Small-Scale Irrigation Dams, Agricultural Production, and Health: Theory and Evidence from Ethiopia

Small-Scale Irrigation Dams, Agricultural Production, and Health: Theory and Evidence from Ethiopia

The author looks at the feasibility and potential of instituting small-scale irrigation dams to reduce Ethiopia s dependence on rainfed agriculture and the associated food insecurity. He develops a theoretical framework to assess the welfare implications of irrigation development programs and provid...

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Main Author: Ersado, Lire
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURAL CROPS
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURE
AQUATIC PLANTS
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CRISES
CROPS
DEFORESTATION
DEGRADED ENVIRONMENTS
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DISEASES
DIVERSION
DROUGHT
DROUGHTS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMISTS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
EQUILIBRIUM
EROSION
EXOGENOUS VARIABLES
EXPECTED RETURNS
EXPENDITURES
FARMING
FISHING
FOOD INSECURITY
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PRODUCTION
FORESTRY
FUELS
FUNCTIONAL FORMS
GARDEN
GARDEN CULTIVATION
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEATING
INCOME
INCOME EFFECT
INCOMES
LABOR ALLOCATION
LABOR ALLOCATIONS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR SUPPLY
LAND DEGRADATION
LAND USE
LEISURE
MARGINAL BENEFITS
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL PRODUCT
MARGINAL UTILITY
MARKET WAGE
MULTIPLIERS
NATURAL RESOURCE BASE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NORMAL GOOD
OPPORTUNITY COST
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
OUTPUTS
PH
POPULATION GROWTH
PRECIPITATION
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFIT MAXIMIZATION
PROFIT MAXIMIZING
PROGRAMS
RAINFALL
RECLAMATION
RESOURCE USE
RISK MANAGEMENT
RIVERS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SALINITY
SCIENCES
SEA
SEDIMENTATION
SHADOW PRICES
SIDE EFFECTS
SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION
SOIL CONSERVATION
STATIC ANALYSIS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
TIME CONSTRAINTS
TREES
UTILITY FUNCTION
UTILITY MAXIMIZATION
WAGES
WATER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCES
WEALTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/5617958/small-scale-irrigation-dams-agricultural-production-health-theory-evidence-ethiopia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8916

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/5617958/small-scale-irrigation-dams-agricultural-production-health-theory-evidence-ethiopia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8916

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