In the department of Petén, Guatemala, there are agro-exporting companies producing papaya (Carica papaya L.) with significant water requirements. However, the extraction of water can potentially lead to the depletion of groundwater and surface water sources in the medium term. Therefore, the objective of this research was to evaluate the sustainability of irrigation systems in six agro-exporting papaya (Carica papaya L.) companies in the department of Petén, Guatemala. For the analysis of sustainability in the studied companies, descriptive and inferential statistics were used, applying measures of dispersion, variability, skewness, and normality tests of data. With this information, a model for evaluating the sustainable management of water resources was proposed. Data collection instruments included observation, a structured questionnaire, an unstructured questionnaire, and a regist...

In the department of Petén, Guatemala, there are agro-exporting companies producing papaya (Carica papaya L.) with significant water requirements. However, the extraction of water can potentially lead to the depletion of groundwater and surface water sources in the medium term. Therefore, the objective of this research was to evaluate the sustainability of irrigation systems in six agro-exporting papaya (Carica papaya L.) companies in the department of Petén, Guatemala. For the analysis of sustainability in the studied companies, descriptive and inferential statistics were used, applying measures of dispersion, variability, skewness, and normality tests of data. With this information, a model for evaluating the sustainable management of water resources was proposed. Data collection instruments included observation, a structured questionnaire, an unstructured questionnaire, and a regist...

In the department of Petén, Guatemala, there are agro-exporting companies producing papaya (Carica papaya L.) with significant water requirements. However, the extraction of water can potentially lead to the depletion of groundwater and surface water sources in the medium term. Therefore, the objective of this research was to evaluate the sustainability of irrigation systems in six agro-exporting papaya (Carica papaya L.) companies in the department of Petén, Guatemala. For the analysis of sustainability in the studied companies, descriptive and inferential statistics were used, applying measures of dispersion, variability, skewness, and normality tests of data. With this information, a model for evaluating the sustainable management of water resources was proposed. Data collection instruments included observation, a structured questionnaire, an unstructured questionnaire, and a regist...