Impact of Small Scale Irrigation on the Livelihood of Rural Farm Households: The Case of Oromo Zone, Eastern Amhara, Ethiopia
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The main goal of the study was to examine the impacts of small-scale irrigation on the livelihood of rural farm households in Oromo zone, Ethiopia. The study employed adequate and reliable facts obtained from 381 respondents selected through a three stage sampling procedures. The study mainly relied upon primary data and accompanied by secondary sources. Descriptive statistics and Heckman two-stage econometric estimation were used to identify contributing factor of small-scale irrigation participation and household income. Based on the probit result, education level, livestock holding, labor force, nearest market center, productive asset holding and health condition were significant determinant variables that influence involvement in small-scale irrigation schemes. Outcomes of Heckman model observed in the second stage revealed the potential variables influence household income. The important variables that influence family earnings include irrigation participation, irrigable cultivated land, education level, livestock holding, labor force, rain-fed cultivated land, nearest market center, nearest all-weather road, productive asset holding and health condition. The econometric results confirmed that participation in irrigation had a considerable and progressive effect on farm households’ income and in turn profoundly improved rural household livelihood. Thus, strategists, policy makers and development actors should give due emphasis to the abovementioned variables to increase participation in irrigation farming and ultimately to improve the livelihood of rural households.
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The main goal of the study was to examine the impacts of small-scale irrigation on the livelihood of rural farm households in Oromo zone, Ethiopia. The study employed adequate and reliable facts obtained from 381 respondents selected through a three stage sampling procedures. The study mainly relied upon primary data and accompanied by secondary sources. Descriptive statistics and Heckman two-stage econometric estimation were used to identify contributing factor of small-scale irrigation participation and household income. Based on the probit result, education level, livestock holding, labor force, nearest market center, productive asset holding and health condition were significant determinant variables that influence involvement in small-scale irrigation schemes. Outcomes of Heckman model observed in the second stage revealed the potential variables influence household income. The important variables that influence family earnings include irrigation participation, irrigable cultivated land, education level, livestock holding, labor force, rain-fed cultivated land, nearest market center, nearest all-weather road, productive asset holding and health condition. The econometric results confirmed that participation in irrigation had a considerable and progressive effect on farm households’ income and in turn profoundly improved rural household livelihood. Thus, strategists, policy makers and development actors should give due emphasis to the abovementioned variables to increase participation in irrigation farming and ultimately to improve the livelihood of rural households.
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