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
Introduction to Irrigation Management Policy Support Activity (IMPSA)
Published:
June 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
IMPSA is a two year policy formulation project which started in June 1990 and ends in June 1992. It is a project initiated by the Ministry of Lands, Irrigation & Mahaweli Development in association with the Ministry of Agricultural Development & Research. It is an activity to formulate...Read more
Regional focus:
Sri LankaSouth East AsiaSustainable and Productive Resource Management: Macro Policies for Land and Water Resources
Published:
January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is the seventh in a series of ten Policy Papers being prepared under the IMPSA Program. All of the previous papers address issues directly related to improving the performance of irrigated agriculture, with special reference to institutional issues. This paper and the eighth one on...Read more
Regional focus:
Sri LankaSouth East AsiaPromoting Profitable Irrigated Agriculture: Trade and Fiscal Policies
Published:
January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to propose a set of guiding principles and feasible strategies on trade and fiscal policies affecting irrigated agriculture in Sri Lanka, which would contribute to achieving high profitability in these systems in the future. The paper also sets out broad guidelines for...Read more
Regional focus:
Sri LankaSouth East AsiaMacro-Irrigation Investment Policy
Published:
January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is the ninth in the series of ten policy papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is based primarily on three staff working papers on the issues related to the topic and two studies conducted on future irrigation investment trends, needs and options, one conducted by IIMI and...Read more
Regional focus:
Sri LankaSouth East AsiaAchieving High Productivity and Prosperity of Irrigated Agriculture through Participatory Management
Published:
January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is the result of a two-year process of policy analysis, discussion, and paper writing under the Irrigation Management Policy Support Activity (IMPSA). The proposed participatory management policy is based firmly on previous experience, and existing policy. Policy Paper No. 10 embodies...Read more
Regional focus:
Sri LankaSouth East AsiaIrrigated Agriculture and Irrigation Management in Sri Lanka: Vision for the Next Decade and Beyond
Published:
January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to propose an overall vision, a set of broad guidelines, principles, and objectives, for the future direction of irrigated agriculture policy in Sri Lanka, with an emphasis on irrigation management. The main focus of the vision is on irrigation management, especially...Read more
Regional focus:
Sri LankaSouth East AsiaInstitutional Framework for Management of Irrigation Systems and Building Farmers' Organizations
Published:
January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is the second of the ten Policy Papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is a synthesis of eight staff working papers on the issues related to this topic. The paper describes the institutional arrangements for irrigation management at the policy and field levels and in all...Read more
Regional focus:
Sri LankaSouth East AsiaAchieving High Performance: Strategies for Operation and Maintenance and Rehabilitation and Modernization of Irrigation Systems
Published:
January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is the third of the ten policy papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is a synthesis of two Staff Working Papers on the issues related to this topic, i.e., strategies for operation and maintenance (O&M) and rehabilitation and modernization (R&M). The purpose of this...Read more
Regional focus:
Sri LankaSouth East AsiaModernizing the Irrigated Agriculture Sector: Transformations at the Macro-Institutional Level
Published:
January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is the fourth in the series of ten Policy Papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is based primarily on five Staff Working Papers on the issues related to the topic. Many factors affect the productivity and profitability of irrigated agriculture, but it is generally agreed...Read more
Regional focus:
Sri LankaSouth East AsiaAchieving High Productivity in Irrigated Agriculture: A Program of Research and Development (R&D) for Technology Generation and Diffusion
Published:
January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is the fifth in the series of ten Policy Papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is based primarily on two Staff Working Papers on the issues related to the topic. The overall goal of irrigated agricultural research must be the production of research results that can...Read more
Regional focus:
Sri LankaSouth East AsiaDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.