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

Participatory Rural Appraisal for Irrigation Management Research

Publication date:
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The presenl paper focuses on one appralsal methodology: Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), and on its use for Irrigation Management Research (IMR). As will be discussed in the following sections, to link these two topics requires two initial c1arif?cations. The first clarification relates to lhe...Read more

Practices for Year-round Irrigation in Mahaweli System B

Publication date:
December 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
System 'B' farmers have a relatively dry period of ten months from Jan. to Oct. where non-rice crops can be successfully grown. Thus, they have an opportunity to get the highest price available in the market by scheduling planting to suit market windows. Further, they can undertake to...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sri Lanka
South East Asia

New guidelines for the National Fishery Policy: Part II -- Promotion of the Private Sector and Development of a National Fishing Fleet

Publication date:
November 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
The factor that most affects the fishery private sector in Guinea-Bissau is the continual intervention of the Government in the commercial activities of the sector. The problem is complicated by either the delay caused in the execution of the privatization plans by the Government or by, through new...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Guinea-Bissau
Sub-Saharan Africa

Institutions, Incentives, and Irrigation in Nepal

Publication date:
October 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
Since 1950, government-managed irrigation development has been a cornerstone of public policy in Nepal. Numerous case studies, however, have shown that government-managed systems, despite their tremendous advantages in material and engineering resources, are outperformed by the farmer-led,...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Nepal
South East Asia

New Guidelines for the National Fishery Policy: Part I -- Assessment and Recomendations for the Foreign Fishery Policy of Guinea-Bissau

Publication date:
October 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
The proposals presented in these New Guidelines for the National Fishery Policy for Guinea-Bissau are the result of a study commissioned by the Trade andInvestment Promotion Support, funded by USAID-Bissau. The preliminary document was discussed and enriched with contributions and suggestions from...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Guinea-Bissau
Sub-Saharan Africa

SEAFDEC [Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center] Aquaculture Department [AQD] 1992-1993 report: R & D for Sustainable Aquaculture

Publication date:
October 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center(SEAFDEC/AQD) was established in 1973 to: 1) Promote and undertake aquaculture research relevant and appropriate for Southeast Asia; 2)Develop human resources for aquaculture development in the region; and 3)Disseminate...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South East Asia

Irrigation Management Transfer: Selected Papers from the International Conference on Irrigation Management Transfer

Publication date:
September 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
Transfer of irrigation management responsibilities from governments to farmer organizations has become national policy in many countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In September, 1994, an international conference on the subject, the first of its kind, was convened in Wuhan, China. This...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
China
East Asia and Pacific

Irrigation Development Project (IDP)

Publication date:
June 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
Summarizes final evaluation (PD-ABH-884) of a project to support the construction and operation of approximately 5,258 hectares of irrigation systems in Honduras. Evaluation covers the period 1986-10/93. USAID/H's comments on the evaluation are as follows. Given that a baseline survey was...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Honduras
Latin America and the Caribbean

Mid-term Evaluation Report: Southern Zone Water Management Project (SZWMP) -- Senegal

Publication date:
May 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Southern Zone Water Management Project (SZWMP) was authorized by USAID/Dakar on August 19, 1988. The purpose of the eight-year $18 million Project is to improve farmer utilization of water and recovery of fertile valley lands for agricultural purposes in the southern regions of Kolda and...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa

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