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Title:Irrigated agriculture as a base of subsistence: the cases of the Pokot and the Marakwet: with reference to the labour of women
Authors:Dubel, IreneISNI
Kwaasteniet, Marjanne deISNI
Year:1983
Volume:150
Language:English
City of publisher:Amsterdam
Publisher:University of Amsterdam
Geographic term:Kenya
Subjects:women's work
irrigation
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Abstract:This study of two traditional small-scale irrigation projects in Rift Valley Province in Kenya contains three topics of research: 1) Questions directly related to the project such as the possibilities for the government to assist in the development of irrigated agriculture; the extent to whcih the local population can participate in the preparation and implementation of an irrigation scheme; the ability and the willingness of the local population to run a scheme independently. 2) A description of the socio-economic setting including various forms of communal activities and the role of women in agriculture. 3) The role that women can play in the development of small-scale irrigation.
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