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Gender in lift irrigation schemes in East Gujarat, India

This study highlights the gender aspects of a community-based irrigation program supported by the NGO, Sadguru. It focuses on the intra-household organization of irrigated agriculture, the gender dimensions of scheme-level irrigation management, and Sadguru's efforts to strengthen women's participat...

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Main Authors: Saini, H., van Koppen, Barbara
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2001
Subjects:
irrigation management
gender
participatory management
women in development
woman's status
irrigated farming
irrigation programs
water lifting
communal irrigation systems
cooperatives
legal aspects
decision making
villages
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39205
Summary:This study highlights the gender aspects of a community-based irrigation program supported by the NGO, Sadguru. It focuses on the intra-household organization of irrigated agriculture, the gender dimensions of scheme-level irrigation management, and Sadguru's efforts to strengthen women's participation in irrigation cooperatives.

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