Productivity and Efficiency
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water efficiency is the smart use of our water resources through water-saving technologies and simple steps. Using water efficiently will help ensure reliable water supplies today and for future generations. Topics addressed in this theme provide insights, lessons, and guidance on how diverse stakeholders are working to improve water management and reduce water use.
Productivity and Efficiency Resources
Small Farmer Fish Production
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January 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to increase the productivity of managed inland fish ponds in Cameroon. PES covers the period 8/80-7/83 and is based on document review, a site visit, and interviews with fishery station personnel and farmers. Despite two revisions to set more realistic goals, the project remains...Read more
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Cameroon, Sub-Saharan AfricaMidterm Evaluation of Semi-Arid Tropics Crops Research: Phase Ii, ICRISAT/Mali
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November 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
ICRISAT/Mali has played a steadily expanding role in applied sorghum and millet breeding and related dryland farming agronomy in Mali since 1976. This mid-term evaluation effort has focused specifically on the past two-and-one-half years of this effort under current Phase II USAID bilateral...Read more
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Mali, Sub-Saharan AfricaIrrigation Assistance to Developing Countries Should Require Stronger Commitments to Operation and Maintenance
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August 29, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Effective operation and maintenance requires a commitment by both the aid recipient and the donor. GAO found several problems affecting the performance of irrigation systems in each country visited, which raises questions concerning the level of capability and commitment that actually exists.Read more
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East Asia and PacificDraft Generic Scopes of Work for Interim Evaluations of Research/Extension Projects and Major Surface Water Irrigation Projects
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January 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this report is the increased use of economically and ecologically viable improved food production systems and technologies, capable of providing a food surplus, through an integrated research/extension program capable of evolving and disseminating practices suited to existing small...Read more
Project Evaluation Summary: Fish Production System Development
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March 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to help the Government of Jamaica increase fish production and establish a system of freshwater fish farms. PES, consisting of a factsheet, covers the period 6/79-3/82 and is based on a special evaluation (PD-AAM-280). Action decisions are to: extend the project to 8/84; revise...Read more
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Jamaica, Latin America and the CaribbeanReport of the Egyptian Irrigation Management Systems By the USAID Design Team: Manpower Development and Training
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May 9, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development, CH2M HILL
A design is presented for a Manpower Development and Training Program (MDTP), part of a proposed A.I.D. project (Irrigation Systems Management) to upgrade the institutional capabilities of Egypt's Ministry of Irrigation (MOI). The design team recommends that the MOI meet short-term needs for...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaReport of the Egyptian Irrigation Management Systems By the USAID Design Team: Main Report; Egyptian Irrigation Systems Operation, Maintenance, and Structural Replacement
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May 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development, CH2M HILL
A USAID team worked with the Egyptian Ministry of Irrigation (MOI) to design a program to improve irrigation water use in medium size structures in the country's old lands irrigated area. Examining issues of irrigation system operation, maintenance, and structural replacement, the team...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaEvaluation and Social Analysis of the Care - Egypt Project: Integrated Basic Services & Fishermen's' Shelters and Afforestation/Agriculture Activities
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April 13, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
Building the Aswan High Dam had the effects upstream of depopulation the Nubian region and of creating a new, natural resource base.Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaImpact of Irrigation on Development: Issues for a Comprehensive Evaluation Study
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October 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
Although irrigation can greatly improve the world's capacity to feed itself by increasing agricultural production, most irrigation projects fall short of this goal. These failures are due sometimes to defective design, but more often to the expense involved, poor management and leadership, and...Read more
Data Base and Research Methodology for an Assessment of the Lower Moulouya Irrigation Project
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January 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource provides an example of the methodology used to assess an area for an irrigation project based on historical trends and analysis of the recent past, .Read more
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