Technology for whom? Solar irrigation pumps, women, and smallholders in Nepal

Agricultural technologies are often promoted as a medium for women’s economic empowerment, which can transform unequal gender relations in rural agrarian societies. This paper investigates three solar irrigation pump (SIP) schemes implemented by state and non-state actors and examines their impacts...

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Main Authors:	Shrestha, Gitta, Uprety, Labisha, Khadka, Manohara, Mukherji, Aditi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Frontiers Media 2023
Subjects:	gender relations solar powered irrigation systems pumps women's empowerment smallholders women farmers irrigation technology irrigation schemes subsidies livelihoods social inclusion decision making households income
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132263