Poster prepared by Hagos, F., Awulachew, S.B., Erkossa, T. and Yilma, A.D. for the International Congress on Water 2011 Integrated Water Resources Management in Tropical and Subtropical Drylands, Mekelle, Ethiopia, 19-26 September 2011.

1. Determinants of Adoption and Successful use of Agricultural
Determinants of Adoption and Successful use of Agricultural
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Water Management Technologies: Case of Ethiopia
Water Management T h l gi C
W t M g t Technologies: Case of Ethi pi
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Hagos, F., Awulachew, S. B., Erkossa, T. and Yilma, A.D.
Hagos F Awulachew S B Erkossa T and Yilma A D
Introduction
I t d ti Study site
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• Remains unclear whether such
Remains unclear whether such
technologies lend themselves easily to
technologies lend themselves easily to
adoption and how successfully such
adoption and how successfully such
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technologies are utilized by smallholder
technologies are utilized b smallholder
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farmers.
farmers
• The objectives of this study are:
The objectives of this study are:
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– t assess th economics of
to assess the economics of
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water controls; to understand
water controls; to understand
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the factors that influence
the factors that influence
adoption and successful use.
adoption and successful use
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Conclusions
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Objectives
Objectives
b • All water control structures are fi
All water control structures are financially
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viable; the main issue is institutionalizing
viable; the main issue is institutionalizing
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cost recovery.
cost recoveryy
• The marginal productivities of farm inputs
The marginal productivities of farm inputs
is positive
is positive
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• Ad ti and successful use is i fl
Adoption and successful use is influenced
Adoption d f l i influenced d
by socio‐economic, environmental and
by socio economic, environmental and
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institutional factors.
institutional factors
Analytical approach
Analytical approach
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• increase/expand extension coverage
increase/expand extension coverage
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• Net Present Values
Net Present Values including FTCs is necessary.
including FTCs is necessary
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• St h ti f ti analysis ‐ C
Stochastic frontier analysis C‐
Stochastic frontier l i • Improved market access conditions such as
Improved market access conditions such as
Douglas production function
Douglas production function improved access roads, transportation and
improved access roads, transportation and
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Estimation of MVPs
Estimation of MVP
i f MVPs storage facilities
storage facilities
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• Probit model and
model and • Promoting educational access can enhance
Promoting educational access can enhance
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the use of these technologies .
the use of these technologiesg
• Heckman and Deaton models
Heckman and Deaton models
Increasing the land area allotted to irrigated
Increasing the l d area allotted to irrigated
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annuals and increased supply of seeds and
annuals and i
l d increased supply of seeds and
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accessories is required.
accessories is required
required.
Choice of specific technologies that increase
Choice of specific technologies that increase
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water availability has a lot of bearing in the
water availability has a lot of bearing in the
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success of AWMTs.
success of AWMT
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