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 Management: Amendment No. 1
Published:
March 1, 1995U.S. Agency for International Development
The goal of SSIMP is to expand agricultural production by diversifying production, increasing cropping intensity and improving water reliability. The project purpose was originally stated as: to design and apply irrigation technologies and management systems in support of diversified cropping...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificServices of Provincial Irrigation Offices to Communal Irrigation Systems in Western Visayas, the Philippines
Published:
January 1, 1995U.S. Agency for International Development
With NIA's efforts toward institutional development and turnover of irrigation systems, donor-assisted irrigation projects in the recent past have included the development of Irrigators' Associations and irrigation management transfer as major components in project implementation. This...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificFinal Report: Biotechnological Evaluation of Phycocolloid Quality for Marine Algal Improvement, 9/88-8/91
Published:
March 1, 1994U.S. Agency for International Development
This workshop provided a demonstration of carrageenan analytical methods recently developed during the AID project. It consisted of five full days in the Silliman University Marine Laboratory. The number of participants was ten, coming from the Philippine seaweed industry, government agencies and...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and Pacific20 Years of Aquaculture Research and Development: An Anniversary Souvenir Volume
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July 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The establishment of the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) was based on the proposal submitted by the Philippine Government for the implementation of an aquaculture project in the Philippines. The proposal was approved by the SEAFDEC Council...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificSouth Pacific Fisheries Treaty Program
Published:
June 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
Program, follow-on to 8790011, to fulfill U.S. commitments under the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Treaty, signed between the United States and certain Pacific Island countries in 1987 to resolve disputes over U.S. tuna fishing in the exclusive economic zones of the island countries. The treaty...Read more
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East Asia and PacificPolicy Alternatives for Pump Irrigation in Indonesia
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May 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
With more than 5 million ha of land now irrigated, the rapid expansion of gravity irrigation in Indonesia is over. But the government still faces the problem of extending irrigated agriculture to the poorer and drier areas of eastern Indonesia. This study assesses past and present experience with...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificManagement Turnover of a Pump Irrigation System in The Philippines: The Farmer'S Way
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January 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The Philippines' National Irrigation Administration (NIA) of the Philippines has piloted and implemented several approaches to organizing farmers to undertake management responsibilities for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of irrigation systems. in 1983, NIA piloted a new approach...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificFinal Report: AWO Irrigation Project Environmental Assessment
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January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
The major objective of this environmental assessment is to inquire whether there are any probable major negative impacts of this irrigation project on the environment. Conversely, this report also assesses possible negative impacts of the environment on the function and efficiency of the project...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificRain-fed Resources Development Project: Project Assistance Completion Report
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January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR for a project (9/82-9/91) to support community-based land and water management in upland forest, rain fed agricultural areas, and coastal zones in the Philippines. The project was divided into two cycles. Cycle I (1983-86) was mainly institution building for resource monitoring, policy...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificFinal Report: Salomekko Irrigation Project Environmental Assessment
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December 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
The major objective of this environmental assessment is to inquire whether there are any probable major negative impacts of this irrigation project on the environment. This report also assesses possible negative impacts of the environment on the function and efficiency of the project. Once harmful...Read more
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