This would see a rapid increase in per capita income in Ethiopia, which is currently US$783, according to the World Bank. Other African countries can draw lessons from the report's insights. It aims to allocate US$15 billion to irrigation development by 2020. In 2013, Ethiopia's Agricultural Transformation Agency began mapping more than 32,400 sq kms to identify water resources, particularly shallow groundwater, with the potential for irrigation development. The experience of Ethiopia and other countries leading on irrigation can help other African governments develop country-specific strategies to effectively take irrigation to scale.

Source: Ethiopian News January 17, 2019 14:37 UTC