SUSTAINFOOD’S STUDENT AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS (SECP) WEBINAR

Title: A WEF Nexus Perspective of Farmer-led Irrigation Under Climate Change: Case study of Eastern Ethiopia

In Africa, under the prevalent rain fed agricultural production system, among the main reasons for lagging productivity is poor agricultural water management, underperforming and unexploited irrigation potential. This research is an attempt to explore inclusive WEF (water-energy-food) security assessment on the path to a climate resilient, WEF resource secured, and sustainable future for all. Sustainable solution pathways of farmerled irrigation development in an effort to achieve food security, tackle poverty and sustainable WEF resource use will be explored using WEF nexus approaches. The rationale of this research is to understand and establish quantitative relationships of the interdependencies, synergies and trade-offs among the intricately connected WEF nexus resources towards solution options in farmerled irrigation a least addressed research theme.

The objective of this research is to appraise sustainable solution pathways in farmer-led irrigation using WEF nexus approach through a case study of Haramaya Lake Watershed from Ethiopia.

Birhanu Kindishih Hishe is staff PhD student at Haramaya University, Ethiopia. He is pursuing his PhD in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering at Harmaya University. His broad research and educational interest is in water-energy-food (WEF) nexus approach to address concerns of water energy and food security.