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

Farmer - Officer Coordination to Achieve Flexible Irrigation Scheduling: A Case Study from System H, Sri Lanka

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The institutional and irrigation infrastructure of System H of the Mahaweli Multipurpose Development Project provides adequate opportunities for achieving a high standard of water management. A coordinated approach for achieving close cooperation between agency officials and farmers at the field...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Irrigation Management Research in Sri Lanka: a Review of Selected Literature

Published: 
June 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
In support of A.I.D.'s Irrigation Systems Management Project in Sri Lanka, a select literature review of key irrigation issues was conducted. The review focused on literature since 1978 (the year of Chambers' influential study of water management in Sri Lanka) and describes progress made...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Irrigation Management for Diversified Cropping

Published: 
January 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
Improvements in rice growing technologies during the last two decades have resulted in a number of countries, especially in the humid tropical regions of Asia, nearing self sufficiency in rice production. Consequently, policies are shifting in these countries toward minimizing the under-utilization...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Women's Roles in Irrigated Agricultural Production Systems During the 1985 Yale Season: Parakrama Samudra Scheme and Giritale Scheme, Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka

Published: 
May 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
The study on women's roles in irrigated agricultural systems was conducted as part of the Diagnostic Analysis (DA) Project. The OA Project is an interdisciplinary research effort funded by the USAID/Colombo Mission with support from the Water Management Synthesis II Project (WMSIIP). The...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Study of Recurrent Cost Problems in Irrigation Systems, Sri Lanka: Final Report

Published: 
February 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
There are no Government sponsored credit schemes for the irrigated food production sector. There is a floor price scheme of the Government where Rs. 62.50 is paid for a bushel of paddy. But substantial quantities of paddy are sold by farmers to private traders in the open market. There are also...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Improving Irrigation Management Through Farmer Organization: Responses to a Program in Sri Lanka

Published: 
January 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
More than most countries, Sri Lanka depends on the irrigated production of paddy to feed its population. About two-thirds of the area devoted to paddy is irrigated, and irrigated areas produce 80% of the total rice crop. There are currently several experiments in Sri Lanka aimed at promoting farmer...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Formal and Informal Water Management Systems: Cultivation Meetings and Water Deliveries in Two Sri Lankan Irrigation Schemes

Published: 
December 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper details an extensive study of the way in which water is allocated and managed in the Gal Oya and Kaudulla Tank Irrigation Schemes. In this paper they compare and contrast their experiences during the dry season and by focusing on the cultivation meetings.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Sri Lanka

Published: 
September 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Rather than explicitly considering irrigation development options, this paper identifies the problems facing Sri Lanka's irrigation sector and offers recommendations for their resolution. First, the Government of Sri Lanka has not given sufficient attention to the role of irrigation in future...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Appraisal of Technical Aspects of the Rambukkoya Irrigation Scheme - Sri Lanka

Published: 
November 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has conducted extensive field, laboratory and office investigations of an irrigation project, approved the project after preparing a feasibility study, and is now in the process of final design and economic analysis. These will be completed by the end of the year...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Fair and Unfair: a Study Into the Bethma System in Two Sri Lankan Village Irrigation Systems

U.S. Agency for International Development
This report tries to answer two basic clusters of questions. The first is related to the way in which bethma is practiced. What are the rules that govern it, how do farmers make use of them and what is the role of the government, are questions that will be asked. A literature survey forms part of...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

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