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Women, Irrigation and Social Norms in Egypt
New research from Egypt demonstrates that women play a far more active role in irrigation than previously thought. Yet women’s contributions to irrigation remain poorly understood and undervalued, limiting their access to ...
Making Egyptian women’s agricultural labor visible and improving their access to productive assets
In rural Egypt, social norms frame women as “helpers” to their families and husbands instead of as workers in their own right. Women are assumed not to contribute to agriculture or participate in irrigation. However, a ...
Data Analysis - Asiut Women adopting Mechanized Raised Bed (MRB) Technology
Data Analysis - Asiut Women adopting Mechanized Raised Bed (MRB) Technology
Women's Contribution to Climate Change Adaptation in Egypt's Mubarak Resettlement Scheme
Presentation presented at the Annual Meeting for the American Association of Geographers panel on 'A Political Ecology of Women, Water and Global Environmental Change'. April 23, Chicago, Illinois.
‘A woman here is not only a woman but both a woman and a man’: Egyptian Women’s Performative Strategies to Gain Power and Access Resources in Irrigated Agriculture
This paper is concerned with women’s performance of masculinity or women who ‘behave as men’, in irrigated agriculture, by acting less feminine, confident and serious; resorting to physical aggression when needed; as well ...
Caravan 6: Review of agriculture in dry areas
In this issue ICARDA is celebrating it’s 20 years old. They have not been easy years; agricultural research for a fragile environment is difficult. What have ICARDA learned in 20 years? It can be highlighted in a single ...
Caravan 28: Research that works for people and communities
Agricultural research for development: meeting the challenge of bringing science to farmers.
This issue of Caravan looks to the field to present approaches and examples that have been developed through our research with ...
Water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa: A source book
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is considered the most water-scarce region in the world. Currently, the average renewable water resources availability per capita is one-tenth of the worldwide average. Twelve ...
Data Analysis - Asiut Women not adopting Mechanized Raised Bed (MRB) Technology
Data Analysis - Asiut Women not adopting Mechanized Raised Bed (MRB) Technology
Social Equity (Women and Youth) Issues to Scale Digital Transformation of Egyptian Agriculture
The present study provides information about scaling information and communication technologies (ICT) in among women and youth in Egypt. Accordingly, in Egypt, ICT can play a catalytic role in the empowerment of women and ...