Gender and irrigation: Overview of issues and options

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 289-298

  Van Koppen, Barbara ^a   Hussain, Intizar ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b International Network on Participatory Irrigation Management INPIM   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Dual farming system; Female farming system; Gender; Irrigation; Male farming system; Multiple water use; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247225476     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.296     Document Type: Article

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