Rajendra Pradhan
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3596667 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Rajendra Pradhan |
| NOMBRES | Rajendra |
| APELLIDO | Pradhan |
| FIRMA | PRADHAN R |
| AFILIACIONES | NLR Nepal |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 44 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1998 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Enhancing agency and empowerment in agricultural development projects
Development interventions increasingly include women's empowerment and gender equality among their objectives, but evaluating their impact has been stymied by the lack of measures that are comparable across interventions. This paper synthesizes the findings of 11 mixed-methods impact evaluations of agricultural development projects from South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa that were part of the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2…
Women's empowerment, extended families and male migration in Nepal
Combining qualitative and quantitative methods sheds new light on women's empowerment processes.•Upper caste Nepali women are disempowered by patriarchy; lower caste women by poverty and patriarchy.•Non-migrant husbands mediate the disempowering effects of living with in-laws.•Control over time, not just hours worked, is an important component of empowerment
Property rights, intersectionality, and women's empowerment in Nepal
Implications of Legal Pluralism for Natural Resource Management
Summaries This article illustrates the implications of legal pluralism for our understanding of natural resource management and policies toward resource tenure, using the example of water rights. There is widespread recognition that property rights play a fundamental role in shaping how people manage natural resources. But many conceptions of property rights have focused only on static definitions, usually as defined in statutory law. The legal a…
Night blindness, diet and health in Nepalese children
This paper describes concepts of diet and health in Nepal related to night blindness in children. We compared beliefs of mothers with xerophthalmic children with those of mothers with children without xerophthalmia and those of selected community members participating in ethnographic interviews. Knowledge of night blindness terms, symptoms and local availability of vitamin A capsules were well understood. Night blindness was classified as a “hot”…
An ethnographic study of night blindness "ratauni" among women in the Terai of Nepal
Night blindness is the most common ocular condition representing moderate-to-severe vitamin A deficiency in children. Very little, however, is known about maternal night blindness, which has recently been reported to occur frequently during pregnancy in parts of south-east Asia. In Nepal, the prevalence of night blindness is reported to be 16%. We carried out an ethnographic study of night blindness during pregnancy in the south-eastern, rural pl…
Property rights, intersectionality, and women's empowerment in Nepal
Implications of Legal Pluralism for Natural Resource Management
Summaries This article illustrates the implications of legal pluralism for our understanding of natural resource management and policies toward resource tenure, using the example of water rights. There is widespread recognition that property rights play a fundamental role in shaping how people manage natural resources. But many conceptions of property rights have focused only on static definitions, usually as defined in statutory law. The legal a…
Women's empowerment, extended families and male migration in Nepal
Combining qualitative and quantitative methods sheds new light on women's empowerment processes.•Upper caste Nepali women are disempowered by patriarchy; lower caste women by poverty and patriarchy.•Non-migrant husbands mediate the disempowering effects of living with in-laws.•Control over time, not just hours worked, is an important component of empowerment
Enhancing agency and empowerment in agricultural development projects
Development interventions increasingly include women's empowerment and gender equality among their objectives, but evaluating their impact has been stymied by the lack of measures that are comparable across interventions. This paper synthesizes the findings of 11 mixed-methods impact evaluations of agricultural development projects from South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa that were part of the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2…
An ethnographic study of night blindness "ratauni" among women in the Terai of Nepal
Night blindness is the most common ocular condition representing moderate-to-severe vitamin A deficiency in children. Very little, however, is known about maternal night blindness, which has recently been reported to occur frequently during pregnancy in parts of south-east Asia. In Nepal, the prevalence of night blindness is reported to be 16%. We carried out an ethnographic study of night blindness during pregnancy in the south-eastern, rural pl…
An ethnographic study of night blindness "ratauni" among women in the Terai of Nepal
Night blindness is the most common ocular condition representing moderate-to-severe vitamin A deficiency in children. Very little, however, is known about maternal night blindness, which has recently been reported to occur frequently during pregnancy in parts of south-east Asia. In Nepal, the prevalence of night blindness is reported to be 16%. We carried out an ethnographic study of night blindness during pregnancy in the south-eastern, rural pl…
Night blindness, diet and health in Nepalese children
This paper describes concepts of diet and health in Nepal related to night blindness in children. We compared beliefs of mothers with xerophthalmic children with those of mothers with children without xerophthalmia and those of selected community members participating in ethnographic interviews. Knowledge of night blindness terms, symptoms and local availability of vitamin A capsules were well understood. Night blindness was classified as a “hot”…
Implications of Legal Pluralism for Natural Resource Management
Summaries This article illustrates the implications of legal pluralism for our understanding of natural resource management and policies toward resource tenure, using the example of water rights. There is widespread recognition that property rights play a fundamental role in shaping how people manage natural resources. But many conceptions of property rights have focused only on static definitions, usually as defined in statutory law. The legal a…
Property rights, intersectionality, and women's empowerment in Nepal
Women's empowerment, extended families and male migration in Nepal
Combining qualitative and quantitative methods sheds new light on women's empowerment processes.•Upper caste Nepali women are disempowered by patriarchy; lower caste women by poverty and patriarchy.•Non-migrant husbands mediate the disempowering effects of living with in-laws.•Control over time, not just hours worked, is an important component of empowerment
Enhancing agency and empowerment in agricultural development projects
Development interventions increasingly include women's empowerment and gender equality among their objectives, but evaluating their impact has been stymied by the lack of measures that are comparable across interventions. This paper synthesizes the findings of 11 mixed-methods impact evaluations of agricultural development projects from South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa that were part of the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2…
Economics (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · Sociology (4 obras) · Business (3 obras) · Economic growth (3 obras) · Empowerment (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (3 obras) · Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (2 obras) · Blindness (2 obras)