irrigation on farmers’ livelihood, the total income of the household was used in the endogenous switching regression model. The … model result shows that the positive and significant impact of irrigation schemes had increased users’ total income by 7829 …Small scale irrigation has multi-dimensional effects on the livelihood development of the rural people in Ethiopia …

indicated, irrigation users’ per capita consumption expenditure and income were 16 percent and 35 percent, respectively, higher … have resulted in serious poverty. Irrigation farming is increasing been used as a strategy in Ethiopia. However, lack of … consensus on the role of the irrigation sector on the welfare of smallholder farmers and pitfalls in impact study methodologies …