Great National Irrigation Plan (Guatemala)

The Irrigation Promotion Policy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food 2013-2023, aligned with the Zero Hunger Pact and the goal of reducing malnutrition and therefore poverty in the Guatemalan countryside, sets the course and establishes the strategies to develop the irrigation in Guatemala and impact in such a way that agriculture can generate new opportunities that improve the production of food, fiber and other inputs for the industry. A policy of this magnitude will also contribute significantly to the generation of employment and comprehensive development of families, mainly those who practice peasant family farming, since much of the potential to be developed is in areas where this type of producers predominates.