PRODUCTIVITY OF IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE WHITE VOLTA SUB-BASIN - Sustainable Irrigation Development in the White Volta Sub-Basin - page 152

Figure 6.7: a) Cost of hired labour in production; b) Participation of women
farmers.
Figure ‎ 6.7a shows that if 1 ha of tomatoes is cultivated using temporal
shallow wells, an amount of about $2,000 goes to the community in the form
of labour mainly for digging the wells. The lowest contributor of income in
the form of hired labour to the community is the riverine water technology.
The trend of marginalising women in society has contributed to the high
poverty levels amongst women. Improving the participation in the ongoing
irrigation development in the sub-basin is essential for poverty alleviation. In
Figure 6.7 Figure ‎ 6.7b it is observed that some technologies are more
favourable towards women and may be due to factors such as existing land
tenure arrangements, cost of the technology and the motivation they may be
receiving from the men. The promotion of irrigation technologies should
consider associated factors that will improve women participation.