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Cah. Agric.
Volume 32, 2023
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Article Number | 29 | |
Number of page(s) | 10 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/cagri/2023021 | |
Published online | 30 November 2023 |
Article de recherche / Research Article
Les systèmes irrigués au Chili : vers la fin des tours d’eau ?
Irrigated systems in Chile: towards the end of water turns?
Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale (DICA), Milano, Italie
* Auteur de correspondance : chloenicolasartero@gmail.com
Cet article étudie la transformation des systèmes irrigués de la vallée semi-aride d’Elqui au Chili. Nous empruntons la notion de territoire hydrosocial pour analyser les effets des nouvelles infrastructures hydrauliques sur les pratiques d’irrigation et les règles institutionnelles de l’eau. La méthodologie repose sur la collecte et l’analyse de données qualitatives et quantitatives. L’installation de nouvelles infrastructures, associées à l’essor de l’agriculture commerciale et financées par l’État, conduit à un abandon progressif des canaux et des tours d’eau et délite le processus de prise de décision collectif au sein des associations d’irrigants.
Abstract
This paper studies the transformation of irrigated systems in the semi-arid Elqui Valley in Chile. We use the notion of hydrosocial territory to analyze the effects of new hydraulic infrastructures on irrigation practices and institutional water rules. The methodology is based on the collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. The installation of new infrastructures associated with the rise of commercial agriculture, financed by the State, leads to a gradual abandonment of canals and water turns and disintegrates the collective decision-making process within the irrigators’ associations.
Mots clés : irrigation / droits d’eau / techniques hydrauliques / association d’agriculteurs / Chili
Key words: irrigation / water rights / agricultural hydraulics / farmers’ association / Chili
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