Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Department of Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering, Institute of Technology, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Land Suitability Evaluation for Surface Irrigation Using Spatial Information Technology in Omo-Gibe River Basin, Southern Ethiopia
  Author(s): Rediet Girma*, Eshetu Gebre and Teshale Tadesse
  
  Irrigation would provide farmers with sustained livelihoods and improve their general well-being. The aim of this study was to evaluate the suitability of the land for surface irrigation using GIS based weighted overlay analysis of individual parameters for better utilization of land resources. Factors considered included physical land features (land use/land cover, soil and slope), and proximity to water sources. Based on soil depth, 82.4% of the study area is potential suitable for the intended uses; the drainage class scores 70% suitability; 80% the soil texture was clay dominant hence it was moderately suitable for surface irrigation. Considering the terrain, 11.75% of the basin is suited for irrigation practice. The LULC classification revealed that, 54.42% was found to be highly suitable and 16.7% is found to be unsuitable. In reference to river proximity, around 81% of the area.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/idse.2020.9.245

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