Bachelor Thesis from the year 2008 in the subject Agrarian Studies, grade: A, , course: RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGRICULTURAL EXTENTION, language: English, abstract: The research was intended to answer the following questions:1. What are the factors impeding adoption of small scale irrigation?2. What are the problems contributing for less participation of farmers on small scale irrigation?3. What are possible solutions to improve community participation on irrigation?Agriculture is the major primary economic activities of the Ethiopian population. Due to the existence of diversified topography, soil, weather and climatic conditions that favor agricultural activities the majority of the Ethiopian population have been engaged in and generate their income from the sector.However, agriculture in Ethiopia is mainly characterized by the use of backward & traditional farm implements and subsistence farming system dominates by rain fed agricultural production that resulted to low and declining productivity of the sector. The use of supplementary irrigation from either traditional or modern water harvesting structures is considered by the government.

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The author was born in Jimma Zone around Melko (in the vicinity of Jimma Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia) in 1977. After completing his secondary school at Jimma Comprehensive Secondary School in 1995, he joined the then Awassa College of Agriculture and graduated with Diploma in 1997. Then, while serving for Agricultural Office of Dawo District (South West Shöa Zone) he joined Haromaya University for BSc degree in 2003 and studied Rural Development and Agricultural Extension. Prior to joining Civil Service University to study Leadership in Dec 2013, he was working for the government with different expert and leadership positions at the district and Zonal level for the past 14 years. Now, he is living and working in Woliso town, Ethiopia.