?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11101%2F&rft.title=Gender-+and+social-+inclusion+approach+in+watershed+project%3A+Insights+on+gender+norms+and+gender+relations+in+Parasai-Sindh+watershed%2C+India&rft.creator=ICRISAT%2C+-&rft.subject=Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.subject=Watershed+Management&rft.subject=Water+Resources&rft.subject=India&rft.subject=Gender+Research&rft.subject=Water+Conservation&rft.description=A+number+of+studies+have+demonstrated+that+the+success+of+agricultural+projects+depends+on+the+degree+of+participation+by+all+stakeholders%2C+gender-sensitivity+and+inclusion+(Quisumbing+et+al.+2014).+Alongside+this%2C+there+is+now+an+increased+focus+on+understanding+cultural+and+social+norms+in+a+given+context+for+adoption+of+innovations.+Such+evidence+is+limited+or+lacking+especially+for+watershed+projects..+Against+this+background%2C+this+report+examines+gender+norms+and+gender+relations+in+an+agricultural+watershed+project+led+by+ICRISAT+and+CAFRI+in+the+Parasai-Sindh+watershed%2C+Bundelkhand+Region%2C+Central+India.+The+insights+highlight+the+challenges+and+the+opportunities+in+empowering+communities+through+increased+awareness+and+sensitivity+of+gender+and+social+norms+in+a+watershed+project.%0D%0AThe+main+objective+of+the+ICRISAT-CAFRI+community+watershed+project+was+to+increase+drought+resilience+of+farming+through+groundwater+recharge+and+agroforestry+interventions.+Three+villages+-+Parasai%2C+Chataarpurn+and+Bachauni+-+covering+1250+ha+of+land%2C+having+210+households+with+a+population+of+1068+male+and+850+female+members%2C+were+selected+as+pilot+sites+for+implementing+watershed%2C+agroforestry+and+social+interventions.+63%25+of+the+geographical+area+of+the+watershed+is+agricultural+land+whereas+the+remaining+32%25+land+is+barren+and+scrub+land+used+from+grazing+animals.+Groundnut%2C+black+gram%2C+sesame+are+dominant+rainy+season+(Kharif)+crops.+Wheat+and+chickpea+are+mainly+grown+in+post+rainy+(Rabi)+season.+Thus%2C+cultivation+of+food+crops%2C+livestock+rearing+and+sale+of+milk+are+the+dominant+livelihood+options+for+the+men+and+women+in+these+villages...&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2019&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11101%2F1%2FWLE-Gender%2520and%2520watersheds-Report-Draft-for%2520review.pdf&rft.identifier=++ICRISAT%2C+-++(2019)+Gender-+and+social-+inclusion+approach+in+watershed+project%3A+Insights+on+gender+norms+and+gender+relations+in+Parasai-Sindh+watershed%2C+India.++Working+Paper.+ICRISAT.+++++