Irrigation management information system for Ethiopia (IMISET)
Irrigation Management Information System of Ethiopia (IMISET) is a national web-based information system on irrigated agriculture at national, regional, basin and sub-basin scales. The objective of IMISET is to support in monitoring of the performance and status of irrigated agriculture and making informed decisions and timely planning of appropriate measures by providing accurate and up-to-date information presented in a consistent and standard way. IMISET collects, analyzes and disseminates data and information on irrigated area, water use and production.
It keeps records and gives information on location, equipped and actual irrigated area, causes for any discrepancy typology, technology, crops/production, environmental and health effects due to irrigation, estimated net water use by source and irrigation water requirement, irrigation beneficiaries disaggregated by gender, costs subject to data availability and identifies and lists low-performing irrigation schemes as well as irrigation map.
The information offered by IMISET enables to:
Measure progress and substantiate evidence-based decisions
Enable make own analysis and conclusions, articles and presentations
Enables to monitor and understand agricultural water uses, irrigation management, production and environmental issues
Have access to guidelines, reports and case studies