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September 12, 2025Open Access

The Effect of Small-Scale Irrigation on Smallholder Farmers' Livelihoods: A Case Study ofDugda District, Oromia, Ethiopia

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LTLemi Chala TamireSSSelamawit Fantahun SertseZKZhang Ke-yun

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Overview

Analysis demonstrates improved livelihood assets in smallholder farmers using irrigation, highlighting critical challenges.

Key Points

  • Participation in small-scale irrigation significantly improves the livelihood assets of farm households, leading to enhanced food variety and income.
  • Irrigation users showed better outcomes in crop production and expenditures on agricultural inputs compared to non-users, with notable income differences.
  • Household-level analysis was performed using a Propensity Score Matching model, applying various matching methods to assess impacts on livelihood capitals.
  • Challenges such as market brokers and lack of cooperatives have limited the full benefits of irrigation, suggesting a need for policy improvements.

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Tamire et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d41ee1713b0b5dfea67fc9https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7422787/v1
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