Water Smart Agriculture Practices: A Path Way to Agricultural Transformation - a Review

Eliyas Abdi Ali; Mohammedjuhar Mussa Adame; Bobe Bedadi

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Water Smart Agriculture Practices: A Path Way to Agricultural Transformation - a Review

Eliyas Abdi Ali, Mohammedjuhar Mussa Adame, Bobe Bedadi

Published in International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 10, Issue 3)

Received: 13 May 2022 Accepted: 8 June 2022 Published: 27 June 2022

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Abstract

In this paper, secondary data from review of literature were carried out on Google Scholar search and data were extracted from all selected studies and synthesized and empirical evidences from personal observations were presented so as to support findings from literature review. Since, higher productivity on farms, commercially orients farming, and strengthening the link between farming and other sectors of the economy is a process that leads to agricultural transformation in which agricultural openness, commercialization, product diversification as well as sector integration are key pillars. Weather it is rain-fed or irrigated agriculture, ensuring the right water at the right time for production and productivity of the agriculture sectors should be mandatory. The paper addresses the path way for agricultural transformation through Water Smart Agriculture perspective. Accordingly, Water Smart Agriculture are mainly focus on water resource use of all type, utilization efficiency and water productivity, functionality of scheme, harvesting status and practices of all type of water resource, governance and protecting, managing and controlling as well as rehabilitation of water ecological environment to get climate independent agriculture which enable yield boosting and sustainably intensify the sector, while recognizing the mandatory aspect of integrated agricultural systems for transformation of agriculture in Africa.

Published in	International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 10, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijema.20221003.15
Page(s)	85-95
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Keywords

Water Smart Agriculture, Agricultural Transformation, Climate Smart Agriculture, Climate Smart Irrigation, Sustainable Agricultural Intensification, Green Revolution

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Eliyas Abdi Ali

East Africa Center of Excellency for Climate Smart Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Mohammedjuhar Mussa Adame

College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Bobe Bedadi

College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

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