Gender in irrigated farming: A case study in the Zerafshan river basin, Uzbekistan

Gender, Technology and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-222

  Gunchinmaa, Tumur ^a   Hamdamova, Dilrabo ^b   van Koppen, Barbara ^c  

^a Zaluuchuudiin Urgun Chuluu 1/11 Sukhbaatar Duureg 6 r khoroo PO Box 450 ^*  (Mongolia)

^b TASHKENT INSTITUTE OF IRRIGATION AND AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION ENGINEERS   (Uzbekistan)

^c INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

agriculture; Central Asia; gender; Irrigation; Uzbekistan; water users association

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052402033     PISSN: 09718524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097185241101500202     Document Type: Article

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