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Simple and low-cost drip irrigation system: An alternative approach to raise household farm productivity
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ayana, Mekonen Eshetu, Fassil Tadele, Kassa |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | It is estimated that more than 90% of the food supply in Ethiopia comes from low productivity rainfed small-holder agriculture. Hence, rainfall or access to irrigation water is the most determinant factor affecting the food selfsufficiency at household level and national food supply. Not only limited access to water has impeded the productivity of farming system but also lack of appropriate means of utilizing the available water more productively. In the history of irrigation, drip irrigation method has proven to be the most efficient technology that helps to irrigate the plants and not the ‘soil’. However, the technology in its conventional design is expensive and can not be afforded by the poor. Raising the productivity of smallholders under Ethiopian condition requires a new approach to the design of simple and affordable irrigation systems. This paper describes the experiences with simple and lowcost drip irrigation system (bucket, clay pot drip irrigations) developed at Arba Minch University and successfully used by the farmers around Arba Minch. The simplicity and availability of the accessories of the system on the local market with reasonable price and the ease of assembling makes it appropriate and affordable to the poor farmers. It is also proposed to spread the technology to other parts of the country with the aim to increase smallholder farm productivity and ensuring food self-sufficiency at household level. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://publications.iwmi.org/pdf/H039819.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
