Assessment of Existing Irrigation Practices in West Shoa Zone, Western Oromia, Ethiopia

Sheleme Refera; Gemachisa Yadeta

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Assessment of Existing Irrigation Practices in West Shoa Zone, Western Oromia, Ethiopia

Sheleme Refera, Gemachisa Yadeta

Published in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Volume 12, Issue 4)

Received: 18 April 2023 Accepted: 11 July 2023 Published: 21 July 2023

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The study was conducted to assess of existing irrigation practices in West Shoa Zone, Western Oromia with main objective to investigate existing irrigation system, to identify the major challenges and opportunities of the irrigation practice in study area. The primary data were collected using semi structured questionnaire and the secondary data were collected from selected districts. Primary data was administered to 155 farm households drawn randomly from three districts and six PAs. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. The result were indicted about 83 (53.6%), 43 (27.8%) and 29 (18.6%) households using traditional, modern and motorized pump irrigation respectively. The average household’s land holding at national level was 1.34 hectare. However, the average size of land holding possessed by sample households was 1.6 ha during the survey period. Out of the overall respondent’s majority (51%) of respondent produce their crop through irrigation only once in a year per a plot which less than the required. The major problems encountered in use small-scale irrigation in the study area are problems related to disease and pests problems, scarcity of water and lack of supply inputs (improved seed), farmers transport tomato by containing in fertilizer bag, no appropriate storage structure to add time value and to overcome perishability of vegetable crops in the study area. As opportunity, the study area has a great water potential for irrigation, to enhance agriculture production and productivity through irrigation, sufficient support from government and government bodies by supplying irrigation equipment’s and technical support. The study recommended that government, Irrigation Water Users Associations of Oromia should produce train producers to minimize water use conflict. BAERC should be demonstrating of tomato transporting box, potato digger and different storage structures to minimize production loss.

Published in	Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Volume 12, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.aff.20231204.12
Page(s)	108-114
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Keywords

Constraints, Irrigation Practice, Opportunity and Water Resource

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Sheleme Refera, Gemachisa Yadeta. (2023). Assessment of Existing Irrigation Practices in West Shoa Zone, Western Oromia, Ethiopia. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 12(4), 108-114. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aff.20231204.12

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Sheleme Refera, Gemachisa Yadeta. Assessment of Existing Irrigation Practices in West Shoa Zone, Western Oromia, Ethiopia. Agric For Fish. 2023;12(4):108-114. doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20231204.12

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Sheleme Refera

Bako Agricultural Engineering Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Bako, Ethiopia
Gemachisa Yadeta

Bako Agricultural Engineering Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Bako, Ethiopia

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Sheleme Refera, Gemachisa Yadeta. Assessment of Existing Irrigation Practices in West Shoa Zone, Western Oromia, Ethiopia. Agric For Fish. 2023;12(4):108-114. doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20231204.12

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