An assessment of female participation in minor irrigation systems of Sri Lanka

Analyses the participation of female farmers in the farmer organizations (FO) of minor irrigation systems and identifies factors that hamper the participation of women in decision-making processes with regard to land, cultivation and irrigation. The paper argues that participation does not necessari...

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Main Author: Molen, I. van der
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2001
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39328
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description Analyses the participation of female farmers in the farmer organizations (FO) of minor irrigation systems and identifies factors that hamper the participation of women in decision-making processes with regard to land, cultivation and irrigation. The paper argues that participation does not necessarily result in equity and that other forms of equity interact with gender inequity in the FOs.
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spelling CGSpace393282025-11-07T08:44:20Z An assessment of female participation in minor irrigation systems of Sri Lanka Molen, I. van der gender irrigation management small scale systems water scarcity participatory management women households farmers' associations decision making leadership land ownership paddy fields rehabilitation constraints Analyses the participation of female farmers in the farmer organizations (FO) of minor irrigation systems and identifies factors that hamper the participation of women in decision-making processes with regard to land, cultivation and irrigation. The paper argues that participation does not necessarily result in equity and that other forms of equity interact with gender inequity in the FOs. 2001 2014-06-13T13:52:03Z 2014-06-13T13:52:03Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39328 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute van der Molen, I. 2001. An assessment of female participation in minor irrigation systems of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). (IWMI Working Paper 008)
spellingShingle gender
irrigation management
small scale systems
water scarcity
participatory management
women
households
farmers' associations
decision making
leadership
land ownership
paddy fields
rehabilitation
constraints
Molen, I. van der
An assessment of female participation in minor irrigation systems of Sri Lanka
title An assessment of female participation in minor irrigation systems of Sri Lanka
title_full An assessment of female participation in minor irrigation systems of Sri Lanka
title_fullStr An assessment of female participation in minor irrigation systems of Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed An assessment of female participation in minor irrigation systems of Sri Lanka
title_short An assessment of female participation in minor irrigation systems of Sri Lanka
title_sort assessment of female participation in minor irrigation systems of sri lanka
topic gender
irrigation management
small scale systems
water scarcity
participatory management
women
households
farmers' associations
decision making
leadership
land ownership
paddy fields
rehabilitation
constraints
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39328
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