Indigenous Knowledge Assessment on Irrigation Water Management Practices at Jimma Zone, Ethiopia

Hewan Tadesse Kebede; Minda Taddesse Bedane; Addisu Asefa Mengesha; Etefa Tilahun Ashine; Robel Admasu

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Indigenous Knowledge Assessment on Irrigation Water Management Practices at Jimma Zone, Ethiopia

Hewan Tadesse Kebede^*, Minda Taddesse Bedane, Addisu Asefa Mengesha, Etefa Tilahun Ashine, Robel Admasu

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Received: 23 October 2023 Accepted: 11 November 2023 Published: 8 January 2024

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Introduction: Indigenous knowledge is the distinctive awareness set aside to a particular culture or society. Objective/Aim: This study was aimed to investigate farmers’ current irrigation water management practice and their technical performance. Methodology: The study used reconnaissance survey and observations were carried out with each Woreda office of Agriculture to gain overview of different irrigation schemes and irrigation practice situations. The collected qualitative and quantitative data’s were analyzed with proper statistical method IBM SPSS version 26. The total number of respondents was 122 which were selected based on local conditions from seven (7) woreda irrigation schemes of Jimma Zone. Results: The study results revealed that farmers have established several indigenous knowledge of irrigation water management exercise. Based on their knowledge, 73.77% of farmers use furrow irrigation method; 3.28% of them used flood irrigation; 5.74% irrigated their farm with water can, and farmers use soil moisture method and crop leaf wilt techniques to irrigate their crop. The farmers apply irrigation water at morning and night time, 89.34% respondents’ uses optimum/ medium amount of water to irrigate by their own traditional ways even with the furrow irrigation methods. In addition to that, 95.9% of the farmers of these different areas were replayed the problems of high amount of water for the crops and soil of the irrigation field. Conclusion: Therefore, good management of irrigation water controlled the crop as well as the soil from different outbreak of diseases and soil erosion respectively. Finally, to make the indigenous knowledge more actual farmers should be assisted either by governmental or other non-governmental organizations providing improved agricultural technologies and better access.

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DOI	10.11648/j.ajetm.20240901.11
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Indigenous Knowledge, Irrigation Practice, Irrigation Scheme, Small-Scale, Technical Perceptions, Water Management

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Kebede, H. T., Bedane, M. T., Mengesha, A. A., Ashine, E. T., Admasu, R. (2024). Indigenous Knowledge Assessment on Irrigation Water Management Practices at Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. American Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 9(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajetm.20240901.11

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Kebede, H. T.; Bedane, M. T.; Mengesha, A. A.; Ashine, E. T.; Admasu, R. Indigenous Knowledge Assessment on Irrigation Water Management Practices at Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. Am. J. Eng. Technol. Manag. 2024, 9(1), 1-7. doi: 10.11648/j.ajetm.20240901.11

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Kebede HT, Bedane MT, Mengesha AA, Ashine ET, Admasu R. Indigenous Knowledge Assessment on Irrigation Water Management Practices at Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. Am J Eng Technol Manag. 2024;9(1):1-7. doi: 10.11648/j.ajetm.20240901.11

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Hewan Tadesse Kebede

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Jimma Agricultural Research Center, Jimma, Ethiopia

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Minda Taddesse Bedane

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Jimma Agricultural Research Center, Jimma, Ethiopia
Addisu Asefa Mengesha

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Jimma Agricultural Research Center, Jimma, Ethiopia
Etefa Tilahun Ashine

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Jimma Agricultural Research Center, Jimma, Ethiopia
Robel Admasu

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Jimma Agricultural Research Center, Jimma, Ethiopia

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Kebede, H. T.; Bedane, M. T.; Mengesha, A. A.; Ashine, E. T.; Admasu, R. Indigenous Knowledge Assessment on Irrigation Water Management Practices at Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. Am. J. Eng. Technol. Manag. 2024, 9(1), 1-7. doi: 10.11648/j.ajetm.20240901.11

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Kebede HT, Bedane MT, Mengesha AA, Ashine ET, Admasu R. Indigenous Knowledge Assessment on Irrigation Water Management Practices at Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. Am J Eng Technol Manag. 2024;9(1):1-7. doi: 10.11648/j.ajetm.20240901.11

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T1  - Indigenous Knowledge Assessment on Irrigation Water Management Practices at Jimma Zone, Ethiopia
AU  - Hewan Tadesse Kebede
AU  - Minda Taddesse Bedane
AU  - Addisu Asefa Mengesha
AU  - Etefa Tilahun Ashine
AU  - Robel Admasu
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DO  - 10.11648/j.ajetm.20240901.11
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JO  - American Journal of Engineering and Technology Management
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PB  - Science Publishing Group
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VL  - 9
IS  - 1
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