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Interest in African irrigation investment is growing. However, irrigation is not a monolithic concept, and the opportunities and risks can vary substantially by approach. To help provide an understanding of the variation, this paper builds on previous work to provide a detailed typology of irriga...


Namara, Regassa E.Horowitz, L.Kolavalli, S.Kranjac-Berisavljevic, GordanaDawuni, B.N.Barry, BoubacarGiordano, Mark[Typology of irrigation systems in Ghana]Typology of irrigation systems in Ghana

Irrigation development is seen as one of the means to reduce poverty and promote economic growth. While a lot of effort is exerted towards irrigation development, little attempt is done to quantify the contribution of irrigation to national income in Ethiopia. This study is an attempt to quantify...


Hagos, FitsumMakombe, GodswillNamara, Regassa E.Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele[Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation]Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation

Irrigated production is far from satisfactory in the country. The country's irrigation potential is estimated at 3.7 million hectare, of which only about 190,000 hectare (4.3 percent of the potential) is actually irrigated. The aim of this paper is to identify the impact of small-scale irrigation...


Tesfaye, A.Bogale, A.Namara, Regassa E.[The impact of small scale irrigation on household food security: the case of Filtino and Godino Irrigation Schemes in Ada Liben District, East Shoa, Ethiopia]The impact of small scale irrigation on household food security: the case of Filtino and Godino Irrigation Schemes in Ada Liben District, East Shoa, Ethiopia

Providing safe drinking water and basic sanitation to citizens is one of the major challenges facing the African Governments. The issues of access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation is well articulated and prioritized in the various national, continental, and international policy docu...


Salami, A.Stampini, M.Kamara, A.Sullivan, C.Namara, Regassa E.[Development aid and access to water and sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa]Development aid and access to water and sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa

The government of Ethiopia has invested in groundwater development for smallholder irrigation in the Raya Valley and Kobo Valley, north-eastern Ethiopia, where the hydrogeological potential is large but not fully developed. A cost-benefit analysis shows that investment in deep groundwater irrigat...


Gebregziabher, GebrehaweriaVillholth, Karen G.Hanjra, Munir A.Yirga, M.Namara, Regassa E.[Cost-benefit analysis and ideas for cost sharing of groundwater irrigation: evidence from north-eastern Ethiopia]Cost-benefit analysis and ideas for cost sharing of groundwater irrigation: evidence from north-eastern Ethiopia

The underlying causes of rural poverty are many in Ethiopia, however, the persistent fluctuation in the amount and distribution of rainfall is considered as a major contributing factor. Cognizant of this reality the successive Ethiopian governments, NGOs and farmers have made considerable investm...


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?

Treadle pump (TP) technology has been promoted by Enterprise Works in West Africa as an alternative to the traditional rope and bucket irrigation. The aim is to improve output and incomes and reduce poverty among farm households. This paper reports a short term (two years) assessment of the dynam...


Adeoti, A.Barry, BoubacarNamara, Regassa E.Kamara , A.[The impact of treadle pump irrigation technology adoption on poverty in Ghana]The impact of treadle pump irrigation technology adoption on poverty in Ghana

Ethiopia's irrigation potential is estimated at 3.7 million hectare, of which only about 190,000 ha (4.3% of the potential) is actually irrigated. There is little information on the extent to which the so far developed irrigation schemes have been effective in meeting their stated objectives of a...


Tesfaye, A.Bogale, A.Namara, Regassa E.Bacha, D.[The impact of small-scale irrigation on household food security: the case of Filtino and Godino irrigation schemes in Ethiopia]The impact of small-scale irrigation on household food security: the case of Filtino and Godino irrigation schemes in Ethiopia
Namara, Regassa E.Manig, W.[Returns to alternative organisational models of wheat breeding research: simulation results from Ethiopia]Returns to alternative organisational models of wheat breeding research: simulation results from Ethiopia

The regional government of Tigray has invested millions of dollars to develop irrigation schemes as a strategy of poverty reduction. However, there has been limited attempt to analyze whether these investments have attained their stated objectives of poverty reduction and overall socio-economic e...


Gebregziabher, GebrehaweriaNamara, Regassa E.Holden, S.[Poverty reduction with irrigation investment: an empirical case study from Tigray, Ethiopia]Poverty reduction with irrigation investment: an empirical case study from Tigray, Ethiopia

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