Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Department of Agricultural Research, Jimma Agricultural Research Center, Jimma, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Indigenous Knowledge Assessment on Irrigation Water Management Practices at Jimma Zone, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Hewan Tadesse Kebede*, Minda Taddesse Bedane, Etefa Tilahun Ashine and Addisu Asefa Mengesha
  
  This study was aimed to investigate farmers’ current irrigation water management practice and their technical performance. The study used reconnaissance survey and observations were carried out with each Woreda Bureau of Agriculture to obtain overview of different irrigation schemes and irrigation practice conditions. The collected qualitative and quantitative data were analyzed using appropriated statistical method IBM SPSS version 26. The total number of respondents was 122 which were selected based on local conditions from seven (7) woreda irrigation schemes of Jimma zone. The study result showed that farmers have developed several indigenous knowledge of irrigation water management practice. Based on their knowledge, 73.77% of farmers use furrow irrigation method; 3.28% of them used flood irrigation; 5.74% irrigated their farm with water can and farmers use.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2168-9768.2023.12.388

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