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
Socio-Economic Impact and Farmers' Assessment of Nile Tilapia Culture in Bangladesh
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January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
A socioeconomic study of tilapia culture in seasonal ponds in Bangladesh indicated that these unused or under-used seasonal water bodies, most of which are actually ditches, can be beneficially used for farming tilapia. The tilapia culture technology is simple, requiring very low labor input and...Read more
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South East AsiaStatus and Potential of Aquaculture in Small Water Bodies (Ponds and Ditches) in Bangladesh
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January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
In 1991, a survey was made of 1,300 ponds and ditches, covering about 1,200 square meters, in Bangladesh to assess the small water bodies' potential for aquaculture. Almost half of the small water bodies were individually owned and operated; the remainder, covering 70% of the examined water...Read more
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South East AsiaRice-Fish Research and Development in Asia
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January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
An overall perspective of rice-fish research and development in Asia is given through a country analysis and highlights of research. Existing and potential rice-fish areas, and rice-fish system characteristics and their performance in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia,...Read more
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South East AsiaManaging Fertilizers for Fish Yield in Tropical Ponds in Asia
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December 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this work was to develop a strategy for fertilizer application that improved predictions of yields. Pond productivity was analyzed relative to supplies of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), dissolved inorganic nitrogen, and dissolved reactive phosphorus. Phosphorus did not limit pond...Read more
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South East AsiaIrrigation Systems Management Project USAID Contract 383-0080-C-00-7035-00: End of Tour Report
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December 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
This assignment entailed assisting the ID in drawing up proposals and estimates for structural improvements, design of cost effective techniques and hydraulic structures, assisting the ID in quality control and supervision of construction, development of the methodology for assessment and...Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaIrrigation Systems Management-II Project: Plan of Work
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July 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
The Irrigation Systems Management (ISM) project is the first major instance of foreign donors directly supporting the activities of the Provincial Irrigation Departments (PIDs) in the construction, operation and maintenance of irrigation and drainage systems. Each department has extensive field...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaWater Production Functions as Related to Time and Amount of Irrigation and Rain
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May 29, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development, Winrock International
The workshop had the following objectives: 1. Consider the basic processes that determine crop water use and soil water balance characteristics. 2. Discuss the theoretical and experimental methods for evaluation of evapotranspiration (soil evaporation and transpiration). 3. Consider the effect...Read more
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India, South East AsiaIRIES -- Irrigation Impact Evaluation System: an Evaluation of the Direct and Indirect Impacts of Irrigation on Income, Employment and Health in the State of Maharashtra, India
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March 31, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates the impact of three irrigation projects in the Indian state of Maharashtra: (1) Mula, a major project in the drought- prone Ahemednagar district; (2) Chulband, a medium-scale project in the assured rainfall district of Bhandara; and (3) Sidhanath, a small-scale project in the rainfall-...Read more
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India, South East AsiaIrrigation Systems Management II: Amendment No. 2
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February 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
The project's original purpose was to rehabilitate the system and establish appropriate funding levels, funding mechanisms, and operations and maintenance procedures and practices to keep the system in its improved state. The project was designed with four components: (1) Rehabilitation Works...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaWater Resources Management and Training Program: Irrigation Management and Training Program -- Handbook for Improving Irrigation System Maintenance Practices
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January 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
In this handbook four maintenance plans, namely (a) essential structures maintenance, (b) normal maintenance, (c) "catch-up" maintenance, and (d) preventive maintenance, have been developed to provide guidelines to identify problems, develop solutions and implement the same for improving...Read more
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