P t I t fA i lt lWt M t Poverty Impacts of Agricultural Water Management Poverty Impacts of Agricultural Water Management T h l i i Ethi i Technologies in Ethiopia Technologies in Ethiopia Technologies in Ethiopia Hagos F Jayasinghe G Awulachew SB Hagos, F., Jayasinghe, G., Awulachew , S. B. d i Loulseged M and Yilma A D Introduction Loulseged, M., and Yilma, A. D. Introduction Massive investment in low cost AWM technologies but their poverty Massive investment in low cost AWM technologies but their poverty impact remain hardly understood impact remain hardly understood. impact remain hardly understood. The objectives of this study are: whether access to selected AWMT The objectives of this study are: whether access to selected AWMT leads to significant reduction in poverty and identify which leads to significant reduction in poverty and identify which leads to significant reduction in poverty and identify which t h l i h hi h i t t technologies have higher impacts on poverty. technologies have higher impacts on poverty. I it Ex situ In‐situ Ex‐situ In situ Ex situ T h li Trash lines Well+motorised Well+motorised Stone bunds Di i Mi d pump Stone bunds Diversion Micro dam pump d hdl Study methodology Study methodology P it t hi Propensity score matching Propensity score matching C l i Conclusions Conclusions RWH d dl d RWH pond +treadle pump + storage drum RWH pond treadle pump storage drum di ki h ll • ATT is significant and led to an increase in + drip kit: Awash valley ATT is significant and led to an increase in + drip kit: Awash valley household income ca ETB 670/ household household income ‐ ca.ETB 670/ household. 22% l t dt • 22% less poverty among users compared to 22% less poverty among users compared to f h l non‐users of AWM technologies. non users of AWM technologies. • Poverty reduction is technology specific • Poverty reduction is technology specific. U f d i hd l h l i • Use of modern water withdrawal technologies Use of modern water withdrawal technologies have significant effect on poverty reduction have significant effect on poverty reduction. • Poverty orderings between users and non • Poverty orderings between users and non‐ t ti ti ll b t users are statistically robust. users are statistically robust. River diversion + canal + River diversion + canal + furrow/flood: Ribb river Blue Nile furrow/flood: Ribb river, Blue Nile i i www.iwmi.org