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1 Phansalkar, S. 2003. Understanding underdevelopment in Vidarbha. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 11/2003. 5p.
Irrigated farming ; Climate ; Cropping systems ; Poverty ; Income / India / Maharashtra / Vidarbha / Nagpur / Wardha / Yavatmal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G635 PHA Record No: H031805)
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Research highlight based on a paper titled ôUnderstanding underdevelopment: Characterizing regional development in Vidarbha with special focus on water useö
2 Mitra, A.; Rao, N. 2019. Gender, water, and nutrition in India: an intersectional perspective. Water Alternatives, 12(1):169-191. (Special issue: Farmer-led Irrigation Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Investment, Policy Engagements and Agrarian Transformation).
Gender ; Women's participation ; Water availability ; Water quality ; Nutrition ; Food security ; Agriculture ; Public health ; Sanitation ; Defaecation ; Social aspects ; Villages ; Households / India / Wardha / Koraput
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049111)
http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/for-authors/485-a12-1-11/file
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049111.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049111.pdf
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Despite the global recognition of women’s central role in the provision, management, and utilisation of water for production and domestic use, and despite the close links between production choices, the security of water for consumption, and gendered social relations, the implications of these interlinkages for health and nutrition are under-explored. This paper seeks to fill this gap. It unpacks the gendered pathways mediating the links between water security in all its dimensions and nutritional outcomes, based on research in 12 villages across two Indian states. The findings point to the importance of the dynamic links between natural (land and water) systems and gendered human activities, across the domains of production and reproduction, and across seasons. These links have implications for women’s work and time burdens. They impact equally on physical and emotional experiences of well-being, especially in contexts constrained by the availability, access, quality, and stability of water.
3 Hatch, N. R.; Daniel, D.; Pande, S. 2022. Behavioral and socio-economic factors controlling irrigation adoption in Maharashtra, India. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 67(6):847-857. (Special issue: Advancing Socio-Hydrology) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2022.2058877]
Irrigation ; Adoption ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Psychological factors ; Farmers' attitudes ; Norms ; Risk ; Water scarcity ; Modelling / India / Maharashtra / Vidarbha / Marathwada / Nagpur / Wardha / Amaravati / Yavatmal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051452)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02626667.2022.2058877
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051452.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051452.pdf
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Psychological frameworks are rarely used to understand irrigation adoption behaviour in developing countries. A Bayesian belief network (BBN) model was developed that integrated socio-economic characteristics and psychological factors to understand farmer behaviours with respect to irrigation practices in four districts of Maharashtra, India. Strong norms, risk perceptions of water scarcity, and attitude play roles in the adoption of irrigation technology and practices. Critically, it was found that no one factor can explain adoption behaviour; rather, an ensemble of factors is needed to understand farmer behaviour. A farmer who is highly educated, middle-aged, and moderately wealthy with a significant level of family help and an open well as their main water source, while receiving low promotional information related to water scarcity and irrigation adoption, is most likely to adopt irrigation technology. The application of the BBN in this study enables stakeholders and policymakers to better understand the linkages between different factors and behaviour.
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