P t I t f A i lt l W t M tPoverty Impacts of Agricultural Water ManagementPoverty Impacts of Agricultural Water Management y p g gT h l i i Ethi iTechnologies in EthiopiaTechnologies in EthiopiaTechnologies in Ethiopia

Hagos F Jayasinghe G Awulachew S BHagos, F., Jayasinghe, G., Awulachew, S. B. 

d i Loulseged M and Yilma A DIntroduction Loulseged, M., and Yilma, A. D.Introduction

Massive investment in low cost AWM technologies but their povertyMassive investment in low cost AWM technologies but their poverty g p yimpact remain hardly understoodimpact remain hardly understood.impact remain hardly understood.The objectives of this study are: whether access to selected AWMTThe objectives of this study are: whether access to selected AWMT j yleads to significant reduction in poverty and identify whichleads to significant reduction in poverty and identify whichleads to significant reduction in poverty and identify which t h l i h hi h i t ttechnologies have higher impacts on poverty.technologies have higher impacts on poverty.

I it Ex situIn‐situ Ex‐situIn situ Ex situ

T h liTrash lines

Well+motorisedWell+motorisedStone bunds Di i Mi d pumpStone bunds Diversion Micro dam pump

d h d lStudy methodologyStudy methodology y gyP it t hiPropensity score matchingPropensity score matching

C l iConclusionsConclusionsRWH d dl dRWH pond +treadle pump + storage drumRWH pond  treadle pump   storage drumd i ki h ll • ATT is significant and led to an increase in+ drip kit: Awash valley ATT is significant and led to an increase in + drip kit: Awash valley

household income ca ETB 670/ householdhousehold income ‐ ca.ETB 670/ household.

22% l t d t• 22% less poverty among users compared to22% less poverty among users compared to f h lnon‐users of AWM technologies.non users of AWM technologies.

• Poverty reduction is technology specific• Poverty reduction is technology specific.  y gy p

U f d i hd l h l i• Use of modern water withdrawal technologiesUse of modern water withdrawal technologies have significant effect on poverty reductionhave significant effect on poverty reduction.

• Poverty orderings between users and non• Poverty orderings between users and non‐y gt ti ti ll b tusers are statistically robust.users are statistically robust. 

River diversion + canal +River diversion + canal + furrow/flood: Ribb river Blue Nilefurrow/flood: Ribb river, Blue Nile

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