Article Review of Article 2

1. What is the topic/title of the given article?

Impact of irrigation on livelihood and food security in the modern Hare river
irrigation scheme in Southern Ethiopia
2. What is the background of the study setting/rationale/motive/justification of the study
was to evaluate the impact that the modern Hare river irrigation scheme had on household
food security as well as on lifestyle changes of the population in the study site Chano
Chalba.
3. What problem stated by the author/s and what is the research gap the author/s is/are
expected to fulfill through the study?
High reliance of the people on their own food production has a direct impact on local
food availability and on accessibility. Some coping strategies, which are eroding the
household asset base, are used by the most vulnerable population to survive (FAO/WFP
2006).

Therefore the consequences of irrigation systems both positive and negative have to be
assessed so that policy makers, government and other NGOs can react and, finally, burst
the vicious circle of poverty and enhance food security.

4. What are the main/general and specific objectives of the study?

General objective
how the modern irrigation canal changed the agricultural production and livestock
holdings/population, income sources and expenditures, health situation, hygienic
standards, market situation, lifestyle of the households.

Specific objectives
 For the purpose of investigating the perceptions of household food security, the research
focused on the four dimensions of food security: availability of food, access to food, utilization
of food and the overall factor of food stability in the study site

5. What is the significance of the study?

Study provide an insight of the impacts that the modern Hare irrigation scheme has primarily
on household food-security but also on the environment, economy and society. It contributes
to the project “Impact of Irrigation Development on Rural Poverty and Environment”,
6. What is the scope and limitation of the study?
the study focused only on the local area.
Limitation
the gained results are just valid at local level and cannot be generalized to a larger
population.

7. Does the literature review relevant to the study?(Discussion on views reflected in the
literature)
Agriculture plays a central role in economic and social life. It is the leading sector in national
economy, composing 40 – 50 percent of GDP and around 90 percent of export earnings.
About 6 million people are chronically food insecure and depend on food aid throughout the
year, another 10 million are considered as vulnerable (FAO/WFP, 2006). Subsistence
agriculture is almost entirely rain fed and yields are generally low. The existing irrigation
potential is far from being reached (Mengistu, 2003)

8. What is the relevance of the variables to the study topic by relating it with the literatures
reviewed?

9. How variables are related to the Hypotheses formulation?

 Variables are related to the Hypotheses for example ,Availability is one of the variables
in Impact of irrigation on livelihood and food security in the modern Hare river
irrigation scheme in Southern Ethiopia so the researchers Hypotheses this by saying the
modern irrigation scheme was introduced, households have a better and
more sustainable availability to food than before (whether through their own
production and/or buying) and so on.

10. How methodology that is used in the study?

Sampling procedure
Data collection methods

Primary data was collected from key informants, local people, focus groups, experts,
observation, transect walks and questionnaires from the selected household

Data management and analysis

Descriptive data was coded and analysed in the light of the literature reviews.
Quantitative data was introduced into SPSS and/or Excel and simple statistical measures
such as cross tabulations, frequencies, percentages and means were used to reduce the
volume of data, making it easier to understand.

11. Do the results and discussion within the context of the stated objectives?
Yes because each stated objective are discussed in the result and discussion area.

12. How well are conclusions of the article aligned with the results and discussion of the
study?
Yes they are aligned with the result and discussion by saying “As can be seen from the
results of Chano Chalba, irrigation requires not only governmental support. Management
and rehabilitation should be done from a bottom-up viewpoint and pro-poor, so that
farmers “own” the irrigation schemes and make it more efficient.”
13. How well are recommendations associated with the conclusions and findings of the
study?
 Even if recommendations and the conclusions are stated together they are associated
with the result of the study.
14. Does referencing style follow a standard format?
Yes they are following the standard format.