Table 3: Major sources of water and irrigation typology in Ethiopia.

Source of water

Typology of irrigation

SSIS

MSIS

LSIS

Rainwater

✓     (Spate)

✓     (Spate)

 

River diversion or pumping

✓      

✓      

✓      

Ground water

✓      

✓     (Multiple wells)

 

Micro and small dams

✓      

✓      

 

Large dams

 

 

✓      

Source: [19]