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
Evaluation of Existing Irrigation Water Pricing Policy in Pakistan
Published:
November 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
Irrigation water pricing policy in Pakistan has not only failed as an institutional mechanism for allocating water, but is also putting the Pakistani Government under heavy financial strain. Existing water charges must be significantly increased, this study argues, to bridge the increasing revenue-...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaOn-Farm Water Management Project in Pakistan
Published:
June 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Watercourse improvements conducted under A.I.D.'s On-Farm Water Management Project in Pakistan have enabled farmers to increase their crop yields and incomes. This report analyzes the setting, history, and impact of the project. While water user associations were not effectively established,...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaMatching Cropping Systems to Water Supply Using an Integrative Model
Published:
April 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Matching cropping systems to available water supply is a major element in the complex process of choosing a suitable cropping system. This manual, using examples from studies conducted in Pakistan, describes an integrative mathematical model to assist in this process. The first step in evaluating...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaConstraints on Small Farmers in the Precision Land Leveling Program in the Pakistani Punjab
Published:
December 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A Precision Land Leveling Program (PLLP) undertaken as part of the On-Farm Water Management (OFWM) Project in Pakistan has failed to reach the small farmer. This report summarizes results of a farmer survey conducted to determine the causes of this failure and offers suggestions to improve the...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaFarm Water Management in Upland Areas of Baluchistan
Published:
January 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
WATER LOSSES DURING DELIVERY FROM SOURCE TO THE FIELD AVERAGED 24%, WHICH IS ABOUT HALF AS MUCH LOSS AS IN THE PUNJAB. THIS RESULTS FROM WATERCOURSES BEING SHORTER AND OPERATING WATER SURFACE LEVELS THAT ARE COMMONLY LOWER THAN THE SURFACE OF ADJACENT LANDS. HIGHER COST OF WATER RESULTS IN FARMERS...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaInstitutional Framework for Improved on - Farm Water Management in Pakistan
Published:
January 1, 1976U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Sufficient data has been collected and analyzed to define some of the major irrigation water management problems in Pakistan, as well as the technologies that could be employed to correct many of these problems. Thus, there is a strong basis for undertaking a program of improved on-farm water...Read more
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