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    Evaluación de la sostenibilidad de la junta de riego del canal norte de la parroquia San Lorenzo de Tanicuchí periodo 2025-2026
    (Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (UTC). Ciencias Agropecuarias y Recursos Naturales. Agronomía, 2026-10-23) Cujilema Mangia, Monica Isabel; Toledo Guashpa, Merli Cristina; Ilbay Yupa, Mercy Lucila
    Sustainability is the ability of a production system to maintain its efficiency over the long term through the proper natural resources management, integrating economic, environmental, social, and technological dimensions. The Canal Norte Irrigation Board, located in San Lorenzo de Tanicuchí, Cotopaxi province, has 20 distribution intakes that supply approximately 930 hectare of agricultural land and serve 2,730 users. This research objective was to apply sustainability indicators to evaluate the economic, environmental, social, and technological dimensions on systems irrigation at North Canal Irrigation Board in San Lorenzo de Tanicuchí during the 2025–2026 period. This research was conducted using a quantitative and qualitative field-based approach, involving surveys, interviews, and direct observation. Sustainability was assessed using 16 indicators corresponding to the four dimensions, and the General Sustainability Index (GSI) was calculated by adapting Sarandón’s methodology. The results showed that the drip irrigation system achieved the highest IGS (2.46), standing out for its water usage efficiency and the rose growers’ ability to manage the system themselves; however, its main limitation was the high initial investment and maintenance costs. The gravity irrigation system achieved an IGS of 2.09, showing the average performance, with low investment costs and application ease in traditional crops; however, its main problem was water loss due to infiltration and runoff in the technological dimension. Finally, the spraying irrigation system recorded an IGS of 2.04, standing out for its uniform water application, which promotes forage growth, although it had limitations in the social dimension due to low user participation in management and its limited contribution to job creation. Overall, the Irrigation Board showed the average sustainability, highlighting the necessity to strengthen community management, modernization, and the efficient water usage resources. In addition, it was found that eight intake structures have maintenance problems, affecting the hydraulic infrastructure and compromising the system’s operational sustainability and reliability.