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Over 91% of the Ameka District in Central Ethiopia possesses potential for surface irrigation, with approximately 49.6% of the land being highly or moderately suitable for cultivating key crops such as onion, potato, wheat, and teff. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

Evaluate land suitability for surface irrigation and determine the production potential of onion, potato, wheat, and teff crops to support regional agricultural planning.

September 3, 2026Discover SustainabilityOpen Access

GIS based multi criteria assessment of surface irrigation suitability in Ameka District of Ethiopia

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TBTeshale Tirulo BachoreArba Minch University TSTamrat SinoreInstitute of Soil and Water Conservation MMMulatu Chernet MadoloWako University

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Geospatial assessment reveals over 91% surface irrigation suitability across regional farmland, highlighting major opportunities for targeted crop expansion.

Key Points

Evaluate land suitability for surface irrigation and determine the production potential of onion, potato, wheat, and teff crops to support regional agricultural planning.
Assessed 17,592 ha by integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS), and Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation (SMCE).
Standardized seven biophysical and socio-economic criteria according to FAO guidelines and weighted them using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) based on input from 15 domain experts.
Classified surface irrigation suitability across the district as 2107 ha (12%) highly suitable (S1), 6613 ha (37.6%) moderately suitable (S2), 7503 ha (42.6%) marginally suitable (S3), and 1369 ha (7.8%) unsuitable (N).
Identified 8720 ha of combined highly and moderately suitable land for immediate irrigation development, with teff displaying the largest moderately-to-highly suitable area (12,454 ha), followed by onion (10,513 ha), potato (7073 ha), and wheat (5114 ha).

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Bachore et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9935f3636c6408cfa7e90f https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-026-04460-7

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September 3, 2026Discover SustainabilityOpen Access

GIS based multi criteria assessment of surface irrigation suitability in Ameka District of Ethiopia

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Authors

TBTeshale Tirulo BachoreArba Minch University TSTamrat SinoreInstitute of Soil and Water Conservation MMMulatu Chernet MadoloWako University

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Geospatial assessment reveals over 91% surface irrigation suitability across regional farmland, highlighting major opportunities for targeted crop expansion.

Key Points

Evaluate land suitability for surface irrigation and determine the production potential of onion, potato, wheat, and teff crops to support regional agricultural planning.
Assessed 17,592 ha by integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS), and Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation (SMCE).
Standardized seven biophysical and socio-economic criteria according to FAO guidelines and weighted them using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) based on input from 15 domain experts.
Classified surface irrigation suitability across the district as 2107 ha (12%) highly suitable (S1), 6613 ha (37.6%) moderately suitable (S2), 7503 ha (42.6%) marginally suitable (S3), and 1369 ha (7.8%) unsuitable (N).
Identified 8720 ha of combined highly and moderately suitable land for immediate irrigation development, with teff displaying the largest moderately-to-highly suitable area (12,454 ha), followed by onion (10,513 ha), potato (7073 ha), and wheat (5114 ha).

Cite This Study

Bachore et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9935f3636c6408cfa7e90f https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-026-04460-7

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