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

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

Ornamental Marine Fish Collection: Impact Survey in Sri Lanka

Published: 
February 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
Interviews with government officials, marine ornamental fish collectors, and aquarium fish exporters were conducted to obtain information on number of fishes and species in exports, distributions of important species, and trends in abundances. Export invoices were obtained from several exporters...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

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

Warabandi in Pakistan's Canal Irrigation Systems: Widening Gap between Theory and Practice

Published: 
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
IIMI's Country Papers comprise a series of papers for each country where IIMI maintains a collaborating field operations activity. These papers record the results of research conducted by IIMI's Country Programs in consultation with their National Consultative Committees. Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Cymatium muricinum and Other Ranellid Gastropods: Major Predators of Cultured Tridacnid Clams

Published: 
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The recent development of technology for the ocean culture of juvenile giant clams (family Tridacnidae) in the South Pacific has brought attention to the predatory activities of a hitherto little studied mesogastropod genus, Cymatium (family Ranelidae). The results of research into relevant aspects...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Performance Determinants of Irrigators Associations in National Irrigation Systems in Bicol, the Philippines: An Analysis

Published: 
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
A major problem perennially faced by an agricultural economy like the Philippines is low agricultural productivity. With the scarcity of agricultural land that can be additionally cultivated, the country's thrust therefore is towards maximizing productivity in this sector to adequately feed...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

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

Annual Report 1994: International Irrigation Management Institute

Published: 
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
This is the 1994 Annual Report of the International Irrigation Management Institute, focusing on information that can assess and improve irrigation performance. Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

A Selected Bibliography on Irrigation Management

Published: 
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The International Irrigation Management Institute has provided a thorough and comprehensive bibliography on irrigation management, pulled from the Irrigation Management Information Network Database.Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

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