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-Scale Irrigation: Design Issues in Government-Assisted Systems
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July 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
Two governmental approaches to small-scale irrigation projects - the traditional "top-down" approach and an evolutionary approach - are analyzed. Advocating a blend of the two, the report highlights key issues relevant to each of the approaches. Conventional projects need to increase...Read more
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India, South East AsiaIrrigation Water Production Functions: Report on a Training Course
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April 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
In Spring 1985, a 3-person team from Utah State University's International Irrigation Center presented a course in agricultural water production functions at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute. This report briefly describes the course's field practice component, which...Read more
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South East AsiaStudy of Recurrent Cost Problems in Irrigation Systems, Sri Lanka: Final Report
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February 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
There are no Government sponsored credit schemes for the irrigated food production sector. There is a floor price scheme of the Government where Rs. 62.50 is paid for a bushel of paddy. But substantial quantities of paddy are sold by farmers to private traders in the open market. There are also...Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaFunding Requirements for Adequate Irrigation System Operation and Maintenance - Pakistan
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May 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
A consulting team visited Pakistan in 4/84 to review provincial funding levels for irrigation system operation and maintenance (O&M) and to propose new O&M funding targets as dictated by an expanded maintenance program and by changes in Provincial Irrigation Department (PID) staffing and...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaImproving Irrigation Management Through Farmer Organization: Responses to a Program in Sri Lanka
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January 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
More than most countries, Sri Lanka depends on the irrigated production of paddy to feed its population. About two-thirds of the area devoted to paddy is irrigated, and irrigated areas produce 80% of the total rice crop. There are currently several experiments in Sri Lanka aimed at promoting farmer...Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaFormal and Informal Water Management Systems: Cultivation Meetings and Water Deliveries in Two Sri Lankan Irrigation Schemes
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December 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper details an extensive study of the way in which water is allocated and managed in the Gal Oya and Kaudulla Tank Irrigation Schemes. In this paper they compare and contrast their experiences during the dry season and by focusing on the cultivation meetings.Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaTitle XII Collaborative Research Support Program, Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture: First Annual Administrative Report
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December 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
This report summarizes the first operational year of the Collaborative Research Support Program in Pond Dynamics and Aquaculture which focuses on Southeast Asia and Latin America and pursues a cohesive program of collaborative research to be carried out in less developed countries.Read more
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South East AsiaDiagnostic Analysis of Five Deep Tubewell Irrigation Systems in Joydebpur, Bangladesh
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October 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
The major objective of this field oriented training program was to provide the participants with an understanding of the interdisciplinary method of investing existing irrigation systems. This program involved 26 professionals from the fields of irrigation engineering, agronomy, sociology and...Read more
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South East AsiaLocal Organization for Irrigation in Bangladesh
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August 15, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Agriculture in Bangladesh has not, for the most part, traditionally involved irrigation; traditional irrigation methods, where used, have relied on surface water to supplement rainfall and have been carried out by individual farmer with little or no need to coordinate these activities with other...Read more
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South East AsiaBangladesh Small-Scale Irrigation
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April 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
The Small Scale Irrigation Project in Bangladesh is an example of a project which could not fail, but, due to a variety of institutional shortcomings, almost did. So concludes this evaluation of the project, which was initiated in 1976 to provide hand tube wells (HTW's) to small farmers in...Read more
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