Eastern Nile Irrigation System Performance Assessment and Options for Improvements - Country Report Ethiopia

The principal objective of the study is to establish a knowledge base for irrigation development in the Nile Basin that can be used to guide national and regional water resources development planning. In line with this it presents a comprehensive picture of the current situation regarding the irrigated areas, their water use and the irrigation technology currently used in the Eastern Nile. Accordingly the study, presents an inventory of existing and planned irrigation projects, data on the planned schemes, and estimate of existing and planned water use. It also identifies factors that contribute to the current level of crop and water productivity, and an over view of the socio-economic settings in which the projects operate. It also reviews the policy environment in which the irrigation projects are planned, constructed and operated, which encompass, policies, legal framework, institutional structure including the private sector. The study presents recommendations for improvement, based on the analysis conducted and establish data base that provide information on, planned, under implementation and existing irrigation schemes.