Abstract
The Chavimochic irrigation project is one of the leading projects in Peru. In this project, irrigation water is derived from the Santa river to irrigate the valleys of Chao, Viru, and Moche, including desert zones between valleys. In this study, we aimed to characterise the Hass avocado and asparagus farms in desert areas of the Chavimochic irrigation project. Social, economic and environmental information was collected through structured surveys of 12 asparagus and 17 avocado farms. Four groups of asparagus farms and three groups of avocado farms were identified based on principal component and cluster analyses. Profitability of the avocado crop was higher than that of the asparagus crop, and irrigation caused more significant variability in the crop yield of avocado than that of asparagus. From the social perspective, the income of farm personnel was related to the level of education, and female personnel showed more participation in the Chavimochic irrigation project than in other agroecosystems of Peru.
Highlights
The Chavimochic irrigation project consists of the derivation of water from the Santa river for irrigating the valleys of Chao, Virú, Moche, and Chicama, including the desert zones between each valley
The main crop was asparagus reaching an area of 11,000 ha. Most of this area has subsequently been replaced by avocado, which is the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM)
Asparagus was cultivated over an area of 3,688.7 ha in 12 farms, while avocado was cultivated on an area of 8,515.2 ha in 17 farms
Summary
The Chavimochic irrigation project consists of the derivation of water from the Santa river for irrigating the valleys of Chao, Virú, Moche, and Chicama, including the desert zones between each valley. This irrigation has made possible to incorporate desert areas into agriculture. The main crop was asparagus (two types: white and green) reaching an area of 11,000 ha Most of this area has subsequently been replaced by avocado, which is the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM).
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