Impact of Irrigated Agriculture on Household Food Seecurity: The Case of Dibdbo Irrigation Scheme, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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2009-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of irrigated
agriculture on household food security in rural areas of Tigray, Ethiopia
with special reference to Dibdbo1 irrigation scheme (dam) . The study has
three major objectives. The primary objective was to examine the
irrigation water management practices of the scheme. The second
objective was to assess internal and external problems associated with
irrigated agriculture and the third objective was to assess the impact of
irrigated agriculture on household food security. The "before and after
the project" approach was used for the study by taking 42 households as
a sample.
Results are based on household survey, key informant discussion, focus
group discussion, direct observation and life-history. Data were collected
for the period 1988-1990 E.C (before the project) and 1996-1998 E.C
(after the project) and analysis was carried out with the help of various
methods and techniques such as Lorenz curve, Gini-coefficient, Poverty
ratio (or Head count), Poverty gap and Squared poverty gap.
The result of head count ratio showed that before the project
intervention, nearly 83% of the households were identified as poor. By
contrast, only about 36% of the households were living below the poverty
line after project intervention. Moreover, the overall poverty gap was 0.37
and 0.28, indicating that poor households needed an additional of 37
percent and 28 percent of the present income to attain minimum basket
of basic needs before and after the project.
The Gini coefficient derived from the Lorenz Curve is 0.27 and 0.23 for
households before and after the project respectively, which implies that
the distribution of income is considered as relatively equal among the
households before and after the project.
IDibdbo is the name of the dam which is drived from the name of the kebele where the dam is located.
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Agriculture on Household Food Security