Exploring Farmers’ Perception and Constraints on the Adoption of Small-Scale Irrigation in Hulet Eju Enesie District, North-Western Ethiopia

Table 2

Description of variables and expected relationship with farmers perception toward irrigation.

Variables	Expected sign	Adapted and modified from
High market demand for products	+ve	[44]
Achieving food security	+ve	[45]
Ensure high net income	+ve	[44]
Creates job opportunity	+ve	[46]
Socially acceptable practice	+ve	[45]
Insurance against drought	+ve	[47]
Reduces soil fertility	−ve	[44]
Bureaucracy of extension services	−ve	[44]
Susceptible to production risk	−ve	[46]
High cost of production	−ve	[45]
Require skill and knowledge	−ve	[44]
Negative environmental effect	−ve	[46]

Source: Own summary (2020).