It is widely recognized that agriculture is the primary source of food supply and major contributor of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the development of most of the developing countries. In the case of Ethiopia, according to sources, around 80-85 percent of Ethiopians are engaged in agriculture, mainly in subsistence and rain-fed farming along with livestock breeding. In the meantime, around 35 percent of the population does not have access to enough nutritious food.
Having this fact in mind, the Ethiopian government is working relentlessly to change the scenario through mobilizing resources and the human capital and letting farmers use various technology. As a part the plan to fit the demand, utmost effort is being exerted to undertake summer wheat production via means of irrigation alongside river basins in lowland areas.
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