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
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