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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
Subjects:
gender
irrigation management
small scale systems
water scarcity
participatory management
women
households
farmers' associations
decision making
leadership
land ownership
paddy fields
rehabilitation
constraints
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39328
Summary: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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