Women irrigators and leaders in the West Gandak Scheme, Nepal

Examines the gendered organization of irrigated farming and identifies processes of inclusion and exclusion of women irrigators and women leaders in water users committees. The research evaluates the success of efforts by the newly formed Water Users Association to include women. Recommendations bas...

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Main Authors: van Koppen, Barbara, Etten, Jacob van, Bajracharya, P., Tuladhar, A.
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2001
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39247
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author van Koppen, Barbara
Etten, Jacob van
Bajracharya, P.
Tuladhar, A.
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Etten, Jacob van
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van Koppen, Barbara
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description Examines the gendered organization of irrigated farming and identifies processes of inclusion and exclusion of women irrigators and women leaders in water users committees. The research evaluates the success of efforts by the newly formed Water Users Association to include women. Recommendations based on the findings are made to address the problems faced by the women irrigators and leaders in the West Gandak scheme.
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spelling CGSpace392472025-11-07T08:46:26Z Women irrigators and leaders in the West Gandak Scheme, Nepal van Koppen, Barbara Etten, Jacob van Bajracharya, P. Tuladhar, A. gender irrigated farming irrigation canals maintenance farmers' associations water users' associations farmer-led irrigation privatization leadership women households Examines the gendered organization of irrigated farming and identifies processes of inclusion and exclusion of women irrigators and women leaders in water users committees. The research evaluates the success of efforts by the newly formed Water Users Association to include women. Recommendations based on the findings are made to address the problems faced by the women irrigators and leaders in the West Gandak scheme. 2001 2014-06-13T13:51:50Z 2014-06-13T13:51:50Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39247 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute van Koppen, Barbara; van Etten, Jacobijn; Bajracharya, P.; Tuladhar, A. 2001. Women irrigators and leaders in the West Gandak Scheme, Nepal. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). vii, 28p. (IWMI Working Paper 015) https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39247
spellingShingle gender
irrigated farming
irrigation canals
maintenance
farmers' associations
water users' associations
farmer-led irrigation
privatization
leadership
women
households
van Koppen, Barbara
Etten, Jacob van
Bajracharya, P.
Tuladhar, A.
Women irrigators and leaders in the West Gandak Scheme, Nepal
title Women irrigators and leaders in the West Gandak Scheme, Nepal
title_full Women irrigators and leaders in the West Gandak Scheme, Nepal
title_fullStr Women irrigators and leaders in the West Gandak Scheme, Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Women irrigators and leaders in the West Gandak Scheme, Nepal
title_short Women irrigators and leaders in the West Gandak Scheme, Nepal
title_sort women irrigators and leaders in the west gandak scheme nepal
topic gender
irrigated farming
irrigation canals
maintenance
farmers' associations
water users' associations
farmer-led irrigation
privatization
leadership
women
households
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39247
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