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

Small Scale Irrigation Management: Amendment No. 1

Published: 
March 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The goal of SSIMP is to expand agricultural production by diversifying production, increasing cropping intensity and improving water reliability. The project purpose was originally stated as: to design and apply irrigation technologies and management systems in support of diversified cropping...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Policy Alternatives for Pump Irrigation in Indonesia

Published: 
May 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
With more than 5 million ha of land now irrigated, the rapid expansion of gravity irrigation in Indonesia is over. But the government still faces the problem of extending irrigated agriculture to the poorer and drier areas of eastern Indonesia. This study assesses past and present experience with...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Final Report: AWO Irrigation Project Environmental Assessment

Published: 
January 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The major objective of this environmental assessment is to inquire whether there are any probable major negative impacts of this irrigation project on the environment. Conversely, this report also assesses possible negative impacts of the environment on the function and efficiency of the project...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Final Report: Salomekko Irrigation Project Environmental Assessment

Published: 
December 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The major objective of this environmental assessment is to inquire whether there are any probable major negative impacts of this irrigation project on the environment. This report also assesses possible negative impacts of the environment on the function and efficiency of the project. Once harmful...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Final Report: Batujai Kiri Irrigation Project Environmental Assessment

Published: 
December 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The major objective of this environmental assessment is to inquire whether there are any probable major negative impacts of this irrigation project on the environment. This report also assesses possible negative impacts of the environment on the function and efficiency of the project. Once harmful...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Nitrogen Input, Primary Productivity and Fish Yield in Fertilized Freshwater Ponds in Indonesia

Published: 
July 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Twelve 0.2 ha ponds in West Java were fertilized weekly with four levels of chicken manure during a 149 day grow out experiment for Nile tilapia production. Laboratory leaching experiments for measuring dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) release from chicken manure showed that nitrogen was released...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Reservoir Fisheries and Aquaculture Development for Resettlement in Indonesia

Published: 
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical report describes a success story in reservoir aquaculture and fisheries research and development in the Saguling and Cirata Reservoirs in West Java, Indonesia. The project was undertaken on behalf of farmers and fishermen displaced by the reservoir development and involved fruitful...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Hatchery Techniques for Egg and Fry Production of Clarias Batrachus (Linnaeus)

Published: 
December 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Egg hatching, and fry growth and survival of the walking catfish, Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus),were investigated under hatchery conditions in West Java, Indonesia. Spawning was environmentally induced in a specialized breeding pond. Gravid females utilized nests containing kakaban, a fibrous...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Growing Fish in Cages

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The techniques described here were developed in the Saguling and Cirata Reservoirs in Bandung, Indonesia. They can easily be adapted to other locations.Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Small-Scale Hatchery for Common Carp

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The techniques described in this book were developed for culture of common carp in the Saguling and Cirata Reservoir Regions in West Java, Indonesia. They can easily be adapted to other locations.Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

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