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...

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Main Authors: van Koppen, Barbara, Nagar, R.K., Vasavada, S.
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2001
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39192
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author van Koppen, Barbara
Nagar, R.K.
Vasavada, S.
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description 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.
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spelling CGSpace391922025-11-07T08:44:58Z Gender and irrigation in India: the Women's Irrigation Group of Jambar, South Gujarat van Koppen, Barbara Nagar, R.K. Vasavada, S. irrigation management gender women in development farmer-led irrigation female labor agricultural credit decision making irrigation programs rain-fed farming institution building pumping 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. 2001 2014-06-13T13:51:30Z 2014-06-13T13:51:30Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39192 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute van Koppen, B.; Nagar, R. K.; Vasavada, S. 2001. Gender and irrigation in India: the Women's Irrigation Group of Jambar, South Gujarat. Colombo, Sri lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). v, 9p. (IWMI Working Paper 010)
spellingShingle irrigation management
gender
women in development
farmer-led irrigation
female labor
agricultural credit
decision making
irrigation programs
rain-fed farming
institution building
pumping
van Koppen, Barbara
Nagar, R.K.
Vasavada, S.
Gender and irrigation in India: the Women's Irrigation Group of Jambar, South Gujarat
title Gender and irrigation in India: the Women's Irrigation Group of Jambar, South Gujarat
title_full Gender and irrigation in India: the Women's Irrigation Group of Jambar, South Gujarat
title_fullStr Gender and irrigation in India: the Women's Irrigation Group of Jambar, South Gujarat
title_full_unstemmed Gender and irrigation in India: the Women's Irrigation Group of Jambar, South Gujarat
title_short Gender and irrigation in India: the Women's Irrigation Group of Jambar, South Gujarat
title_sort gender and irrigation in india the women s irrigation group of jambar south gujarat
topic irrigation management
gender
women in development
farmer-led irrigation
female labor
agricultural credit
decision making
irrigation programs
rain-fed farming
institution building
pumping
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39192
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