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
Groundwater Markets in Pakistan: Participation and Productivity
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January 1, 1996U.S. Agency for International Development
This study is part of a multifaceted study of agricultural production and rural poverty in Pakistan. Water markets provide one of the most promising institutional mechanisms for increasing access to irrigation from groundwater, particularly for tenants and small farmers in South Asia. This...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaFactors Determining Groundwater Use for Irrigation in Pakistan'S Punjab [Province]
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December 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
This report describes the results of research on groundwater use by farmers in a selected area of Pakistan's Punjab Province. The objectives of the research were to: 1) quantify groundwater extraction rates within a canal command area of the province; 2) relate these rates to the "safe...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaIrrigation Systems Management Project, Phase II , Project Number 391-0467: End of Tour Report, November 1989 Through October 1992, Balochistan Ta Team
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October 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The overall program achieved modest success in improving the design capability at division level. Success was achieved in computerizing the PID at Computer Cell and Circle levels. Great success was achieved in overhauling unused construction equipment at the mechanical workshop. Excellent results...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaIrrigation Systems Management-II Project: Plan of Work
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July 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
The Irrigation Systems Management (ISM) project is the first major instance of foreign donors directly supporting the activities of the Provincial Irrigation Departments (PIDs) in the construction, operation and maintenance of irrigation and drainage systems. Each department has extensive field...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaIrrigation Systems Management II: Amendment No. 2
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February 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
The project's original purpose was to rehabilitate the system and establish appropriate funding levels, funding mechanisms, and operations and maintenance procedures and practices to keep the system in its improved state. The project was designed with four components: (1) Rehabilitation Works...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaFunding Requirements for Adequate Irrigation System Operation and Maintenance - Pakistan
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May 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
A consulting team visited Pakistan in 4/84 to review provincial funding levels for irrigation system operation and maintenance (O&M) and to propose new O&M funding targets as dictated by an expanded maintenance program and by changes in Provincial Irrigation Department (PID) staffing and...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaUtilization of Local Councils for Improvement of On-Farm Water Management in Pakistan
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November 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
Reports on feasibility of a proposed subproject of the On-Farm Water Management project to upgrade the institutional and technical capacities of District Councils in Pakistan to administer canal irrigation associations. A historical review of changing government jurisdictions and local...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaIrrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Pakistan
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May 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
Due to poorly maintained public watercourses and inadequate field ditches, water conveyance and application efficiencies are low in Pakistan's Indus Basin, the world's largest continuous irrigation system. This paper reports a study team's findings and recommendations for improving...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaReducing Farm Delivery Losses in Pakistan
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January 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
Irrigation is an essential component of Pakistan's agriculture with more than 13 million ha irrigated. This study reviews the on-farm irrigation water delivery and then details the benefits and costs of a number of alternative improvements for reducing delivery losses. A strategy for future...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaAnnual Technical Report: Improving Irrigation Water Management on Farms, April 1, 1979 to May 31, 1980
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June 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
Inadequate water is the primary constraint on agricultural production in a large portion of the developing countries. The technology for using available water supplies most efficiently is either lacking or not adapted to the available resources, in many of these countries. Recognizing that these...Read more
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