Manual well drilling investment opportunity in Ethiopia

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dc.creatorWeight, Elizabeth
dc.creatorYoder, R.
dc.creatorKeller, A.
dc.date2013
dc.date2014-06-13T13:51:52Z
dc.date2014-06-13T13:51:52Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:25:15Z
dc.descriptionIncreasing female and male farmers? access to groundwater can contribute to increased incomes, improved food security and improved access to water for livestock and domestic needs. In many contexts, private sector manual well drilling is a reliable and affordable means to access shallow groundwater, but it is not widely available in Ethiopia. Data, information and mapping on pilot manual well drilling efforts in selected areas of Ethiopia indicated that the technique provided affordable access to shallow groundwater for farmers and demonstrated high demand among farmers for manually drilled wells, as well as profitability for drilling businesses. The authors of this paper suggest that investments in creating a spatial database of hydrogeologic suitability domains, investments in driller training, and associated investments in accelerating the drilling industry could catalyze a manual well drilling industry and significantly improve smallholder farmers? affordable access to shallow groundwater.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/39253
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/155292
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceWeight, Elizabeth; Yoder, R.; Keller, A. 2013. Manual well drilling investment opportunity in Ethiopia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 25p. (IWMI Working Paper 155) doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2013.210
dc.subjectfarmer-led irrigation
dc.subjectwells
dc.subjectdrilling
dc.subjectpumps
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjectprivate sector
dc.subjectmodels
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectgroundwater resources
dc.subjectcrop production
dc.subjectirrigated farming
dc.titleManual well drilling investment opportunity in Ethiopia
dc.typeWorking Paper

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