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

Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: General Asian Overview

Published: 
May 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Four papers on A.I.D.'s irrigation investment options and strategies for Asia are presented. The first two papers review, respectively, reports prepared by interdisciplinary study teams for Bangladesh, Northwest India, Pakistan, and Northeast Thailand and reports prepared by an Asia Bureau...Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

Small-Scale Fisheries of San Miguel Bay, Philippines: Social Aspects of Production and Marketing

Published: 
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
To examine the possibility of incorporating fishing communities into the Bicol River Basin Development Program, five studies were conducted in the San Miguel Bay area. Data were gathered from interviews with 641 fishing households and were supplemented by observing participants over a 2-year...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Small-Scale Fisheries of San Miguel Bay, Philippines: Economics of Production and Marketing

Published: 
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The economic aspects of small-scale fisheries production and marketing operations in San Miguel Bay, Philippines, and the distribution of total catch and revenues among major gear types are addressed in this report, consisting of 9 separate papers, each viewing the topic from a different angle. The...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Thailand

Published: 
June 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A five-point USAID strategy to improve paddy farming in Northeast Thailand is detailed. The strategy calls for: (1) rehabilitating and/or completing existing small-scale irrigation systems with emphasis on on-farm water distribution; (2) developing new small-scale irrigation systems, i.e.,...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Irrigation Projects Document Review: East Asia

Published: 
February 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings in East Asia.Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

ICLARM - CLSU Integrated Animal - Fish Farming Project: Poultry - Fish and Pig - Fish Trials

Published: 
January 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
The rising costs of high-protein fish feed and inorganic fertilizer have led to increased interest in the utilization of animal manures in aquaculture and in the traditional systems which integrate animal husbandry with aquaculture. This report describes two experiments conducted at the Freshwater...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Grant Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the United States of America for Simple Irrigation

Published: 
December 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
The project grant agreement between Indonesia and the United States for a simple irrigation project. Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Korean Irrigation

Published: 
December 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
The irrigation project evaluated in this report was designed to help South Korea become self-sufficient in rice and barley and to raise farm incomes. Fifty-five irrigation works including pumping systems, drainage, reservoir construction, and land reclamation were completed. All were small (and in...Read more
Regional focus: 
Korea, Dem. Rep.East Asia and Pacific

Jratunseluna Basin Updated Development Plan: Appendix B, Agriculture and Irrigation

Published: 
May 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Directorate General of Water Resources Development (DGWRD) of the Ministry of Public Works, Government of Indonesia (GOI) contracted PRC Engineering Consultants, Inc. (PRC/EI) to provide consulting engineering services for preparing an integrated development plan for the Tuntang/Jragung Rivers...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Report of a Planning Workshop on Irrigation Water Management

Published: 
January 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
Irrigation expansion has become vital to agricultural development in the major rice-growing countries over the last 10-15 years. As part of its efforts to increase irrigation efficiency and eliminate the technical, economic, and socio-institutional problems that impede rice production, the...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

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