Gender and irrigation in India: the Women's Irrigation Group of Jambar, South Gujarat

Documents a "best practice" - a successful gender-balanced irrigation intervention in which women were given control over an irrigation technology. The study evaluates the approach taken by the implementing NGO, the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme, in terms of its replicability in other areas where women share in farm activities and decision making.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Koppen, Barbara C.M. van, Nagar, R.K., Vasavada, S.
Format: Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
Published: International Water Management Institute 2001
Subjects:irrigation management, gender, women in development, farmer-led irrigation, female labor, agricultural credit, decision making, irrigation programs, rain-fed farming, institution building, pumping,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39192
https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Working_Papers/working/WOR10.pdf
https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.143
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!