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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
The impact of small-scale irrigation on household food security: The case of Filtino and Godino irrigation schemes in Ethiopia
Irrigation and Drainage Systems, Volume 22, No. 2, Year 2008
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Ethiopia's irrigation potential is estimated at 3.7 million hectare, of which only about 190,000 ha (4.3% of the potential) is actually irrigated. There is little information on the extent to which the so far developed irrigation schemes have been effective in meeting their stated objectives of attaining food self-sufficiency and eradicating poverty. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to identify the impact of small-scale irrigation on household food security based on data obtained from 200 farmers in Ada Liben district of Ethiopia in 2006. The resulting data was analyzed using Heckman's Two-step Estimation procedure. Studies elsewhere revealed that access to reliable irrigation water can enable farmers to adopt new technologies and intensify cultivation, leading to increased productivity, overall higher production, and greater returns from farming. Our study findings confirm some of these claims. In the study area about 70% of the irrigation users are food secure while only 20% of the non-users are found to be food secure. Access to small scale irrigation enabled the sample households to grow crops more than once a year; to insure increased and stable production, income and consumption; and improve their food security status. The study concludes that small-scale irrigation significantly contributed to household food security. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008.
Authors & Co-Authors
Tesfaye, Abonesh
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ministry of Water
Bogale, Ayalneh
Ethiopia, Dire Dawa
Haramaya University
Namara, Regassa Ensermu
Ghana, Accra
International Water Management Institute Ghana
Bacha, Dereje
Ethiopia, Bako
Oromia Agriculture Research Institue
Statistics
Citations: 100
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10795-008-9047-5
ISSN:
01686291
e-ISSN:
15730654
Research Areas
Environmental
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Ethiopia