Avaliação do Programa de Incentivo ao Uso Racional de Água na Agricultura (P 22) após a sua implementação na Unidade de Análise do São José

Abstract

The Irrigation demands in the Rio Doce watershed constitute an important portion of the total water demand, especially in the basins located in the state of Espírito Santo, covering areas where the current or projected water balance is unfavorable. Considering this situation, the Watershed Committees (WSC), through the Integrated Water Resources Plan of Doce river (PIRH-Doce), approved the Incentive for the Rational Use of Water in Agriculture Program, called P22. In this context, this study aims to carry out a qualitative and quantitative evaluation of this program’s implementation in the Analysis Unit (AU) of the São José River. As methodology, categories, indicators and evaluation indexes were defined, that allowed primary data collection, consolidation and evaluation. The results showed that for 90% of the participants in P22, among producers, managers, partners and WSCs, the P22 Program was implemented satisfactorily. There was good acceptance, a willingness to recommend the program to another institutions or producers, and a willingness to participate of the program again. For 80% of the participants, the implementation of P22 in AU São José was the first experience with an action to encourage the rational use of water in agriculture. For 100% of producers it was the first contact with a water management technology in irrigation, and the importance of this action for the management of water resources and in particular, to promote the rational use of water in irrigation remains evident. As conclusions, it is clear that the Brazilian Public Administration is poorly concerned in evaluating public programs, being more concerned with the formulation of programs than with their implementation and evaluation. The evaluation of the P22 Program was an important water resource management tool, contributing to the decision-making process on its continuity, as its results were known, considering not only those presented by the executing entity, but also the results from the point of view of contemplated producers and other participants of the program.