Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh

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cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryNepal
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NP
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierFloriane Clement: 0000-0003-4195-222Xen
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2020.211en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH050103en
cg.isbn978-92-9090-905-7en
cg.issn2522-7106en
cg.issn2522-7076en
cg.number10en
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen
dc.contributor.authorKarn, Sujeeten
dc.contributor.authorSugden, Fraseren
dc.contributor.authorSah, K.K.en
dc.contributor.authorMaharjan, J.en
dc.contributor.authorShah, T.N.en
dc.contributor.authorClement, Florianeen
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-16T09:11:15Zen
dc.date.available2020-12-16T09:11:15Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110534
dc.titleShifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madheshen
dcterms.abstractThis report explores how women perceive participation and empowerment vis-a-vis access to water and other agricultural resources in the Tarai/Madhesh of Nepal. The report argues that gendered vulnerability is indeed intricately connected with other axes of difference, such as caste and economic status, despite women’s critical role in agricultural production and their active engagement in access to water and irrigation in agriculture. Overall, women’s well-being seems to have decreased as a consequence of male out-migration. However, there are women who have also become empowered in new ways, taking up enterprise opportunities. The authors point out that at the level of policy and external development interventions, a dominating narrative on women’s limited participation in agriculture being a result of ‘social norms’ exists. Public irrigation agencies have used this myth to absolve themselves of the responsibility for ensuring gender equality in program implementation. The report concludes that strengthening equitable irrigation user groups alongside capacity building for farmers and program implementers are critical measures for improving women’s access to irrigation and overall well-being. Women should be ensured meaningful participation, including leadership roles. Finally, this report recommends linking irrigation user groups to other income-generation schemes, and facilitating access to better credit, finance and agricultural inputs.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2020en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKarn, Sujeet; Sugden, Fraser; Sah, K. K.; Maharjan, J.; Shah, T. N.; Clement, F. 2020. Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 34p. (WLE Research for Development (R4D) Learning Series 10) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2020.211]en
dcterms.extent34p.en
dcterms.isPartOfWLE Research for Development (R4D) Learning Seriesen
dcterms.issued2020en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-SA
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen
dcterms.subjectgender relationsen
dcterms.subjectagricultural sectoren
dcterms.subjectwomen’s participationen
dcterms.subjectwomen’s empowermenten
dcterms.subjectgender equalityen
dcterms.subjectvulnerabilityen
dcterms.subjectgroundwater irrigationen
dcterms.subjectcommunitiesen
dcterms.subjectmigrationen
dcterms.subjectrole of womenen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectland ownershipen
dcterms.subjectland tenureen
dcterms.subjectwater availabilityen
dcterms.subjectirrigation canalsen
dcterms.subjecttube wellsen
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectwater user associationsen
dcterms.subjectcapacity buildingen
dcterms.subjectsocial changeen
dcterms.subjectcaste systemsen
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen
dcterms.subjectvillagesen
dcterms.subjectconstraintsen
dcterms.subjectlabouren
dcterms.subjectpovertyen
dcterms.subjecteconomic resourcesen
dcterms.subjectmicrofinanceen
dcterms.subjectremittancesen
dcterms.subjectenterprisesen
dcterms.subjectinstitutionsen
dcterms.subjectdecision makingen
dcterms.subjectstate interventionen
dcterms.typeReport

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