Diagnóstico do perímetro irrigado da cidade de Sumé - PB.

Abstract

The formation of Irrigated Perimeters in the Brazilian northeast was of great importance for the population and the growth of their states and cities, through this project it was possible to generate jobs, boost trade and increase agricultural production. The implementation of irrigation perimeters was the responsibility of the National Department of Works Against Drought (DNOCS). The Irrigated Sumé Perimeter (PIS) was installed by the National Department of Drought Works - DNOCS. The program sought to benefit settlers with planned agriculture and to follow technical parameters capable of raising the development of the region on a large scale. The source of water used to supply the Irrigated Sumé Irrigation Perimeter was that of the public water reservoir of the city of Sumé, where it used a network of masonry channels that distributed water by gravity to the agricultural lots, but due to scarcity and The critical level of water in 1989, there was a paralysis by DNOCS in the supply that continues to the present day. This study aimed to investigate and analyze the current situation of the Irrigated Sumé Perimeter, its potentialities and weaknesses. As a way to fill the water shortage, the perimeter farmers were forced to install artesian wells and amazons. With this, and the current water situation of the city that is not favorable, we sought information on how is the Perimeter Irrigated Sumé, after 28 years. Informal questionnaires and interviews were carried out, which sought to portray the current situation of the Irrigated Perimeter Sumé - PIS, its physical and environmental aspects. Currently the Irrigated Sumé Sumé is in critical situation, it is with only 10% of the active farmers in the agricultural production due to lack of water does not supply the necessities in the domestic and agricultural use, making agriculture impossible.