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    Contribution of Small-Scale Irrigation on Rural Household Food Security in Merewa and Mutifecha Oromiya Special Zone Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2020-10) Wube, Natan; Abi, Meskerem PhD
    The extent of small-scale irrigation has successfully increased the food security of households in rural Ethiopia. However, it is not well understood that households face a food insecurity problem due to natural induced hazards. The households in Merewa and Mutifecha area introduced small-scale irrigation to improve food security. The main aim of this study was to examine the contribution of small-scale irrigation to the food security of rural households and to identify the factors that limit participation in irrigation. Data was collected from 202 irrigation users and non-users selected randomly by taking from two sampled rural Kebeles of Merewa and Mutifecha. Survey questionnaire, focus group discussions, observations and key informants’ interview were used to collect the data. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and econometric models using SPSS version 20 and STATA version 14. Statistical Techniques, including the t-test and the X2 -test, were used to analyze the descriptive results, while the probit and poison regression model was used to determine the determinant of participation in small-scale irrigation and its role in the Identify household food security. The finding of the study revealed that, the status of food security using FCS cut-off point was 61.39% with adequate food consumption, 30.69% with borderline food consumption and the poor food consumption households’ being 7.92% for irrigation participants which was higher than nonirrigation participants 25.49% adequate,33.34% borderline and, 41.17% poor FCS and statistically significant at 5% level. The Study also found Education, access to market information, access to training, male gender in the household, total livestock size are the main factors that largely explain rural participation and access to irrigation significant at 5% which that there are statistically significant differences in the use of improved seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, as well as in the production of diversified agricultural products, between irrigation users and users who do not use 5% irrigation. Market access, lack of capital to buy agricultural products, frequent diseases Infestation, lack of knowledge of the use of modern irrigation technology, and lack of supply of irrigation inputs were the five main restrictions for participating in small-scale irrigation practices within the study area. The study recommends market access, the expansion of appropriate crop protection mechanisms, provision of education and awareness of farmers through extension experts and the provision of other complementary services in order to increase the participation of irrigation to improve food security. Therefore, the Woreda Department of Agriculture, the division of natural resources and crop production should meet in coordination with interested development partners in order to promote funding development of these small irrigation schemes.