Using Traditional Knowledge in Economic Development : The Impact of Raised Field Irrigation on Agricultural Production in Puno, Peru

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dc.creatorMiddleton, Melisande
dc.date2012-08-13T12:51:41Z
dc.date2012-08-13T12:51:41Z
dc.date2007-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:38:32Z
dc.descriptionThe Andean region of Puno, known as the altiplano, is located at 3,830 meters above sea level. The terrain is prone to flooding, and thus difficult to cultivate. In order to deal with this situation, Andean indigenous populations displaced huge amounts of soil in order to create raised fields that were better adapted to agricultural use. Raised fields resolved many of the problems that affect agriculture at high altitude. The technology combines the rehabilitation of marginal soils, drainage improvement, increased water storage, more efficient use of radiant energy, and attenuation of the effects of frosts. The raised platform allows farmers to double the depth of topsoil for crops, and provides dry surfaces in the wet and often flooded lake and river terrain.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7476373/using-traditional-knowledge-economic-development-impact-raised-field-irrigation-agricultural-production-puno-peru
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10719
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/10719
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/408084
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationIndigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 99
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAID AGENCIES
dc.subjectAVERAGE YIELDS
dc.subjectCANALS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY LIFE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVES
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP YIELD
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDAILY WAGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEXTENSION
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFROST
dc.subjectGRAZING
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectINTEGRATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectLOCAL FARMERS
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectMOISTURE
dc.subjectMOUNTAIN SOILS
dc.subjectNGOS
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectNUTRIENTS
dc.subjectPOTATOES
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectQUINOA
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectSEA
dc.subjectSEED
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectTUBERS
dc.subjectUNEP
dc.subjectWATER STORAGE
dc.subjectYIELD DATA
dc.titleUsing Traditional Knowledge in Economic Development : The Impact of Raised Field Irrigation on Agricultural Production in Puno, Peru

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