Impact of Small Scale Irrigation on Household Food Security in Mehal Sayint Worda, South Wollo Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Agriculture is the main contributor of Ethiopian economic growth and holds the majority work forces.
But the agriculture practices is dependent with rainfall and small scale subsistence production system.
Because of this backward agricultural production practice, the country hits by frequent drought and
many people have been being food insecure. Farming irrigation is one key solution to minimize those
kinds of vulnerability and improve food security. The research objective is to analyze the impact of small
scale irrigation on household food security in Mehal Sayint Worda, south Wollo zone, Amhara region
established on 204 ( 105 irrigation non-user and 99 irrigation users) sample. Both primary and
secondary data used for the study .Descriptive statistics analyze and propensity sore matching used to
determinants impacts of small-scale irrigation on household food security and household food
consumption. In the study descriptive analyze and econometric analyse found irrigation have positive
impacts to ensure food securities. The studies found from irrigation user households 80.8 % ensure food
security. The average treatment effect of the propensity matching results dig out, 51.1% irrigation user
households ensure more food security than irrigation non-user household. From irrigation non-user only
28.6 % ensures food security. In the same ways the study finding indicates the main challenge of
irrigation in the study area is the cost of technology. The study concluded that irrigation is one key
valuable potential solution to ensure food security in the study area. Therefore, it is recommended that
government and all other participant should give focus on irrigation to minimize large number of the
study area food insecure households
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food security, impacts, irrigation, Mehal Sayint Woreda