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Irrigation technologies and management and their environmental consequences: Empirical evidence from Ethiopia

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  • Bekele, Rahel Deribe
  • Mekonnen, Dawit
  • Ringler, Claudia
  • Jeuland, Marc

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The main objective of this study is to understand the interlinkages between different irrigation technologies and management systems and environmental outcomes. We use a unique and comprehensive household and plot-level dataset covering ten districts of Ethiopia complemented with remotely sensed data and qualitative information collected from the study sites. The econometric results show that compared to open-access plots equipped with pump irrigation, other irrigated configurations, and especially private groundwater-based systems, have higher vegetation cover and show less susceptibility to the most common environmental concerns mentioned in the survey regions: water logging, soil salinity, and erosion externalities.

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  • Bekele, Rahel Deribe & Mekonnen, Dawit & Ringler, Claudia & Jeuland, Marc, 2024. "Irrigation technologies and management and their environmental consequences: Empirical evidence from Ethiopia," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 302(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:302:y:2024:i:c:s037837742400338x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2024.109003
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