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

Accelerated Agricultural Project: Training Program Review, National Irrigation Administration, the Philippines

U.S. Agency for International Development
The overall intention of the team is to provide specific, useful, and readily implementable suggestions. Recommendations are intended to provide ways to move a function now in place, with a history and momentum, toward increased excellence. This should be done without major disruption and without...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Philippines
East Asia and Pacific

Barriers to Expanding Irrigated Agriculture in Sub-Sahara Africa Imposed By Pumping Costs

U.S. Agency for International Development
The costs associated with irrigation pumping, in particular the cost of energy, are assessed in relation to their potential impact on irrigation expansion plans, agricultural economics, and the energy sector. In the Sahel, where the percentage of irrigated agricultural land requiring pumping will...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa

Quality of Artemia Cultured in Thailand Salt Ponds

U.S. Agency for International Development
The project in this report analyzed the effect of environmental factors on salt farms, analyzed the nutritional quality and pesticide residues of Artemia reared in salt farms; and conducted experiments on the suitability of Artemia as live food for larval stages of cultured sea bass and shrimp.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Thailand
East Asia and Pacific

CropWatch

Publication date:
July 3, 2014
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
Several DWFI faculty fellows contribute to CropWatch, a resource for UNL extension information on crop production and pest management.Read more

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