Increasing women's benefits from irrigation development: smallholder irrigation in the Kano plains, Kenya

Hulsebosch, J. and van Koppen, B.C.M. (1993) Increasing women's benefits from irrigation development: smallholder irrigation in the Kano plains, Kenya. Documentation. Overseas Development Institute, London, UK.

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Abstract

This articledescribes an analysis and recommendations that concern production at the individual farm level. Issues on women's inclusion in the design process and in Water Users' Organizations are beyond the scope of this article. The paper first examines the research framework. This is followed by discussionof the project approach and the nature of rice farming in Nyanza Province. The main research findings are given in Section 2. Data on labour, land and control over rice produced is used to asses the main constraints and benefits in rice farming for the different types of households. Finally, therecommendations for action at the farm level that were based on the research are presented

Item Type:	Monograph (Documentation)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Women; Irrigation; Small farms; Oryza sativa; Kenya; Farm income; Female labour; RP8530
Author Affiliation:	Overseas Development Institute
Subjects:	Social Sciences > Agricultural Economics
Divisions:	General
Depositing User:	Mr Daneti Raju
Date Deposited:	08 May 2014 05:06
Last Modified:	08 May 2014 05:06
URI:	http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12772

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