[HTML][HTML] Irrigation development and management practices in Ethiopia: a systematic review on existing problems, sustainability issues and future directions

GT Berhe, JEM Baartman, GJ Veldwisch… - Agricultural Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
In spite of the investment and efforts made for irrigation development, many irrigation
schemes in Ethiopia are performing below design expectations leaving huge areas and …

Irrigation infrastructure and farm productivity in the Philippines: A stochastic Meta-Frontier analysis

BE Bravo-Ureta, D Higgins, A Arslan - World development, 2020 - Elsevier
Irrigation is a lynchpin of rural development strategies and a key input to improving
productivity and farm incomes, the key source of livelihood for the majority of the world's …

Smallholder irrigation and poverty reduction in developing countries: a review

N Mupaso, G Makombe, R Mugandani - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Several studies have been conducted on the impacts of smallholder irrigation on food
security, agricultural productivity, livelihoods, and poverty. However, little attention has been …

Analysis of technical efficiency of smallholder tomato producers in Asaita district, Afar National Regional State, Ethiopia

DM Asfaw - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The tomato had nutritional, economic and health benefits to the societies, however, its
production and productivity were low in developing countries and particularly in Ethiopia …

Irrigation, technical efficiency, and farm size: the case of Brazil

GAS Morais, FF Silva, CO Freitas, MJ Braga - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
In developing countries, irrigation can help to decrease poverty in rural areas through
increased employment in the agricultural sector. Evidence shows that irrigation may …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating surface and groundwater irrigation potential under different conservation agricultural practices and irrigation systems in the Ethiopian highlands

AY Yimam, TT Assefa, FK Sishu, SA Tilahun… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study was conducted at the Dangishta watershed in the Ethiopian highlands to evaluate
irrigation potential from surface and groundwater sources under different farming and water …

Implications of adopting drip irrigation system on crop yield and gender-sensitive issues: The case of Haramaya District, Ethiopia

M Dawit, MO Dinka, OT Leta - Journal of Open Innovation: Technology …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Integration of advanced irrigation systems and technology is essential to improve crop water
productivity and yields, especially in developing countries. This study aims at investigating …

Evaluating the performance of small‐scale irrigation schemes in subhumid Ethiopian highlands

AM Belay, TT Assefa, SA Belay… - Irrigation and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study was conducted to evaluate the performance of two small‐scale irrigation (SSI)
schemes in the subhumid Ethiopian highlands. Water application at the farm level and flow …

Technical efficiency of rainfed and irrigated rice production in Tanzania

J Mkanthama, G Makombe, J Kihoro… - Irrigation and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tanzania produces rice from two major ecologies, namely irrigated and rainfed lowland.
Currently most of the rice is produced from the rainfed lowland but the country's National …

Assessing the Contribution of Smallholder Irrigation to Household Food Security in Zimbabwe

N Mupaso, G Makombe, R Mugandani, PL Mafongoya - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 seeks to end hunger and guarantee food and
nutrition security worldwide by 2030. Smallholder irrigation development remains a key …