Rural household economies dependent on rainfed agriculture are increasingly turning to irrigation technology solutions … evidence on the implications of women’s use and control of irrigation technologies for outcomes, including crop choice and … income management. This paper reports findings from a qualitative study undertaken in Tanzania and Kenya to examine women …

Tanzania's 2005 push to increase rice production by ambitious rural investments in irrigation and by tariff protection … sustainability of irrigation schemes due to poor local-level operation and maintenance. These implementation problems arise because … maintenance of irrigation schemes) are actually used. Ideological notions about 'modernising agriculture' have also motivated the …