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| Title: | Evaluating the Effects of Irrigation on Poverty and Inequality in Banja Woreda-Amhara Region |
| Authors: | Abrham, Seyoum |
| Advisors: | Dr Tekie Alemu |
| Copyright: | 2006 |
| Date Added: | 25-May-2008 |
| Publisher: | Addis Ababa University |
| Abstract: | This thesis is focused on evaluating the effects of irrigation development in Banja Woreda on
poverty and income distribution. Using multivariate analysis, the determinants of rural income
has been assessed. To avoid the problem of omitted variables that creates inconsistency in
estimation, the fixed effects model has been employed. The researcher has also used Gini
coefficients to evaluate the impact of irrigation on income distribution.
From the study, it was found that our key variable, irrigation, is a significant determinant of total
income of rural households. Hence, using the simulation framework, irrigation has been
witnessed to have a greater contribution in reducing poverty incidence in the study area. In
addition to this, the signs and significance of coefficients of other important variables such as
dependency ratio, household size and proportion of output affected by negative shocks were
found as expected. Moreover, income of households that is attributable from irrigated lands was
found influential in abating income inequality among rural households in the study area. Thus,
continued investment in new irrigation projects and maintenance of existing systems in Banja
Woreda will help to attain the government’s rural welfare improvement goals. Moreover, as
reducing poverty and decreasing inequality both have growth-enhancing effects; irrigation
investment could have an added benefit. Therefore, Irrigation investment in rural Banja Woreda
appears to be an investment that can lead to both growth and equity. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1237 |
| Appears in: | Thesis - Regional and Local Development
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