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
Managed Fish Production
Published:
April 16, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
PES of a project to determine the feasibility of developing a large-scale managed fish production program as a way of increasing the nutritional status of Panama's rural poor. PES covers the period 6/81-4/85 and is based on an attached economic analysis (XD-AAT-440-A). The project failed to...Read more
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Panama, Latin America and the CaribbeanManagement Evaluation for the Rwanda National Fish Culture Project (Aid Project 696-0112)
Published:
April 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the management of the Rwanda National Fish Culture Project (AID Project No. 696-0112). This evaluation offers several recommendations to improve project management.Read more
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Rwanda, Sub-Saharan AfricaTraining Needs Assessment for the Ministry of Irrigation, Arab Republic of Egypt
Published:
February 20, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
The key findings of this assessment from Egypt are; -Technical training in the Ministry has been largely limited to professional civil engineers, and technicians -Prior to 1982, engineers were trained by their supervisors through an informal on the job training process. - Top management of the...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaFish Culture Expansion Project
Published:
December 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to promote fish pond culture in Zaire by providing logistical support to PCV extensionists working in 5 of Zaire's 9 regions. PES covers the period 2/81-3/84 and is based on document review, visits to 4 regions, and discussions with PCV's and officials of cooperating...Read more
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Sub-Saharan AfricaAquaculture Development
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July 14, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to promote fish farming in Egypt. PES covers the period 8/78-2/85 and summarizes an attached special evaluation (XD-AAR-354-A) which was based on document review, interviews with Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), USAID/C, and contractor personnel, and site visits. The project has...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaEvaluation Report for Fisheries Development Project
Published:
April 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
This is an evaluation report for a fisheries development project. The purpose of this evaluation was to review the project after the first year of implementation and to determine what revisions in the project design, level of funding, nature and amount of technical assistance, and other components...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaFisheries Development Project
Published:
April 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
PES of midterm evaluation of subproject to assist the Government of Oman's (GOM's) Directorate General of Fisheries (DGF) to develop key elements of the fisheries sector. Evaluation covered the period 4/82-4/85. The key components of the fisheries program - statistics, extension,...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaMid-Term Evaluation of the Aquaculture Development Project, Egypt: Aid Project Number 263-0064
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February 8, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The AID Aquaculture Development was funded in 1978 at $27.5 million with the goal of supporting increased fish production through aquaculture.Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaDevelopment of Inland Fishing Industry in Jamaica, 1976-1984: A Summative Evaluation of Two Aid-Financed Development Projects
Published:
November 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates two projects to develop a national inland fishing industry in Jamaica. Special evaluation covers the period 1979-11/84 and is based on document review, site visits, and interviews with project staff, fish farmers, and involved host country personnel. The projects have successfully...Read more
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Jamaica, Latin America and the CaribbeanNiger Irrigation Subsector Assessment
Published:
July 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
The three specific objectives of the workshop were: (1) to examine ways in which concerns about complex relationships between water and human welfare could be integrated in the planning, design, operation and evaluation of irrigation and related water supply and sanitation projects; (2) to identify...Read more
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