AN INTEGRATED APPRAISAL OF IRRIGATED VEGETABLE PRODUCTION WITH LIMITED LAND HOLDINGS IN AMHARA REGION, ETHIOPIA

Glenn Jenkins () and Mikhail Miklyaev

No 2013-15, Development Discussion Papers from JDI Executive Programs

Abstract: The study evaluates an intervention designed to improve the livelihood of chronically-food insecure households with limited land holdings. The returns to the different stakeholders are estimated and a distribution analysis is conducted. The analysis suggests that the deterministic scenario will yield a very positive net present value for all the proposed commodities (potato, onion, and tomatoes). To reduce the risk borne by the farmers, however, the structure of the financing mechanism must be altered to allow the project to operate independently from the other donor’s financial support projects operating in the area. The loan size should be increased to allow the participating households to purchase irrigation pumps. The loan tenor should also be increased to facilitate the loans’ repayments.

Keywords: cost-benefit analysis; investment appraisal; stakeholder analysis; potatoes; tomatoes; onion; value chain; benefits of irrigation; small scale irrigation; pro-poor interventions; chronic food insecurity; poverty reduction; sustainable development; Ethiopia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 D31 D61 D62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47 pages
Date: 2014-01
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