Factors Affecting Irrigation Participation and Its on Income:The case Of Fentale Irrigation Scheme

Abstract

This paper analyzed the factors affecting Irrigation Participation and Its effect on income. The study result depends on cross sectional data collected from a sample of 305 household of which 218 Irrigation and 87 no- Irrigation using combination of two stage sampling method and simple random sampling. The study analysis used descriptive and logistics regression model.The variable in regression model used to identify the factors affect Irrigation Participation and Its effect on income using propensity score matching and treatment effect analysis to see the effects. The result revealed the Irrigation Participation has intense impact on improving household income and crop protection. The study identified the factors affect Irrigation Participation to income of household were shortage of water, market problems and input supply problems. Its was observed that among in logistic regression age,income and distance from market have affect Irrigation Participation positively and significant. It shall be great and rewarding if policy makers, designer,implementers,and any funding agencies with similar interests further capitalise and scale up the scheme to achieve the development plan and objective.

Keywords: Fentale, Irrigation development, income Irrigation scheme, and propensity score matching.