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1 Das, K.; Sharma, P. 2005. Potable water for the rural poor in arid Rajasthan: Traditional water harvesting as an option. Gota, Ahmedabad, India: Gujarat Institute of Development Research. iv, 21p. (GIDR working paper no.155)
Wells ; Pumps ; Arid zones ; Villages ; Water use ; Surveys ; Drinking water ; Domestic water ; Water supply ; Households ; Poverty ; Water harvesting / India / Rajasthan / Jodhpur / Barmer
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7530 Record No: H038586)
2 Kumar, S.; Craufurd, P.; Haileslassie, Amare; Ramilan, T.; Rathore, A.; Whitbread, A. 2019. Farm typology analysis and technology assessment: an application in an arid region of South Asia. Land Use Policy, 88:104149. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104149]
Farming systems ; Technology assessment ; Intensification ; Crop yield ; Arid zones ; Semiarid zones ; Resilience ; Living standards ; Households ; Socioeconomic environment ; Farmers ; Constraints ; Villages / South Asia / India / Rajasthan / Jaisalmer / Barmer / Jodhpur
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049314)
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The design and diffusion of context-specific technologies is centrally important in the multi-dimensional, complex farming systems in arid and semi-arid regions. This paper uses a mixed-method framework to characterize the complexity and heterogeneity of smallholder farming systems and identifies constraints to and opportunities for sustainable intensification. Specifically, the study: (i) characterized farm household typologies based on the diversity of livelihood assets; (ii) co-designed context- specific interventions through an iterative participatory process; and (iii) ex-ante evaluated such interventions to inform multiple stakeholders. We explored farming system diversity using data from 224 farm households in western Rajasthan, India. Employing multivariate statistical techniques and participatory validation, we identified 7 distinct farm household types. Participatory appraisal with multiple stakeholders revealed heterogeneity across farm household types. For instance, the interest of farmers in integrating perennial fruit trees even among the rainfed farm household types markedly varied: household type 1 preferred the multipurpose forestry tree, khejri which requires low labor inputs; household type 2 preferred market-oriented horticulture production; household type 3 did not opt for perennials but for small ruminants; and household type 4 (dominated by women) opted for small horticulture kitchen gardens. The study demonstrated the utility of a mixed-methods approach that addresses multi-dimensional heterogeneity to generate insights and assist in co-designing locally appropriate technologies across different farm types and agro-ecological regions to achieve sustainable intensification.
3 Sarkar, A. 2023. Women, technology, and water: creating new waterscapes and contesting cultural norms. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 13(1):30-38. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2022.306]
Women ; Men ; Technology ; Tankers ; Water scarcity ; Water supply ; Villages ; Drinking water ; Households ; Commercialization ; Domestic water / India / Rajasthan / Barmer / Jaisalmer / Jodhpur
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051617)
https://iwaponline.com/washdev/article-pdf/13/1/30/1164339/washdev0130030.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051617.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051617.pdf
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With the analysis of primary data, the paper looks at how the adoption of new modes of water technologies and subsequent water commercialization has created new waterscapes. Water commercialization is changing cultural norms associated with water collection in the drought-prone villages of western Rajasthan. The newly introduced water tankers have selectively benefited the upper caste rich households who now buy water from the tankers at doorsteps. The majority of the poor and low caste households remain dependent on common water sources that are drying up due to neglect with the advent of water commercialization. Women from low caste poor households have to walk for long distances to fetch water in addition to doing physical labor to support family income. Though domestic water use remains a domain of woman's working space, men from high caste rich households have started fetching and storing water as it entails cash transactions.
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