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

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.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
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Status and Potential of Aquaculture in Small Water Bodies (Ponds and Ditches) in Bangladesh

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.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
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Sustainable and Productive Resource Management: Macro Policies for Land and Water Resources

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is the seventh in a series of ten Policy Papers being prepared under the IMPSA Program. All of the previous papers address issues directly related to improving the performance of irrigated agriculture, with special reference to institutional issues. This paper and the eighth one on...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Promoting Profitable Irrigated Agriculture: Trade and Fiscal Policies

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to propose a set of guiding principles and feasible strategies on trade and fiscal policies affecting irrigated agriculture in Sri Lanka, which would contribute to achieving high profitability in these systems in the future. The paper also sets out broad guidelines for...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Macro-Irrigation Investment Policy

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is the ninth in the series of ten policy papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is based primarily on three staff working papers on the issues related to the topic and two studies conducted on future irrigation investment trends, needs and options, one conducted by IIMI and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Achieving High Productivity and Prosperity of Irrigated Agriculture through Participatory Management

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is the result of a two-year process of policy analysis, discussion, and paper writing under the Irrigation Management Policy Support Activity (IMPSA). The proposed participatory management policy is based firmly on previous experience, and existing policy. Policy Paper No. 10 embodies...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Rice-Fish Research and Development in Asia

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.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
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Managing Fertilizers for Fish Yield in Tropical Ponds in Asia

Published: 
December 1, 1991
U.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
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Assessment of Hydraulic Monitoring Equipment Needs of Provincial Irrigation Departments

Published: 
August 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Irrigation Systems Management, (ISM) Project, Phase-II isdesigned to increase agricultural production of Pakistan byimproving the reliability of water delivery and the equity ofwater distribution throughout the four provinces.Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

USAID Assisted Maharashtra Minor Irrigation Project (386-0490): Final Evaluation Report

Published: 
July 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose o f the USAID assisted Maharashtra MinorIrrigation Project was to increase irrigation efficiency and net returns from investments with employment increases in ninety minor irrigation projects in the state of Maharashtra.Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

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