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A plot of one's own: gender relations and irrigated land allocation policies in Burkina Faso

Explores the effects of plots allocation on women's labor contributions in the Dakiri irrigation system of Burkina Faso. Compares intra-household distribution of income derived from agricultural activities when men are the sole owners of plots to income distribution when both men and women within th...

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Main Author: Zwarteveen, M.Z.
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Irrigation Management Institute 1996
Subjects:
women in development
gender
land use
land management
policy
female labor
households
irrigated farming
social impact
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39791
Summary:Explores the effects of plots allocation on women's labor contributions in the Dakiri irrigation system of Burkina Faso. Compares intra-household distribution of income derived from agricultural activities when men are the sole owners of plots to income distribution when both men and women within the same household own irrigated plots.

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