Gender aspects of smallholder private groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia

This paper explores gender aspects of smallholders' private technology adoption for groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia. It focuses on two variables of quantitative farm-household surveys: household headship and gendered plot management. The paper compares adoption rates and types of technolo...

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Autores principales: van Koppen, Barbara, Hope, Lesley, Colenbrander, W.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40321
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author van Koppen, Barbara
Hope, Lesley
Colenbrander, W.
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description This paper explores gender aspects of smallholders' private technology adoption for groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia. It focuses on two variables of quantitative farm-household surveys: household headship and gendered plot management. The paper compares adoption rates and types of technologies for female- and male-headed households; examines adoption rates when women have their own plots; and compares women's decision making on irrigated plots and rainfed plots. The findings suggest that there are largely untapped synergies between gender-equality and irrigation-policy goals. Systematic gender differentiation in surveys is recommended.
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spelling CGSpace403212025-06-17T08:23:29Z Gender aspects of smallholder private groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia van Koppen, Barbara Hope, Lesley Colenbrander, W. groundwater irrigation gender women decision making smallholders technology This paper explores gender aspects of smallholders' private technology adoption for groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia. It focuses on two variables of quantitative farm-household surveys: household headship and gendered plot management. The paper compares adoption rates and types of technologies for female- and male-headed households; examines adoption rates when women have their own plots; and compares women's decision making on irrigated plots and rainfed plots. The findings suggest that there are largely untapped synergies between gender-equality and irrigation-policy goals. Systematic gender differentiation in surveys is recommended. 2013-10 2014-06-13T14:47:23Z 2014-06-13T14:47:23Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40321 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited van Koppen, Barbara; Hope, Lesley; Colenbrander, W. 2013. Gender aspects of smallholder private groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia. Water International, 38(6):840-851. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2013.843844
spellingShingle groundwater irrigation
gender
women
decision making
smallholders
technology
van Koppen, Barbara
Hope, Lesley
Colenbrander, W.
Gender aspects of smallholder private groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia
title Gender aspects of smallholder private groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia
title_full Gender aspects of smallholder private groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia
title_fullStr Gender aspects of smallholder private groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia
title_full_unstemmed Gender aspects of smallholder private groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia
title_short Gender aspects of smallholder private groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia
title_sort gender aspects of smallholder private groundwater irrigation in ghana and zambia
topic groundwater irrigation
gender
women
decision making
smallholders
technology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40321
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