Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: Capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation

Fitsum Hagos, Godswill Makombe (), Regassa E. Namara and Seleshi Bekele Awulachew

No 61100, IWMI Research Reports from International Water Management Institute

Abstract: Irrigation development has been identified as a means to stimulate economic growth and rural development in Ethiopia. However, little attempt has been made to quantify the contribution of irrigation to national income. Using data from selected irrigation schemes, representing small, medium and large-scale schemes of modern or traditional typologies; the present coverage and planned growth of irrigation, actual and expected contributions of irrigation to the national economy were quantified following the approach of adjusted gross margin analysis. Our results show that irrigation yields 219.7% higher income compared to the rainfed system while its current and future contribution to agricultural GDP is estimated to be about 5.7 and 12% although irrigation covers about 5 and 9% of the total cultivated land area, respectively.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40p.
Date: 2009
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Working Paper: Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation (2009)
Working Paper: Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation (2008)
Working Paper: Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation (2008)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.61100

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