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

Land and Water Use Potentials: Tungabhadra Irrigation Project, Mysore, India

Published: 
October 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
The study investigated land and water use potentials of the Tungabhadra Irrigation Project (TBP) located in one of the most sparsely settled and impoverished areas of Mysore State, India. Its objectives were to determine the most profitable crops that could be grown on the black soils in the TBP...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Development of Tubewell Irrigation in Bangladesh: An Analysis of Alternatives

Published: 
February 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
Facilities for irrigation would permit substantial increases of agricultural production in Bangladesh. Only with irrigation as a boro crop in the six-month dry season possible. With its continual sunshine and the absence of recurring floods and storms that damage crops in other seasons, this period...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Comparative Study of Well Irrigation in Aligarh District, India

Published: 
May 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
The use of new technology in Indian agriculture has resulted in increased use of fertilizer and water. The major objectives of this study are: 1) estimate returns to water use at difference levels of application and under varying farm operating conditions; 2) to analyze differences in cropping...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Report to the Government of India on Design Criteria Construction Guide, and Material Standards for Irrigation Pipelines

Published: 
May 1, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
this report documents the findings and recommendations of the author who was engaged as a consultant to USAID and the government of India for a four-month period to determine what is being done in the sphere of irrigation pipelines and to appraise and make recommendations for improvement. The...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Helmand-Arghandab Regional Development Project and Improvement of Existing Irrigation Systems Project: Quarterly Progress Report

Published: 
April 1, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document describes the quarterly progress of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's irrigation project in the Kandahar region in 1970. It highlights specific progress updates on several canals related to the project.Read more
Regional focus: 
AfghanistanSouth East Asia

Tubewell Irrigation in the Punjab

Published: 
January 1, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
the purpose of this paper is to estimate the time required to irrigate an acre of land with varying tube well installations in India. This is done by estimating the brake horsepower required by various tube well installation under varying conditions of soil seepage, varying size of pipes and...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Helmand-Arghandab Regional Development Project and Improvement of Existing Irrigation Systems Project: October Monthly Progress Report

Published: 
November 1, 1969
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document outlines the October progress report for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's irrigation project in Kandahar in 1969. It provides information on the drainage of ground water and activities related to the implementation of an irrigation system.Read more
Regional focus: 
AfghanistanSouth East Asia

Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Proposal

Published: 
October 1, 1969
U.S. Agency for International Development
A proposal for the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center. The ultimate goal of the project was to increase production and consumption of food from the sea in southeast Asian countries by constructing larger vessels and improving equipment and techniques for fishermen.Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Report of Fishcultural Investigations in East Pakistan

Published: 
August 15, 1969
U.S. Agency for International Development
Pakistan experiences large discrepancy of receiving the necessary amount of protein in citizens diets. For this reason increasing fish production is a means of meeting this necessary supply of protein which is examined in depth in this report.Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Fishculture Project Report for East Pakistan, Final Report

Published: 
February 1, 1969
U.S. Agency for International Development
The present Fisheries Research Station in Chandpur, 40 miles south of Dacca on the Dakatia River and is located on soils with a high seepage rate and no permanent source of water. Experimental ponds are without water during the dry period. Therefore, a new pondcultural research station is needed...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

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