Assessment of Women Participation in Agricultural Water Resource Management: The Case of Godino Village, Ada'a District, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Agricultural Water Resource Management (AWRM ) is a base for agricultural system
across the country of the world. It needs different stakeholders participation especially
women participation for collaborative management of agricultural water (AW).
However, different factors affect women participation in AWRM. The study aimed to
assess women's participation in AWRM in rural areas of Ada'a District East Shoa zone
Oromia Region. Questioner, focus group discussion and key informant interview are used
to collect date. A simple random sampling procedure was employed to draw 166 sample
household heads from the selected kebele. The data is analyzed using qualitative,
descriptive statistics and regression analysis. Binary logistic model was employed to
analyze socio economic factors that affect women participation. The result of the binary
model revealed that family size is significant and is negatively associated with the
probability of women participation, while household headship shows being male, the
high probability of participation than being female. Again, As the regression model result
indicates that being married of household head, the greater the chance of participation
than being un married household head and the, education of household head statistically
significant shows the greater chance of literate household head participation than
illiterate household head, average annual income of household head and credit access of
household head are found to be significant and positively correlated with the probability
of women participation. Social challenges like deviant group in the community that affect
women participation found significant and are negatively associated with the probability
of women participation in agricultural water resource management (AWRM). The
opportunity of technical support are also to be found significant and are positively
associated with the probability of women participation. The socio cultural factors like
attitudes of community toward participation, community value toward women
participation, women are incapable to make decision and culturally women are not
favored to involve in management highly influenced women participation in the study
area In conclusion women in the study area are excluded in all dimensions of
participation. They do not include in planning, implementation and monitoring of
AWRM. The study recommended that the intervention of government and other
stakeholders organizations either private or charity is required in the area in order to
create empowered and active participant women who are responsible for the proper
management of the scarce resource of agricultural water.
Keywords: Agricultural water resource management, women `participation, Godino
Village, Ada'a District