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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