National Plan for Irrigated Agriculture and Land Drainage (PLANARSAT) - Phase I (2015-2019)
Start Date:
2015
End Date:
2019
Description
National subsectoral plan to promote and strengthen irrigated agriculture and land drainage in Venezuela during Phase I (2015-2019). It articulates agrifood policies and provides for the rehabilitation, improvement and consolidation of public irrigation and drainage systems, development of new areas, infrastructure investment, inventory, evaluation, monitoring and control mechanisms, capacity building for users, efficient management of soil and water resources, and incentives for the maintenance and conservation of investments, with the purpose of contributing to food security and sovereignty, productivity, sustainability and integrated rural development.