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Free-riders or victims: women's nonparticipation in irrigation management in Nepal's Chhattis Mauja Irrigation Scheme

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Examines multiple factors in women's involvement/non-involvement in irrigation in the Chhattis Mauja irrigation scheme in Nepal. Includes an empirical analysis of the livelihood strategies of farm households, documentation of the level and nature of participation of women and men in the water users'...

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Main Authors: Zwarteveen, M.Z., Neupane, N.
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Irrigation Management Institute 1996
Subjects:
irrigation management
gender
farmer-managed irrigation systems
irrigation programs
privatization
water users' associations
irrigated farming
irrigation canals
water delivery
water allocation
water distribution
maintenance
women in development
farmers
female labor
agricultural manpower
households
family labor
living standards
social aspects
agricultural production
villages
social organization
performance evaluation
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39788
Summary:Examines multiple factors in women's involvement/non-involvement in irrigation in the Chhattis Mauja irrigation scheme in Nepal. Includes an empirical analysis of the livelihood strategies of farm households, documentation of the level and nature of participation of women and men in the water users' organizations, analysis of women's access to irrigation services, and an examination of the need and desirability of increasing the participation of woman in the scheme organization.

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