Productivity And Economic Benefits Of Flood Recession Agriculture Vis A Vis Irrigation Farming Using A Linear Programming Approach A Case Study In Fogera Worda Of South Gondar

The flood recession agriculture around Lake Tana is an important means of living for thernresidents in the plains of Fogera, Dembia and Alefa. Even though the recession zone has thisrnadvantage and is also a home of various species of birds and plants it is also believed that therernwill be a better use of water leading to high productivity through irrigation schemes. In order torndo this the Ministry of Water Resources plans to construct Dams around the major tributaryrnrivers of Lake Tana.rnThis study focuses on analyzing differences in farm income due to practicing flood recessionrnagriculture and irrigation using linear programming model with a data collected from 7 selectedrnKebeles of Fogera Woreda of South Gondar' zone in Amhara regional state.rnThe result shows that an average household practicing irrigation gets an annual income more thanrndouble that of the income from flood recession farming.rnHowever before going to implementation of the plan, it is important to look consciously atrnvarious SOCIO economic as well as environmental benefits and costs of flood and irrigationrnfarming.rnKey words: flood recess ion agriculture, irrigation, rain-fed agriculture, mathematical linearrnProgramming

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