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

Project Loan Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the United States of America for Small Scale Irrigation Management

Published: 
August 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The project loan agreement between Indonesia and the United States for small scale irrigation management. Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Expanded Economic Analyses of Senegal River: Irrigation Pumping Alternatives

Published: 
August 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
To make a 1984 cost-benefit analysis of irrigation pumping options in the Senegal River Valley accessible to a wider audience, this draft report expands the study's economic analysis section by including data on national costs and farmer and project benefits. The analysis, results of which...Read more
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

Support to the CECAF Project

Published: 
July 31, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Project to provide one-time financial support to the Fisheries Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF), a multi-country organization founded by FAO to ensure rational use of marine resources in the region of northern and coastal Africa. During the 3-year project period, FAO will organize...Read more

Aquaculture Development

Published: 
July 14, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to promote fish farming in Egypt. PES covers the period 8/78-2/85 and summarizes an attached special evaluation (XD-AAR-354-A) which was based on document review, interviews with Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), USAID/C, and contractor personnel, and site visits. The project has...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Institutional and Land Constraints to Irrigated Agriculture in the Aqua Plaines of the Dominican Republic

Published: 
July 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
In an effort to expand the irrigation that is essential for agriculture and economic growth in the Azua valley, the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) in April 1978 initiated the YSURA irrigation project. Despite important quantifiable results, however, YSURA has been plagued by...Read more
Regional focus: 
Dominican RepublicLatin America and the Caribbean

Irrigation Sector Strategy Review

Published: 
July 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
An analysis of India's irrigation sector is presented. The report reviews irrigation's role in the food and agriculture sector, describes India's irrigation agencies (mainly those of the central and state governments), assesses the key effects of A.I.D. irrigation assistance on...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Small-Scale Irrigation: Design Issues in Government-Assisted Systems

Published: 
July 1, 1985
U.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
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Irrigation Water Production Functions: Report on a Training Course

Published: 
April 1, 1985
U.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
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Development of Fishing and Fisheries in Djibouti

Published: 
April 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this project was to assist the Ministry of Agriculture in its efforts to create a viable system for the improved harvesting, handling/storage and marketing of fish. At the same time, the project provided assistance toward strengthening the institutional capacity of the Fisheries...Read more
Regional focus: 
DjiboutiMiddle East and North Africa

Oceanic Institute and Tungkang Marine Laboratory Cooperative Program on Milkfish Research: TML Activities Progress Report

Published: 
April 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Milkfish is one of the most important cultured fishin Taiwan. Both the traditional and modern improved methodsof culture request a large number of fry for pond stocking.Besides gathering from coastal areas in Taiwan, fingerlingsand juvenile fish are imported from the Philippines and/orIndonesia to...Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

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