TRADITIONAL IRRIGATION AND WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN HIGHLAND ETHIOPIA: CASE STUDY IN DANGILA WOREDA
TRADITIONAL IRRIGATION AND WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN HIGHLAND ETHIOPIA: CASE STUDY IN DANGILA WOREDA
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DOI：
10.1002/ird.1748
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发表时间：
2013-10-01
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1.9
通讯作者：
Bewket, Woldeamlak
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作者：
Belay, Mehretie;Bewket, Woldeamlak
本文探讨了埃塞俄比亚西北部高地Dangila县（区）的传统灌溉做法及其对农村生计的贡献。2010年11月至2011年5月，通过对126名灌溉户的问卷调查和灌溉实践的实地观察收集数据。结果表明，90%以上的灌溉者使用沟灌系统。其中约54%的人报告说，在过去12年（1999/2000-2010/2011）中，灌溉占其家庭收入的11-20%。大多数农民同意，在过去二十年中，灌溉的使用面积、作物产量和对家庭收入的贡献都有所增加。水是由水委员会轮流分配的，水委员会由当地称为Yewha Abat（水之父）的个人领导。超过60%的受访者表示，他们面临水和可灌溉土地短缺的问题，后者对家庭的灌溉收入产生了重大影响（p < 0.0005）。虽然传统灌溉在研究地区已经存在多年，但国家机构对它的关注并不令人鼓舞。该研究建议向小农灌溉者提供适当的机构支持，以改善传统灌溉计划的整体绩效。版权所有（c）2013约翰威利父子有限公司
This paper examines traditional irrigation practices and their contribution to rural livelihoods in Dangila woreda (district) in the north-western highlands of Ethiopia. Data were collected from November 2010 to May 2011 through a questionnaire survey of 126 irrigators and field observation of irrigation practices. The results show that over 90% of the irrigators used furrow systems. Around 54% of them reported that irrigation had contributed 11-20% to their household incomes in the past 12 years (1999/2000-2010/2011). The majority of the farmers agreed that the use of irrigation has increased in area coverage, crop outputs and contribution to household incomes over the past two decades. Water was distributed on rotation turns headed by water committees that were headed by individuals locally referred to as Yewha Abat (water fathers). Over 60% of the respondents indicated that they faced water and irrigable land shortages where the latter significantly influence households' irrigation income (significant at p < 0.0005). Although traditional irrigation has been known in the study area for many years, the attention offered to it from state agencies has not been encouraging. The study recommends appropriate institutional support to be provided to smallholder irrigators to improve the overall performance of traditional irrigation schemes. Copyright (c) 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.