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

Third Annual Report for The Period January 1, 2000-December 31, 2000: Agrometeorological Approach to Crop Water Use Evaluation for Improved Irrigation Efficiency

Published: 
January 1, 2001
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of the project was to develop a method for crop water use evaluation that would improve irrigation efficiency in the conditions of Kyrgyzstan and to transfer technology test in Israel for implementation in Kyrgyzstan. The project required the purchase of AMS sensors. a comparative...Read more
Regional focus: 
Europe and Central Asia

The Transition in the Contribution of Living Aquatic Resources to Food Security

Published: 
April 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
The world fish supply is becoming increasingly scarce, a transition that cannot be prevented by more intensive fishing but only ameliorated through improved management of fisheries resources, improved aquaculture production, better use of resources, and interventions to improve equity. These tasks...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program: Thirteenth Annual Administrative Report

Published: 
August 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report addresses program accomplishments of the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program during the reporting period of September 1 1994 to August 31 1995.Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

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

Mission Response To the Rig/A Report: Audit of Information Used To Monitor Progress On USAID/Egypt'S Irrigation Management Systems Project (No. 263-0132)

Published: 
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Irrigation Management Systems project (IMS) is very large ($336 million) and very complex (10 different components). It began in 1982 and will end after fourteen years of implementation in 1996. the IMS project has had a comprehensive evaluation and monitoring system since its inception. Based...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Services of Provincial Irrigation Offices to Communal Irrigation Systems in Western Visayas, the Philippines

Published: 
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
With NIA's efforts toward institutional development and turnover of irrigation systems, donor-assisted irrigation projects in the recent past have included the development of Irrigators' Associations and irrigation management transfer as major components in project implementation. This...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Title XII Collaborative Research Support Program: Thirteenth Annual Technical Report -- 1 September 1994 to 31 August 1995

Published: 
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The current period was characterized by the following accomplishments: Initiation of a new one-year Work Plan, completion of research activities scheduled under the Seventh and Interim Work Plans, successful completion of the Egypt project and publication of research results in the Egypt Project...Read more
Regional focus: 
RwandaSub-Saharan Africa

Irrigation Development Project (IDP)

Published: 
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 focus: 
HondurasLatin America and the Caribbean

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

Published: 
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 focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

Irrigation Management Systems Project Sustainability Workshop, April 21-23, 1994, Port Said, Egypt

Published: 
April 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Irrigation and Land Development Office of the USAID Mission in Cairo requested the Irrigation Support Project for Asia and the Near East (ISPAN) to conduct a workshop for the Irrigation Management Systems (IMS) Project, a $340 million umbrella project with nine major components plus a...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

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