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

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

Publication date:
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/Country focus:
Sri Lanka
South East Asia

Managed Fish Production

Publication date:
April 16, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
PES of a project to determine the feasibility of developing a large-scale managed fish production program as a way of increasing the nutritional status of Panama's rural poor. PES covers the period 6/81-4/85 and is based on an attached economic analysis (XD-AAT-440-A). The project failed to...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Panama
Latin America and the Caribbean

Rapid Appraisal of Nepal Irrigation Systems

Publication date:
April 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
Colorado State University
The objective of the rapid appraisals was to provide USAID and Nepal officials with relevant information on potential project sites.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Nepal
South East Asia

Training Needs Assessment for the Ministry of Irrigation, Arab Republic of Egypt

Publication date:
February 20, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
The key findings of this assessment from Egypt are; -Technical training in the Ministry has been largely limited to professional civil engineers, and technicians -Prior to 1982, engineers were trained by their supervisors through an informal on the job training process. - Top management of the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Crop Water Requirement and Agricultural Drought Assessment Manual

Publication date:
February 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
Manuel on crop water requirement and agricultural drought. Drought and disaster have been fairly common throughout recorded history. In several developing countries, population growth exceeds growth in agricultural production. Attempts to increase production or efforts for survival sometimes result...Read more

Trip Report: USAID Fisheries Cooperative Agreement

Publication date:
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is a summary of a two-week visit to Ecuador made during the period of October 19 to November 1, 1986. The purpose of the visit determined research project material; presented seminars related to fishery losses; and identified possible sources of funding for projects in the field.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Ecuador
Latin America and the Caribbean

Strategies for Irrigation Development in Egypt

Publication date:
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
Cost-effective strategies for developing irrigation in Egypt's Nile River Valley and the Nile Delta, as well as on other lands already developed or targeted for development, are presented. Two major sections analyze, respectively, the current and projected (in the medium and long term) status...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Status and Performance of Irrigation in Thailand

Publication date:
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
The long-term development of irrigation in Thailand and its effect on rice yields are analyzed, using data from the period 1961-69. After providing an overview of the historical development of irrigation in Thailand, the report examines the status and performance of irrigation projects in terms of...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Thailand
East Asia and Pacific

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