Women in agriculture and irrigation Turkish case
Yazarlar (3)
Sultan Kıymaz.
Bülent Özekici
Atef Hamdy
| Bildiri Türü | Tebliğ/Bildiri | Bildiri Dili | İngilizce |
| Bildiri Alt Türü | Tam Metin Olarak Yayınlanan Tebliğ (Uluslararası Kongre/Sempozyum) | ||
| Bildiri Niteliği | Alanında Hakemli Uluslararası Kongre/Sempozyum | ||
| Kongre Adı | Integration of Gender Dimension in Water Management in the Mediterranean region. INGEDI Project :CIHEAM, Bari/Italy | ||
| Kongre Tarihi | 03-06-2004 / 05-06-2004 | ||
| Basıldığı Ülke | Basıldığı Şehir | ||
| Bildiri Linki | http://om.ciheam.org/article.php?ID PD F=6002411 | ||
| UAK Araştırma Alanları |
Sulama Sistemleri
|
||
| Özet |
| Turkish rural women play important roles in every stage of agricultural production right from land preparation to harvest and animal husbandry. Despite their substantial contributions in every step of the way, their role however has been ignored for years. Only little attention has been paid to women as producers. The two main factors limiting women‘s role in agriculture are:(1) Women‘s reproductive role (taking care of children, household works which limit mobility, time and energy required by agriculture) and (2) Socio-cultural factors (religion, cultural attitudes and educational status keep women more in home than men, therefore, reduce economic effectiveness). Women‘s role in irrigation, compared to other agricultural activities such as planting, hoeing, harvesting, etc, is very small or limited due to cultural reasons. Irrigation is considered to be a heavy duty work therefore women are thought to be unfit for such a work in the fields and orchards except for very small scale areas. There are many women agricultural engineers, irrigation specialists and social workers in governmental and non-governmental organizations that are involved in irrigation and drainage. With the recent transfer of irrigation schemes to Water Users Associations educated women see a new opportunity for managerial and technical positions. However, most women labor force in agriculture face many constraints such as limited access to land, insufficiency of extension services, limited information transfer between sexes, limited access to financial services, loans and credits, lack of mobility and time off from family work, lack of education, limited role in decision making process … |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
