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Namara, Regassa E.Weligamage, P.Barker, Randolph[The prospects of system of rice intensification adoption in Sri Lanka: A microeconomic and sociopolitical perspective]The prospects of system of rice intensification adoption in Sri Lanka: A microeconomic and sociopolitical perspective

Ethiopia is an agrarian society in a land of drought and floods. Agricultural production, which is the source of livelihood for eight out of ten Ethiopians, is extremely vulnerable to climatic conditions. The causes of rural poverty are many including wide fluctuations in agricultural production ...


Namara, Regassa E.Makombe, GodswillHagos, FitsumAwulachew, Seleshi Bekele[Rural poverty and inequality in Ethiopia: does access to small-scale irrigation make a difference?]Rural poverty and inequality in Ethiopia: does access to small-scale irrigation make a difference?

The regional government of Tigray has invested in millions of Birr to develop irrigation schemes as a strategy of poverty reduction. The study was based on a representative sample of 613 farm households (331 irrigators and 282 non-irrigators) drawn using three stage stratified sampling with proba...


Gebregziabher, GebrehaweriaNamara, Regassa E.[Investment in irrigation as a poverty reduction strategy: analysis of small-scale irrigation impact on poverty in Tigray, Ethiopia]Investment in irrigation as a poverty reduction strategy: analysis of small-scale irrigation impact on poverty in Tigray, Ethiopia

Recently, there has been very little irrigation development in Sub-Saharan Africa. The main reasons cited for this lack of interest in developing irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa is that irrigation projects are expensive and perform poorly compared to projects from other regions. However, when cl...


Makombe, GodswillHagos, FitsumNamara, Regassa E.Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele[An Assessment of the financial viability and income impact of small scale irrigation in Ethiopia]An Assessment of the financial viability and income impact of small scale irrigation in Ethiopia

The study examined the extent and nature of market oriented production in irrigated compared to rainfed systems in Ethiopia. By doing so the paper identifies the role of irrigation in market-oriented production, while at the same time highlighting the main constraints to market oriented developme...


Hagos, FitsumMakombe, GodswillNamara, Regassa E.Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele[Does access to small scale irrigation promote market oriented production in Ethiopia?]Does access to small scale irrigation promote market oriented production in Ethiopia?
Namara, Regassa E.Awulachew, Seleshi BekeleMerrey, Douglas J.[Review of agricultural water management technologies and practices]Review of agricultural water management technologies and practices
Koppen, Barbara C.M. vanNamara, Regassa E.Safilios-Rothschild, Constantina[Reducing poverty through investments in agricultural water management. Part 1 - Poverty and gender issues, by Barbara van Koppen and Constantina Safilios-Rothschild. Part 2 - Synthesis of Sub-Saharan Africa case study reports, by Regassa Namara]Reducing poverty through investments in agricultural water management. Part 1 - Poverty and gender issues, by Barbara van Koppen and Constantina Safilios-Rothschild. Part 2 - Synthesis of Sub-Saharan Africa case study reports, by Regassa Namara

Agriculture is the most significant contributor to Ethiopia?s economy. Most of the agricultural production is under rainfed conditions and thus extremely sensitive to rainfall variability. Irrigation development, including smallholder irrigation, is used by the Ethiopian Government to attempt to ...


Godswill, M.Namara, Regassa E.Hagos, FitsumAwulachew, Seleshi BekeleAyana, M.Bossio, Deborah A.[A comparative analysis of the technical efficiency of rain-fed and smallholder irrigation in Ethiopia]A comparative analysis of the technical efficiency of rain-fed and smallholder irrigation in Ethiopia

The Niger River Basin covers 7.5% of the African continent and is shared between nine riparian countries. The human population of the basin is growing at an average annual rate of about 3%, which makes the Niger River Basin one of the areas with the highest fertility rates in the world. The deser...


Namara, Regassa E.Barry, BoubacarOwusu, Eric S.Ogilvie, A.[An overview of the development challenges and constraints of the Niger Basin and possible intervention strategies]An overview of the development challenges and constraints of the Niger Basin and possible intervention strategies

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