Agricultural water management and poverty in Ethiopia
The main focus of this article is to explore whether access to selected agricultural water management (AWM) technologies has led to significant reduction in poverty and, if they did so, to identify which technologies had higher impacts. In measuring impact we estimated the average treatment effect f...
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| author | Hagos, Fitsum Jayasinghe, Gayathri Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele Loulseged, Makonnen Yilma, Aster Denekew |
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| description | The main focus of this article is to explore whether access to selected agricultural water management (AWM) technologies has led to significant reduction in poverty and, if they did so, to identify which technologies had higher impacts. In measuring impact we estimated the average treatment effect for the treated on crop income and measured the differences in consumption expenditures per adult equivalent of those with access and without access using matched data. The estimated average treatment effect was significant and amounted to USD 82 per season. Moreover, there was 24 less poverty incidence among users of AWM technologies compared to nonusers. All technologies were found to have significant poverty reducing impacts with micro dams, deep wells, river diversions, and ponds leading to 37%, 26%, 11%, and 9% reduction in poverty incidence compared to rainfed system. Finally, our study identified the most important correlates of poverty on the basis this we made the policy recommendations to build assets (AWM technologies, livestock, etc); to enhance human resource development and improve the functioning of labor markets for enhanced impact of AWM technologies on poverty. |
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| spelling | CGSpace417842025-06-17T08:23:36Z Agricultural water management and poverty in Ethiopia Hagos, Fitsum Jayasinghe, Gayathri Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele Loulseged, Makonnen Yilma, Aster Denekew agriculture water management technology poverty analytical methods impact assessment The main focus of this article is to explore whether access to selected agricultural water management (AWM) technologies has led to significant reduction in poverty and, if they did so, to identify which technologies had higher impacts. In measuring impact we estimated the average treatment effect for the treated on crop income and measured the differences in consumption expenditures per adult equivalent of those with access and without access using matched data. The estimated average treatment effect was significant and amounted to USD 82 per season. Moreover, there was 24 less poverty incidence among users of AWM technologies compared to nonusers. All technologies were found to have significant poverty reducing impacts with micro dams, deep wells, river diversions, and ponds leading to 37%, 26%, 11%, and 9% reduction in poverty incidence compared to rainfed system. Finally, our study identified the most important correlates of poverty on the basis this we made the policy recommendations to build assets (AWM technologies, livestock, etc); to enhance human resource development and improve the functioning of labor markets for enhanced impact of AWM technologies on poverty. 2012-11 2014-07-25T11:40:44Z 2014-07-25T11:40:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41784 en Limited Access Wiley Hagos, Fitsum; Jayasinghe, Gayathri; Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Loulseged, Mekonnen; Yilma, Aster Denekew. 2012. Agricultural water management and poverty in Ethiopia. Agricultural Economics, 43(Issue Supplement S1):99-111. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2012.00623.x |
| spellingShingle | agriculture water management technology poverty analytical methods impact assessment Hagos, Fitsum Jayasinghe, Gayathri Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele Loulseged, Makonnen Yilma, Aster Denekew Agricultural water management and poverty in Ethiopia |
| title | Agricultural water management and poverty in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Agricultural water management and poverty in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural water management and poverty in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural water management and poverty in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Agricultural water management and poverty in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | agricultural water management and poverty in ethiopia |
| topic | agriculture water management technology poverty analytical methods impact assessment |
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