Productivity and Economic Benefits of Flood Recession Agriculture Vis A Vis Irrigation Farming Using a Linear Programming Approach: A Case Study in Fogera worda of South Gondar
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2007-02
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A.A.U
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The flood recession agriculture around Lake Tana is an important means of living for the
residents in the plains of Fogera, Dembia and Alefa. Even though the recession zone has this
advantage and is also a home of various species of birds and plants it is also believed that there
will be a better use of water leading to high productivity through irrigation schemes. In order to
do this the Ministry of Water Resources plans to construct Dams around the major tributary
rivers of Lake Tana.
This study focuses on analyzing differences in farm income due to practicing flood recession
agriculture and irrigation using linear programming model with a data collected from 7 selected
Kebeles of Fogera Woreda of South Gondar' zone in Amhara regional state.
The result shows that an average household practicing irrigation gets an annual income more than
double that of the income from flood recession farming.
However before going to implementation of the plan, it is important to look consciously at
various SOCIO economic as well as environmental benefits and costs of flood and irrigation
farming.
Key words: flood recess ion agriculture, irrigation, rain-fed agriculture, mathematical linear
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Flood Recess Ion Agriculture, Mathematical Iinear Programming