Challenges and Benefits of Water Harvesting In Small Holders: A Case Study in Hentalo W Ajrat Woreda, Northe rn Etmopia (Tigray
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2007-06
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Addis Abeba university
Abstract
The study examines the role of water harvesting irrigation on generating
income of households and address what was the challenges for
developing water harvesting schemes in Woreda Hentalo Wajerat specific
area of the two Tabias, Hagerselam and Arra Asegeda. This study was
conducted with the major objectives to assess the performance of water
harvesting schemes in the specific areas, to investigate the effects of
water harvesting on income generation to enhance food security and
employment creation with the existing management activities of water
harvesting system in the study area with the aim of promoting best
practices.
Results are based on household survey and focus group discussion. Data
was collected from 90 sample households based on interviews and three
different sessions of 30 farmers from the two kebele focus group
discussions.
The study findings indicated that -water harvesting contributes for food
security enhancement and seco-economic demanding intervention
currently being under taken inihe rural Ethiopia. However, the production
of horticulture obtained from water harvesting irrigation and other
benefits such as increased, employment creation and food security are
indication that water harvesting especially when it combined with
different packages can generate more income. On the other hand
because of it is new technology, there are some challenges for the sample
households to be solved to sustain the water harvesting schemes.
The study of water harvesting schemes in the selected Tabias indicated
that after preparing the ponds they did not get the necessary materials
and they forced to do it with clay soil. As a result, many of the pods
constructed were with no water, with technical failure while some others
retain water only for a short period of time after the rain stopped. To
sustain the technology it need training for both the experts and farmers to
get more water to reduced food insecurity
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Harvesting In Small Holders