Bridging the gap: Analysis of systemic barriers to irrigation technology supply businesses in Ethiopia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationBahir Dar Universityen
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.contributor.donorCGIARen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeExcellence in Agronomy
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierErmias Teferi: 0000-0003-2279-7666
cg.creator.identifierTewodros Assefa: 0000-0003-4241-4159
cg.creator.identifierSeifu Tilahun: 0000-0002-5219-4527
cg.creator.identifierSolomon Bizuayehu Wassie: 0000-0002-5200-8851
cg.creator.identifierThai Minh: 0000-0002-8345-6825
cg.creator.identifierChristophe Béné: 0000-0002-7078-9241
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2024.109004en
cg.identifier.projectIWMI - D-0015
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0378-3774en
cg.journalAgricultural Water Managementen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatAGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatSMALLHOLDER FARMERSen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatWATERen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen
cg.volume303en
dc.contributor.authorTeferi, Ermias Tesfayeen
dc.contributor.authorAssefa, Tewodros T.en
dc.contributor.authorTilahun, Seifu A.en
dc.contributor.authorWassie, Solomon Bizuayehuen
dc.contributor.authorThi Minh, Thaien
dc.contributor.authorBéné, Christopheen
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-09T13:09:30Zen
dc.date.available2024-09-09T13:09:30Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/152048
dc.titleBridging the gap: Analysis of systemic barriers to irrigation technology supply businesses in Ethiopiaen
dcterms.abstractThis study examines the barriers faced by irrigation technology and service suppliers in Ethiopia, and their influence on business effectiveness. Data were collected from 42 firm owners and managers across 21 enterprises through online surveys, phone calls, and in-person interviews in August 2020. Additional insights were provided by 35 key informants. The study utilized a qualitative analysis of survey responses by employing narrative and triangulating information gathered from several actors in the irrigation technology supply chain. The results indicate that a range of barrier categories, including difficulties linked to business enablement, technology user behavior, and business capacity, significantly impede the development and success of small-scale irrigation technology enterprises in Ethiopia. More specifically, barriers include the increasing diffusion of substandard irrigation technology products, such as water lifting devices, and a scarcity of genuine spare parts, which present major obstacles for small-scale irrigation technology suppliers in Ethiopia. Insufficient user awareness regarding the importance of maintenance and repair services has led to frequent equipment failures, eroding consumer trust and demand for irrigation technologies. Additionally, limited access to market information and financial constraints, including foreign currency shortages, further hindered suppliers’ ambitions to increase the scale of their operations. More importantly, lengthy import processes and inefficient tax exemption systems increase equipment costs, impeding the adoption and dissemination of technologies, such as solar-powered irrigation pumps. Addressing these challenges is critical for improving the supply and effectiveness of irrigation technology in Ethiopia.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2024-08-29
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTeferi, E.T.; Assefa, T.T.; Tilahun, S.A.; Wassie, S.B.; Thi Minh, T.; Béné, C. (2024) Bridging the gap: Analysis of systemic barriers to irrigation technology supply businesses in Ethiopia. Agricultural Water Management 303: 109004. ISSN: 0378-3774en
dcterms.extent109004en
dcterms.issued2024-10-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjecttechnologyen
dcterms.subjectbarriersen
dcterms.subjectenterprises-businessesen
dcterms.subjectsmall-scale irrigationen
dcterms.subjectsolar pumpsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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