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Support for Establishing Web-Based National Irrigation Database and Water Management Information System (MIS) for Ethiopia - TCP/ETH/3704

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Irrigated agriculture in Ethiopia has been aggressively expanded in order to produce more food for an ever increasing population, increase family incomes, build a climate resilient agricultural production system and boost the national economy However, this expansion has been promoted without proper planning and with no quantification of the available water resources, primarily as a result of inadequate data, exacerbated by inefficient water management To avoid the risk of water shortages and environmental degradation caused by waterlogging and salinization, there is a need for strategies on water resources development and utilization Such strategies must be based on accurate and up to date information on the status of water resources development and agriculture water use, as the agriculture sector is the main water user Little is known about the amount of water abstracted for agriculture and the portion of abstracted water lost through poor water management practices Inconsistent and scattered data are unable to provide the basic information required for appropriate planning, and may also lack authenticity and integrity There is a pressing need for a central information system for the storage, retrieval and analysis of proper datasets, for consistent reporting on the development of the nation’s irrigation systems and for the dissemination of accurate and timely information on various aspects of irrigated agriculture.

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