Enhancing smallholder agricultural production through sustainable use of shallow groundwater in the Borkena Catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia

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dc.creatorEbrahim, Girma Yimer
dc.creatorTaye, Meron Teferi
dc.creatorSeid, Abdulkarim
dc.creatorTekleab, S.
dc.date2024-10-01
dc.date2025-01-27T23:49:25Z
dc.date2025-01-27T23:49:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:25:48Z
dc.descriptionWith increasing shallow groundwater use for agricultural purposes, understanding the spatiotemporal variability in recharge rates, storage capacity, and its interaction with surface waters becomes crucial for its sustainable management. An integrated SWAT–MODFLOW model is developed to assess shallow groundwater availability in the Borkena catchment. The model is calibrated using streamflow and static groundwater level data. Results show that groundwater recharge in the catchment is 85 mm/a, representing 11% of the mean annual rainfall. Shallow groundwater resources exist across nearly 42% of the Borkena catchment. The percentage of shallow groundwater withdrawal to groundwater recharge is very low (0.1%), signifying the potential for increased shallow groundwater development. However, caution must be taken as its uncontrolled expansion may result in a high risk of depletion. This integrated modeling is one of the few efforts conducted to provide important information regarding shallow groundwater potential in the Borkena catchment, which is essential for the resilience of small-scale producers in the continued growing water demand and climate change.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/170144
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/155581
dc.languageen
dc.publisherIWA Publishing
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceEbrahim, Girma Yimer; Taye, Meron Teferi; Seid, Abdulkarim; Tekleab, S. 2024. Enhancing smallholder agricultural production through sustainable use of shallow groundwater in the Borkena Catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia. Hydrology Research, 55(10):1014-1029. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2024.050]
dc.subjectagricultural production
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjectshallow water
dc.subjectwater storage
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjectwater balance
dc.titleEnhancing smallholder agricultural production through sustainable use of shallow groundwater in the Borkena Catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia
dc.typeJournal Article

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