The Role Of Litigation Development In Enhancing Household Food Security A Case Othree Small-scale Irrigation Schellles Ill Sollthelll Natiolls Natiollalities (lj1 Peoples Region

nlis SIIl(~F exolllilleS fhe [{se of irrigation development for food security throllgh its impact on foodrn(lI'ailahilily. (f('cess alld rliversUicalioll. lis llIaill objective being 'he stl1(~)' of impact of irrigation allrnhOlfse/wld food see/ll";ly. the research focllses 011 how irrigation is used (0 challge households'rnd('cisioll 011 fhod produCiioll (e.g. croppillg patlem), food supply volullle, access to them, and theirrnIIliliz({lio/l.rn/-Iofise/lOld slIrvey alld fieldwork observation were used /0 collected data at cOl1llJ1l111ity, hOllse/wldrn(llId intiividllal/eve/s. Dafa related 10 area Hilder cul/iva/iol,. agricultural ill/ellsily . household wealthrnS((flllS lIlId croppiJlg patteI'll related data were collected using strllcllIred questionnaire, by /.Isingrn/oca/()! recrlfited alld 'railled enumerators. Study areas' background characteristics, attitudes ofrnSOVerllJlle1l1 elllployees andfelrmers tOl·vards irrigatiol1 and olher related data were accessedfrom linernoffices alld implemelltillg agencies. Tile alia lysis is undertaken lIsing statistical lools sllch asrnpercellllige values and chi-square lests, 011 top of qualitative analysis.rnl/w.findillgs o( tilis stnd)' higlilight the posilive impact of irrigation as it conld brillg increasedrnagriclilflIral prod/(C/ion and prodllctivity, belter access offelllale members to incollle, alld improvedrn1I 'e(t/,h statlls ;)./ 'he area. Food secllri~)' situation is enhallced as a result of livestock and its products 'rnincrease. agriculfllral crop divers~licalioll, agricullural inlensijication alld enabling more labourrnellgagemeJ/t ill ./(11"111 activities. Cropping pattern decisions are also changed due to existence ofrnirrig(l{ioll, reslfltillg ill gellerating /IIore income and access 10 marketablefood.rnII is also ohserved Ihal households wilh access to irrigatioll have been able to double their yearlyrnh{//,v(!.·/, /he,.e/~)' improving their access to more food. Similarly, irrigators could improve their dietrn('ompositioll dlfe I() divers(fied food sources. J¥om ell in Ihe study area have beel/ able to save timern.Ii·()1JI dOllles/ie (le/ivities alld contribute to .farm activities ill addition 10 improved access tornagricullllrlll prot/I/o." il1 Ihe IOllg I"UII. Finally. small-scale irrigation developlllell/ alld rehabililatiollrn(?F lIoll-opera/imwl schemes wilh perlillellt, participal.O/J' planlling alld equipped operatioll alldrnlIlaintellallce .ysleJll is suggestedfor reducingfoad insecurity si/uatioll oflhe region.

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