Department of Agricultural Science, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Jimma Agricultural Research Center, Jimma, Ethiopia
Review Article
Research Achievements, Challenges and Future Perspectives of Irrigation and Water Harvesting Research Program of Jimma Agricultural Research Center: A Review
Author(s): Etefa Tilahun Ashine*
Rainfall rarely meets the time with the required amount of water application for plant growth because of spatial and temporal variability and due to this there was a low production. Thus, for a sustainable increase in agricultural production and productivity, the intervention of irrigation is essential. Jimma Agricultural Research Center has been conducting a lot of irrigation and water harvesting research and also generated essential research findings for its mandate area from its establishment for the last one and half a decade. The objective of this review is to document the major achievement of Irrigation and water harvesting, challenges and future prospects. The study was conducted by reviewing the secondary data documents available on the web and through interviewing the previous researchers who conducted research and also research documents that are available in the li.. View more»