Thenetincomeofirrigatedfarmerswasabout17,426,245
Ethiopianbirrannually,thismeansasingleirrigated
farmerhadanaverageannualnetincomeof65,266birr
(47,691fromcropsale,16,899fromlivestock,and676
birrfromothersources).
Seasonshadadifferentimpactintermsofnetincome.
Thehighestnetincomewasobtainedfromthefirstseason
about48percent,thenfromthesecondseasonabout32
percent,andthelowestincomewascollectedfromthe
thirdseasonwhichisonly20percentofthetotalincome.
Intermsofsourceofincome,73percentfromcropsales,
26percentfromlivestockandlivestockproducesales,and
1percentfromothersourcescontributedtothetotalnet
incomeoffarmers.
Hencegivingdueattentionbasedonthecontributionof
incomesourcesisvitaltoimprovingthenetincomeof
farmers.
Items of farm income
Income from items
sold last year in
Birr
Input cost on fertilizers,
labour, seed, chemicals,
transportation and others in
Birr
Net income (Gross
income–input cost)
Contribution to
Net Income in
percent
Vegetables 8,608,601.00 1,990,674.00 6,617,927.00 51.97
Fruits 950,475.00 238,496.00 711,979.00 5.59
Pulses 3,534,850.00 748,109.50 2,786,740.50 21.88
Cereals 3,356,608.00 775,790.00 2,580,818.00 20.27
Oil crops 42,900.00 6,730.00 36,170.00 0.28
Total 16,493,434.00 3,759,799.50 12,733,634.50 100.00
Items of farm income Income in Birr
Cost in birr (inputs,
labour, and others)
Net income (Gross income–input
cost)
Livestock product 1,141,794.00 385,479.00 756,315.00
Sale of livestock 4,210,000.00 746,254.00 3,463,746.00
Trade of livestock (including
Fattening)
390,500.00 98,500.00 292,000.00
Total 5,742,294.00 1,230,233.00 4,512,061.00
Items of farm income Income in Birr
Cost in birr (inputs,
labour and others)
Net income (Gross income–input
cost)
Rented out agricultural
land
171,000.00 36,000.00 135,000.00
Rented out Farm
machinery
10,000.00 4,500.00 5,500.00
Agricultural wages 56,300.00 16,250.00 40,050.00
Total 237,300.00 56,750.00 180,550.00
summary of all season income from livestock from the sample HHs
summary of all season income from other sources from the sample HHs
summary of all season income from crops from the sample HHs
Farm Income