Overview
- Stage one of the irrigation conduit is complete and stage two stands at 60% progress, including 1,880 meters of hydraulic pipeline.
- The governor said the second stage is slated to enter operation next year to expand the cultivated area in the ejido.
- Reported investments total MXN 1,289,321.29 for stage one and MXN 1,379,303.50 for stage two, with 15 producers benefiting initially.
- Two additional agricultural wells were announced for the Ejido San Francisco or Narciso Beltrán, which officials say would irrigate about 378 hectares as a unified system.
- The project is presented as a coordinated effort with the municipal government, Conagua and state agencies in response to Sonora’s water scarcity affecting farm productivity.