Socioeconomic impact of small-scale irrigation on household’s livelihood improvement in Bena-Tsemay district of South Omo zone, Southern Ethiopia

The study investigated the socioeconomic impacts of irrigated agriculture and factors affecting decision agro-pastoralists to participate in irrigation during 2017-2018. result depends on cross-sectional data collected from a sample 120 households which 90 users 30 non-users using combination purposive random sampling. were analyzed descriptive statistics logistic regression assess that affect participation irrigation. model revealed age, credit access, extension contact, distance water, labor force significantly affected given practices at less than 5% probability levels. This indicates explanatory variables included influence practices. Therefore, provision service allow rapid progress introducing technologies like tractors for farming frequent contact with could enhance productivity area. Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 11(2): 139-146, Dec 2021