Evolution and sustainability of groundwater use from the Ica aquifers for the most profitable agriculture in Peru

摘要: The Ica area of south-eastern Peru has evolved rapidly since the late 1990s into most advanced agricultural development in country. intensive use waterwells for year-round irrigation, primarily asparagus, is basis an export industry worth about US$ 6,000 M/a, but one which threatened by serious groundwater sustainability concerns. public water-resource administration and private developers are beginning to confront problem, already had a significant social cost, through developing measures improve balance whilst assuring production. This report presents long-term evolution land management area, considers feasibility applying adaptive integrated water resources (IWRM) approach system, with particular attention managed aquifer recharge techniques.