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Water
resources management in the Brazilian agricultural
irrigation
Letícia de Oliveira* and Edson
Talamini
Federal
University
of
Grande Dourados - UFGD, Dourados, MS,
Brazil.
*Corresponding author.
E-mail: leticiaoliveira@ufgd.edu.br.
Tel: +5567 3410
2049.
Fax: +5567 3410 2046
Accepted 2 July, 2010 |
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The Brazilian agribusiness is growing fast, especially in
the last fifteen years when the grains production almost
two-folded. Besides the expansion in the agricultural
frontier to the Amazonian Region, there are other drivers
for the success. As one of the biggest country around the
globe, Brazil has the largest water reserve in the world.
Brazilian agriculture production and productivity are also
related to the use of irrigation systems. Based on a
bibliographic research, this paper presented the context of
Brazilian agriculture expansion; its demands for water
resources by means of irrigation systems; some advances in
legislation with the creation of two main mechanisms of
water resources management (granting and charging for use);
and, discusses some practices in water resources management
which are being implemented in some Brazilian regions. In
conclusion, the water resources management applied in
irrigation of Brazilian agriculture depends on the complete
achievement in the Hydrographic Basin Committees’ role to
reach the legislation objectives and saving natural
resources.
Key words:
Hydrographic basin committees, granting for use, charging
for use, Brazil. |
