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

Women, Water and Waste: Beyond Access

Published: 
July 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
A description of the relation between sanitation and infant mortality prefaces this wide-ranging discussion of programs to improve water supply and sanitation (WS&S) in developing countries. The discussion explores incentives and constraints to the use of new WS&S facilities, the...Read more

Annual Technical Report: Improving Irrigation Water Management on Farms, April 1, 1979 to May 31, 1980

Published: 
June 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Inadequate water is the primary constraint on agricultural production in a large portion of the developing countries. The technology for using available water supplies most efficiently is either lacking or not adapted to the available resources, in many of these countries. Recognizing that these...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Jratunseluna Basin Updated Development Plan: Appendix B, Agriculture and Irrigation

Published: 
May 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Directorate General of Water Resources Development (DGWRD) of the Ministry of Public Works, Government of Indonesia (GOI) contracted PRC Engineering Consultants, Inc. (PRC/EI) to provide consulting engineering services for preparing an integrated development plan for the Tuntang/Jragung Rivers...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Improving Irrigation Water Management on Farms

Published: 
May 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Inadequate on-farm water management (OFWM) is often the main constraint to agricultural production in the developing world. This final report describes the results of an AID-funded, 1968-80 research project in Pakistan by Colorado State University (CSU) to develop guidelines to improve OFWM. A...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Trip Report: Evaluation of Ocean Fisheries Management Needs in Nigeria, Senegal and Mauritania, 6-20 April 1980

Published: 
April 20, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
This trip was a partial response to a suggestion made last January by the US Ambassador to Senegal. The fisheries situation turned out to be essentially the same in all three countries, differences being only of degree.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Consumption/Nutrition Impact Evaluation Component; Panama Managed Fish Production Project

Published: 
April 16, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
Analyzes the feasibility of measuring the consumption impact of a proposed project to develop and manage fish ponds in Panama. Interviews with villagers in three communities in the Veraguas region showed that: energy as well as protein is limited in the rural diet; protein intake is low in...Read more
Regional focus: 
PanamaLatin America and the Caribbean

Matching Cropping Systems to Water Supply Using an Integrative Model

Published: 
April 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Matching cropping systems to available water supply is a major element in the complex process of choosing a suitable cropping system. This manual, using examples from studies conducted in Pakistan, describes an integrative mathematical model to assist in this process. The first step in evaluating...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Development of Irrigated Agriculture in the Sahel: Review and Perspectives

Published: 
April 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
The strategy and the program had an irrigated farming development component with a double purpose: to assure that part of cereals production would be protected from climatic vagaries and to contribute towards food self-sufficiency by producing part of the crops which require irrigation in the Sahel...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Research in Artificial Propagation of Milkfish; Terminal Review of the Program

Published: 
April 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report details research in artificial propagation of milkfish. The project was to develop reliable supplies of milkfish fry to fish farmers in Southeast Asia and elsewhere.Read more

Training Manual for Agricultural Water Management Specialists

Published: 
March 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Improved on-farm water management (OFWM) is a vital area for improving agricultural production in developing countries. This training manual contains the lesson plans and outlines the course of study given to water management extension specialists ("agricultural officers") in the OFWM...Read more

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