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

Principles Into Practice: Impact Evaluations of Agriculture Projects

Published: 
October 1, 2012
Millennium Challenge Corporation
The U.S. Government is committed to learning what works to reduce poverty and increase food security through agriculture investments. There are many tools for learning from program experience. However, impact evaluations are central to a learning agenda that moves beyond business-as-usual...Read more

Principles Into Practice: Irrigated Agriculture

Published: 
April 1, 2012
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Two of MCC's founding principles are country ownership and a focus on results. These principles lead MCC to support investments that reflect countries' own priorities for poverty reduction, and offer the most promise for returns in terms of increased incomes. MCC empowers partner...Read more

Armenia - Water to Market Farmer Training

Published: 
March 26, 2014
Millennium Challenge Corporation
The Farming Practices Survey (FPS) was commissioned by MCC to evaluate the impact of Water-to-Market (WtM) activities, particularly farmer training, on rural farmers in Armenia. Fielded by a consortium of AREG, an Armenia-based NGO, and Jen Consult, the FPS is a longitudinal survey of farming...Read more
Regional focus: 
Armenia

Armenia - Water to Market Post-Harvest Processing

Published: 
March 27, 2014
Millennium Challenge Corporation
The Enterprise Adoption Survey (EAS) was a one-time survey commissioned by MCA-Armenia to measure assistance, practices, and improvements associated with the Post-Harvest, Processing and Marketing (PPM) Subactivity of the Water-to- Market (WtM) Activity of the MCA-Armenia Program. The sample frame...Read more
Regional focus: 
Armenia

Ghana - Water and Sanitation

Published: 
October 6, 2014
Millennium Challenge Corporation
The Ghana Community Services Activity was designed to complement the Agriculture Project by providing educational, water and sanitation and rural electrification infrastructure in the Intervention Zones and by enhancing the capacity of local governments to deliver the related services. These...Read more
Regional focus: 
Ghana

Armenia - Irrigation Infrastructure

Published: 
October 14, 2014
Millennium Challenge Corporation
This study evaluates irrigation infrastructure rehabilitation in Armenia. The study separately examines the impacts of tertiary canals and other large infrastructure such as main canals and pumping stations. The study also explores the similarities that these types of infrastructure share as well...Read more
Regional focus: 
Armenia

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