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What are the water productivity instruments? 3 Concept of water productivity and its implication 5Water productivity concept 5How Water Productivity evolved through the project: 9 the organization of the guidelines Policy guidelines for improving water productivity 13 in Burkina Faso, Morocco and Uganda Water use e ciency to meet Strategic Development Goals, 13 strategic objectives and the global water policy objectives Understanding the country focus: 16 key features and national policies a ecting water productivity Burkina Faso Morocco Uganda Key achievements in water productivity for designing policy instruments 28 Burkina Faso: staple crop vs. cash crops Morocco: coping with water scarcity