Research Article
Exploring Farmers’ Perception and Constraints on the Adoption of Small-Scale Irrigation in Hulet Eju Enesie District, North-Western Ethiopia
Table 7
Percentage of severity of constraints to small-scale irrigation practice in the study area.
| | Irrigation user samples (82) | | Constraints of SSI | Labels | Frequency | Percept (%) |
| | Water shortage | Yes = 1
No = 0 | 55
27 | 67.6
32.4 |
| | Plant disease and insects | Yes = 1
No = 0 | 68
14 | 82.9
17.1 |
| | Shortage of irrigation input | Yes = 1
No = 0 | 52
30 | 63.5
36.5 |
| | Insufficient road and transport | Yes = 1
No = 0 | 47
35 | 57.4
42.6 |
| | Inadequate storage facilities | Yes = 1
No = 0 | 60
22 | 73.4
26.6 |
| | Lack of labor force | Yes = 1
No = 0 | 45
37 | 54.8
45.2 |
| | Other constraints (insufficient experts, administration problem, lack of startup capital, and weather fluctuation). no. = 0 | Yes = 1
No = 0 | 44
38 | 53.6
46.4 |
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Source: Own survey data (2021).
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