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1 Conroy, C.; Litvinoff, M. (Eds.) 1988. The greening of aid: Sustainable livelihoods in practice. London, UK: Earthscan Publications Ltd; IIED. xiv, 302p.

Rural development ; Environment ; Appropriate technology ; Technology transfer ; Community development ; Sustainability ; Development projects ; Irrigation programs ; Soil conservation ; Water conservation ; Agroforestry ; Fishing ; Sorghum ; Rapid rural appraisal ; Settlement ; Cooperatives ; Developing countries / Thailand / India / Nepal / Mali / Honduras / Indonesia / Kenya / Niger / Burkina Faso / Haiti / Swaziland / Botswana / Ghana / Ecuador / Bolivia / Paraguay / Pakistan / Zambia / Bangladesh / Dominican Republic / Kenya / Uruguay / Mexico / Ethiopia / Dumoga / Kerala / Santiago River Basin / Mira River Basin / Serenje / Mpika / Chinsali / Karachi / Lusaka / Addis Ababa

(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.9 G000 CON Record No: H022904)

2 van Koppen, Barbara; Hope, L.; Colenbrander, W. 2023. Gender aspects of smallholder private groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia. In Pavelic, Paul; Villholth, K. G.; Verma, Shilp. (Eds.). Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. pp.123-134. (Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance)

Smallholders ; Groundwater irrigation ; Gender ; Women ; Decision making ; Technology adoption ; Investment ; Policies ; Households / Africa South of Sahara / Ghana / Zambia / Ashanti / Greater Accra / Volta / Mpika / Chibombo / Monze / Sinazongwe

(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H052026)

This paper explores gender aspects of smallholders’ private technology adoption for groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia. It focuses on two variables of quantitative farm-household surveys: household headship and gendered plot management. The paper compares adoption rates and types of technologies for female- and male-headed households; examines adoption rates when women have their own plots; and compares women’s decision making on irrigated plots and rainfed plots. The findings suggest that there are largely untapped synergies between gender-equality and irrigation-policy goals. Systematic gender differentiation in surveys is recommended.