Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology (AAiT), Ethiopia

Publications

• Review   
  The Stumbling Irrigation Sector of Ethiopia: Critical Review and Analysis
  Author(s): Yusuf Kedir*
  
  The middle 19th century irrigation development historyof the world,especially Green Revolution, taught us that intensive irrigation expansion has the power and is also the key to eradicate food shortages of some nations. At the same period, an attempt was made to improve irrigation sector of Ethiopia but not successful as Asian countries.The paper tried to present the pathways Ethiopian irrigated agriculture so far travelled based on comprehensive reviews substantiated by indepth analyses. From the irrigation policies and development plans up to organizational setups, diverse but critical platforms which troubled its development evolutions have been raised and criticised. Effects of these platforms or their aftermaths on targeted development plans; on data of irrigated areas and potentials as well as on performances of irrigation schemes have also been analytically quantifi.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2168-9768.2021.10.257

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