• Dr. Solomon Alemu Tesfaye

The study was conducted in Asayta district of the Afar Regional State which has a good access to irrigation water source- Awash River. The main objective of this study is to investigate factors affecting smallholder farming households’ decision to adopt irrigation technology. The major tool of enquirer in this study was questionnaire which was distributed to 162 households. Binary legit model was employed to determine major determinants of household irrigation adoption decision. It was noted that households farm experience, off-farm activity, land size, access to extension service and distance to market are major factors directly affecting households decision to adopt small scale irrigation technology. However, family size and access to food aid will negatively affect their irrigation adoption decision in the study area.

Irrigation, Adoption, small farm, Households

"Determinants of Smallholder Farmers’ Irrigation Adoption Decision in Afar Region: The Case of Asayta Woreda", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.935-939, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907276.pdf

"Determinants of Smallholder Farmers’ Irrigation Adoption Decision in Afar Region: The Case of Asayta Woreda", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp935-939, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907276.pdf