Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation
Irrigation development has been identified as a means to stimulate economic growth and rural development in Ethiopia. However, little attempt has been made to quantify the contribution of irrigation to national income. Using data from selected irrigation schemes, representing small, medium and large...
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International Water Management Institute
2009
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| author | Hagos, Fitsum Makombe, Godswill Namara, Regassa E. Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele |
| author_browse | Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele Hagos, Fitsum Makombe, Godswill Namara, Regassa E. |
| author_facet | Hagos, Fitsum Makombe, Godswill Namara, Regassa E. Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele |
| author_sort | Hagos, Fitsum |
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| description | Irrigation development has been identified as a means to stimulate economic growth and rural development in Ethiopia. However, little attempt has been made to quantify the contribution of irrigation to national income. Using data from selected irrigation schemes, representing small, medium and large-scale schemes of modern or traditional typologies; the present coverage and planned growth of irrigation, actual and expected contributions of irrigation to the national economy were quantified following the approach of adjusted gross margin analysis. Our results show that irrigation yields 219.7% higher income compared to the rainfed system while its current and future contribution to agricultural GDP is estimated to be about 5.7 and 12% although irrigation covers about 5 and 9% of the total cultivated land area, respectively. |
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| spelling | CGSpace399152025-11-07T08:44:35Z Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation Hagos, Fitsum Makombe, Godswill Namara, Regassa E. Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele farmer-led irrigation irrigated farming national income economic growth crops prices sensitivity analysis crop management irrigation schemes Irrigation development has been identified as a means to stimulate economic growth and rural development in Ethiopia. However, little attempt has been made to quantify the contribution of irrigation to national income. Using data from selected irrigation schemes, representing small, medium and large-scale schemes of modern or traditional typologies; the present coverage and planned growth of irrigation, actual and expected contributions of irrigation to the national economy were quantified following the approach of adjusted gross margin analysis. Our results show that irrigation yields 219.7% higher income compared to the rainfed system while its current and future contribution to agricultural GDP is estimated to be about 5.7 and 12% although irrigation covers about 5 and 9% of the total cultivated land area, respectively. 2009 2014-06-13T14:29:41Z 2014-06-13T14:29:41Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39915 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Hagos, Fitsum; Makombe, Godswill; Namara, Regassa E.; Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele. 2009. Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 40p. (IWMI Research Report 128) |
| spellingShingle | farmer-led irrigation irrigated farming national income economic growth crops prices sensitivity analysis crop management irrigation schemes Hagos, Fitsum Makombe, Godswill Namara, Regassa E. Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation |
| title | Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation |
| title_full | Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation |
| title_fullStr | Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation |
| title_short | Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation |
| title_sort | importance of irrigated agriculture to the ethiopian economy capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation |
| topic | farmer-led irrigation irrigated farming national income economic growth crops prices sensitivity analysis crop management irrigation schemes |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39915 |
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