Andrea De Lerma Barbaro
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irrigation development particularly smallscale irrigation one important projects improving agricultural productivity countrys rural communities extent smallscale irrigation improved household livelihoods ethiopias rural areas widely recognized result research influence smallscale irrigation farmers livelihoods legehida district sought study took without strategy comparing farmers used irrigation analysis quantitative qualitative data employed surveys respondents chosen using random sample approach irrigation users nonuser households quantitative data study collected randomly selected 241 farm households 113 users 128 nonusers using semistructured questionnaire accordingly propensity score matching model employed examine impacts smallscale irrigation farmers livelihoods logit model result indicates cultivated land size offfarm income education level family size dependency ratio total livestock unit distance nearest agricultural extension officeftc determinant factors determining whether practice irrigation factors remain constant impact irrigation households income food security terms daily calorie intake evaluated using propensity score matching model result shows positive significant impact farmers use smallscale irrigation increased daily calorie intake annual income households 244162 kilocalories 5234258 etb respectively compared nonirrigation users shows households participate smallscale irrigation activities higher annual income food security status comparable groups general study recommends reduce food insecurity socioeconomic problems rural households irrigation farming one viable solutions therefore government nongovernmental organizations extensively focus enhancement smallscale irrigation infrastructure policies strategies extension services increase productivity income livelihood improvement rural households