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Author : Lefore, N.,Weight, E,Mukhamedova, N.
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908586
Author : Theis, Sophie,Passarelli, Simone,Bryan, Elizabeth,Lefore, Nicole,Deneke, Seblewongle,Nyamadi, Ben,Mlote, Sophia
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Small-scale irrigation is increasingly recognized as a key strategy for enhancing agricultural productivity and food security under growing climate uncertainty in Africa south of the Sahara. Rainfed production dominates the region, but governments and other stakeholders are increasing investments in irrigation. As these efforts are being rolled out, the gender implications of irrigation must be consid-ered to ensure that both men and women have the opportunity to adopt irrigation technologies and benefit from these investments.
Author : Esther de Jong (Director of Gender and Water Alliance),Juan Antonio Sagardoy,Juan Antonio Sagardoy Bengoechea,Ilaria Sisto
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : MINN:31951D036914337
"The International Decade for Action, "Water for Life" (2005-2015) and the UN-Millennium Development Goals both call for women's and men's participation and involvement in waterrelated development efforts. This booklet has been developed to help field staff mainstream gender issues in the design, implementation, operation and maintenance of water management projects for agricultural production."--Publisher's description.
Author : Karn, Sujeet,Sugden, Fraser,Sah, K. K.,Maharjan, J.,Shah, T. N.,Clement, F.
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789290909057
Author : Margreet Zwarteveen,Sara Ahmed,Suman Rimal Gautam
Publisher : Zubaan
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789383074150
Across the South Asian region, water determines livelihoods and in some cases even survival. However, water also creates exclusions. Access to water, and its social organisation, are intimately tied up with power relations. This book provides an overview of gender, equity and water issues relevant to South Asia. The essays empirically illustrate and theoretically argue how gender intersects with other axes of social difference such as class, caste, ethnicity, age and religion to shape water access, use and management practices. Divided into six thematic sections, each of which starts with an introduction of relevant concepts, debates and theories, the book looks at laws and rights; policies; technologies and intervention strategies. In all, the book clearly shows how understanding and changing the use, distribution and management of water is conditional upon understanding and accommodating gender relations. Published by Zubaan.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251055572
This guide has been prepared to support non-governmental organizations that are working to promote more equitable access to land for women and men in rural communities. In most societies, access to land has favoured certain individuals and groups at the expense of others. Women are one of the groups that often have fewer and weaker rights to land. The guide addresses gender relations and how their structure affects access to land. It presents strategies to improve gender equity by evaluating the current situation to identify what gender issues exist, by informing people of their rights to land, and by working to empower the marginalized.
Author : Barbara van Koppen,Lesley Hope,Willem Colenbrander
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290907671
This Working Paper presents methodological and substantive findings of gender-differentiated quantitative farm household surveys about smallholder’s private irrigation technology adoption in Ghana and Zambia. Focusing on three gender variables, household headship, labor provision and plot management, the paper examines adoption rates, types of technologies and gendered labor provision in female- and male-headed households; compares adoption rates on women’s own plots with overall rates; compares women’s decision-making on irrigated plots and rainfed plots; and examines impacts of targeting strategies. Findings suggest that women are proactive irrigation adopters in spite of the many obstacles they face. Removing those obstacles serves both gender equality and irrigation policies.
Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789292549787
In 2006, the State of Chhattisgarh adopted the new Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) Act, which set out important changes for irrigation management and had significant implications for women's participation in irrigation system. Chhattisgarh has abundant agricultural land and rainfall. However, agricultural productivity was low because only wet season rice (or paddy) was grown in most areas. The Chhattisgarh Irrigation Development Project (CIDP) improved irrigation, making it possible for dry season (rabi) cropping and giving many farmers the opportunity to improve their livelihood. With the PIM Act, the CIDP improved farm productivity and increased the participation of women in farm decision-making. The CIDP was the first irrigation project in Chhattisgarh that worked within a participatory irrigation management framework and strengthened water users' associations.
Author : Bryan, Elizabeth,Garner, Elisabeth
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Women’s empowerment is important to improve the status of women and achieve greater gender equity. It is also an important vehicle for achieving other development goals related to food security, nutrition, health, and economic growth. Increasingly, researchers seek ways to measure women’s empowerment, trace the pathways through which women’s empowerment is achieved, and provide guidance for policymakers and practitioners aiming to facilitate women’s empowerment through their interventions. This paper explores local perceptions of empowerment in the Upper East Region of Ghana in the context of a small-scale irrigation intervention targeted to men and women farmers. Using data collected through qualitative interviews and focus groups, the paper traces the linkages between small-scale irrigation and aspects of women’s empowerment, identified as important to men and women farmers themselves. The relationship between the components of empowerment and small-scale irrigation are placed within a larger context of social change underlying these relationships. Finally, this paper explores the ways that the introduction of modern technologies for small-scale irrigation may contribute to women’s empowerment.
Author : CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela,Pradhan, Prachanda,Zhang, Wei
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Nepal has a long history of irrigation, including government and farmer-managed irrigation systems that are labor- and skill-intensive. Widespread male migration has important effects on Nepalese society. How institutions such as Water Users’ Associations (WUAs) respond and adapt, is therefore critical to the understanding of rural transformation and the likely impact on gender equality, food production, and rural livelihoods. This paper examines the effects of male migration on institutional change in WUAs, women’s roles, technological change, and outcomes affecting effectiveness of irrigation systems based on a mixed methods study, combining a phone survey of 336 WUA leaders from all provinces in Nepal with qualitative data from case studies in 10 irrigation systems. Results indicate WUAs have adapted rules to increase women’s participation and monetize the contributions for maintenance. Women exercise agency in whether and how to interact with WUAs. Mechanization has reduced the need for some male labor, though the ability to mechanize is limited by hilly terrain and small plot sizes. Overall, systems are adapting to male migration, with relatively low idling of land or labor shortages causing deterioration of the systems, though there are concerns with the high levels of women’s labor burdens.
Author : Pyburn, Rhiannon, ed.,van Eerdewijk, Anouka, ed.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780896293915
Over the past decade, interest in gender equality and women’s empowerment has grown rapidly, creating a unique opportunity to institutionalize gender research within agricultural research for development. This book, edited by researchers from the CGIAR Gender Platform, reviews and reflects on the growing body of evidence from gender research. It marks a shift a way from a traditional focus on how gender analysis can contribute to improved productivity, flipping the question to ask, How does agricultural and environmental research and development contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment? Chapters synthesize the wide range of CGIAR and other research in this area, covering breeding research and seed systems, value chain participation, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, natural resources, climate adaptation and mitigation, the “feminization” of agriculture, women’s role in agricultural research, and emerging gender transformative approaches.
Author : Elizabeth Bryan,Elisabeth Garner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1353910369
Author : Theis, Sophie,Bekele, Rahel Deribe,Lefore, Nicole,Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela,Ringler, Claudia
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Many actors promoting irrigation technologies in low- and middle-income countries want to ensure that men, women, and different social groups have equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from irrigation but are uncertain how to do so. This tool provides a guide and structured set of questions to assess gender dynamics in irrigation in a specific context. The questions can be used to collect information prior to, during, or after project implementation to inform different strategic approaches of the project, including gender-sensitive marketing and dissemination strategies, design of technologies, risk mitigation approaches, adaptive management, and/or monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities.
Author : Anne Coles,Tina Wallace
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000183221
There is a renewed global commitment to 'water for all'. Yet even though women are usually responsible for domestic water provision, their needs and voices continue to be marginalized in the development process. A close analysis of current policy and practice shows that organizations providing improved water supplies to poor communities typically neglect the gendered nature of access to and control over water resources. The resulting gender bias causes inefficiencies and injustices in water provision and reduces the effectiveness of well-meant efforts. This book shows how, in different environmental, historical and cultural contexts, gender has been an important element in water provision. It draws on a wide range of first-hand material, analyzed from different disciplinary perspectives. Case studies include analysis of the role of water in inhibiting the fight against HIV/AIDS in southern Africa, and the challenges of taking gender into account in large water projects in India and Nepal.
