Parry, K and Bjornlund, H and Mdemu, M and Dube, T and Tafula, M (2024) Women, youth, and tail-end users: improving the livelihoods of disadvantaged irrigators in southern Africa. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 41 (2). pp. 374-401. ISSN 0790-0627
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Tackling the inequalities that exist in sub-Saharan Africa is critical for sustainable development. In this paper we explore whether the ‘Transforming irrigation in southern Africa’ project’s interventions – Agricultural Innovation Platforms and soil monitoring tools – reduced inequity for women, youth and tail-end farmers on smallholder irrigation schemes. Our analysis focussed on access to plots, decision-making and economic well-being. We found evidence of equity improvements, though this was inconsistent across households and schemes, and complicated by COVID-19 disruptions. Equity can be an emergent outcome of complementary and participatory interventions that seek to improve profitability and functionality of irrigation schemes.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Divisions: | Research Program : East & Southern Africa |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Inequity, women, youth, and tail-end users, smallholder irrigation, southern Africa, gender equality |
| Subjects: | Others > Smallholder Agriculture Others > Irrigation Others > Gender Research Others > Southern Africa |
| Depositing User: | Mr Nagaraju T |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2025 09:22 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2025 09:22 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/13007 |
| Official URL: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07900... |
| Projects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Funders: | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
| Acknowledgement: | This research was part of the project ‘Transforming smallholder irrigation into profitable and self-sustaining systems in southern Africa’, funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research and participating organizations. Thanks and appreciation to Fentahun Abebe for his diligent analysis assistance. The authors are also very appreciative of the feedback from two anonymous reviewers, which led to substantial improvements in the manuscript. |
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