Technology for whom? Solar irrigation pumps, women, and smallholders in Nepal

Agricultural technologies are often promoted as a medium for women’s economic empowerment, which can transform unequal gender relations in rural agrarian societies. This paper investigates three solar irrigation pump (SIP) schemes implemented by state and non-state actors and examines their impacts...

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Main Authors: Gitta Shrestha, Labisha Uprety, Manohara Khadka, Aditi Mukherji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1143546/full