experience in the area.
* FEEDBACK FROM OVERALL COMMUNITY OF MACHUCARA & NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES:
– The producers are requesting support to install this system in an associative way for others.
– Producers see that it is possible to better manage the scarce resource, water.
– Producers see that it is possible to obtain water from several hundred meters away.