Practices and Challenges of the Agricultural Use of Rainwater Harvesting in Amhara Region, Menz Mama Mider Woreda

Girma, Emishaw (2009) Practices and Challenges of the Agricultural Use of Rainwater Harvesting in Amhara Region, Menz Mama Mider Woreda. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.

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Abstract

This study was conducted with the objective to assess the practices and challenges of RWHT, to examine the factors that affect farmers decision to adopt RWHT, to explore the perception of the local people about the limitation and prospects of RWHT, and lastly to assess the contribution of RWHT to farmers’ food security. In order to realize the facts household survey on 100 farm households having equal number of participant and non participant farmers, two focus group discussions with selected RWHT user and non user group of farmers, six key informant interviews with concerned stakeholders were conducted and finally secondary data were used to support the primary data. The study area was selected through a multi-stage purposive sampling technique while simple random sampling was employed for surveying the RWHT user and the non user farmers. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods of data analysis in order to incorporate the facts investigated through discussions, interviews and survey of households. Where the qualitative data were used to triangulate the information collected through focus group discussion and key informant interview. And descriptive statistics and Pearson χ2-test were used for quantitative data analysis. The result of Pearson χ2-test has shown that total land size of farmers’, livestock availability including oxen, access to credit service, saving, labor availability and large family size have positive association with RWHT adoption. And again, the educational status, level of education of household head and source of income from the agricultural sector are positively associated with RWHT. Furthermore, the result from the qualitative data indicated that the overall trend of RWHT adoption in the study area was found to be increasing. And most of the local people perception was found to be positive to the RWHT. However, farmers are challenged by institutional, technological and financial and environment related problems to adopt and to utilize the technology. Finally, the study revealed that RWHT improves the food security status of farmers by improving their income from rain fed agriculture, and their assets such as livestock production. Therefore, efforts should be made by the government and other concerned bodies to minimize the structural, institutional ,and farmer related challenges in order to enhance the benefits of RWHT.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Divisions:	Africana
Depositing User:	Tim Khabala
Date Deposited:	25 Sep 2018 12:28
Last Modified:	25 Sep 2018 12:28
URI:	http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/5675

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