Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation

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dc.creatorHagos, Fitsum
dc.creatorMakombe, Godswill
dc.creatorNamara, Regassa E.
dc.creatorAwulachew, Seleshi Bekele
dc.date2009
dc.date2014-06-13T14:29:41Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:29:41Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:34:27Z
dc.descriptionIrrigation 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/39915
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/159816
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceHagos, 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)
dc.subjectfarmer-led irrigation
dc.subjectirrigated farming
dc.subjectnational income
dc.subjecteconomic growth
dc.subjectcrops
dc.subjectprices
dc.subjectsensitivity analysis
dc.subjectcrop management
dc.subjectirrigation schemes
dc.titleImportance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation
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