Promotion of smallholder irrigation is cited as a strategy for enhancing income generation and food security for sub … improvements. Our conceptual model and review of case studies reveal the importance of three sub-components of irrigation … irrigation project in rural northern Benin, which provides a controlled study of technology impacts in the Sudano-Sahel. The …

irrigation labor force in northern India. Based on a survey of 592 women in rural Himachal Pradesh, this paper quantitatively …Gender quotas, decentralization of irrigation management, and reliance on MGNREGA for labor provision challenge the … private and individual domains influence female participation in formal political processes. Most importantly, India’s gender …

Recent years have witnessed increased investment in African rural landscapes for agriculture and food security, poverty …

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is India’s (and the world’s) largest employment scheme …

liberalization in most regions. In this paper, I use primary panel data from five rainfed villages in a high-risk region of India and … improving risk management in rainfed agriculture. …

Using a unique dataset that I collected in three villages in semi-arid India, I analyze the role of perceived returns …

brought outside investment and management to this region. With stable employment in agriculture, real consumption spending of …

traditionally dependent on subsistence agriculture behave more competitively when they are located close to large-scale farms. This …