Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh
This report explores how women perceive participation and empowerment vis-a-vis access to water and other agricultural resources in the Tarai/Madhesh of Nepal. The report argues that gendered vulnerability is indeed intricately connected with other axes of difference, such as caste and economic stat...
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| author | Karn, Sujeet Sugden, Fraser Sah, K.K. Maharjan, J. Shah, T.N. Clement, Floriane |
| author_browse | Clement, Floriane Karn, Sujeet Maharjan, J. Sah, K.K. Shah, T.N. Sugden, Fraser |
| author_facet | Karn, Sujeet Sugden, Fraser Sah, K.K. Maharjan, J. Shah, T.N. Clement, Floriane |
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| description | This report explores how women perceive participation and empowerment vis-a-vis access to water and other agricultural resources in the Tarai/Madhesh of Nepal. The report argues that gendered vulnerability is indeed intricately connected with other axes of difference, such as caste and economic status, despite women’s critical role in agricultural production and their active engagement in access to water and irrigation in agriculture. Overall, women’s well-being seems to have decreased as a consequence of male out-migration. However, there are women who have also become empowered in new ways, taking up enterprise opportunities.
The authors point out that at the level of policy and external development interventions, a dominating narrative on women’s limited participation in agriculture being a result of ‘social norms’ exists. Public irrigation agencies have used this myth to absolve themselves of the responsibility for ensuring gender equality in program implementation.
The report concludes that strengthening equitable irrigation user groups alongside capacity building for farmers and program implementers are critical measures for improving women’s access to irrigation and overall well-being. Women should be ensured meaningful participation, including leadership roles.
Finally, this report recommends linking irrigation user groups to other income-generation schemes, and facilitating access to better credit, finance and agricultural inputs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1105342025-11-07T08:22:50Z Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh Karn, Sujeet Sugden, Fraser Sah, K.K. Maharjan, J. Shah, T.N. Clement, Floriane gender relations agricultural sector women’s participation women’s empowerment gender equality vulnerability groundwater irrigation communities migration role of women farmers land ownership land tenure water availability irrigation canals tube wells climate change water user associations capacity building social change caste systems households livelihoods villages constraints labour poverty economic resources microfinance remittances enterprises institutions decision making state intervention This report explores how women perceive participation and empowerment vis-a-vis access to water and other agricultural resources in the Tarai/Madhesh of Nepal. The report argues that gendered vulnerability is indeed intricately connected with other axes of difference, such as caste and economic status, despite women’s critical role in agricultural production and their active engagement in access to water and irrigation in agriculture. Overall, women’s well-being seems to have decreased as a consequence of male out-migration. However, there are women who have also become empowered in new ways, taking up enterprise opportunities. The authors point out that at the level of policy and external development interventions, a dominating narrative on women’s limited participation in agriculture being a result of ‘social norms’ exists. Public irrigation agencies have used this myth to absolve themselves of the responsibility for ensuring gender equality in program implementation. The report concludes that strengthening equitable irrigation user groups alongside capacity building for farmers and program implementers are critical measures for improving women’s access to irrigation and overall well-being. Women should be ensured meaningful participation, including leadership roles. Finally, this report recommends linking irrigation user groups to other income-generation schemes, and facilitating access to better credit, finance and agricultural inputs. 2020 2020-12-16T09:11:15Z 2020-12-16T09:11:15Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110534 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Karn, Sujeet; Sugden, Fraser; Sah, K. K.; Maharjan, J.; Shah, T. N.; Clement, F. 2020. Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 34p. (WLE Research for Development (R4D) Learning Series 10) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2020.211] |
| spellingShingle | gender relations agricultural sector women’s participation women’s empowerment gender equality vulnerability groundwater irrigation communities migration role of women farmers land ownership land tenure water availability irrigation canals tube wells climate change water user associations capacity building social change caste systems households livelihoods villages constraints labour poverty economic resources microfinance remittances enterprises institutions decision making state intervention Karn, Sujeet Sugden, Fraser Sah, K.K. Maharjan, J. Shah, T.N. Clement, Floriane Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh |
| title | Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh |
| title_full | Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh |
| title_fullStr | Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh |
| title_short | Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh |
| title_sort | shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the nepal tarai madhesh |
| topic | gender relations agricultural sector women’s participation women’s empowerment gender equality vulnerability groundwater irrigation communities migration role of women farmers land ownership land tenure water availability irrigation canals tube wells climate change water user associations capacity building social change caste systems households livelihoods villages constraints labour poverty economic resources microfinance remittances enterprises institutions decision making state intervention |
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