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
Reproduction and Culture of Milkfish: Proceedings for a Workshop Held At Tungkang Marine Laboratory, Taiwan, April 22-24, 1985
Published:
April 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The proceedings include the papers presented at the workshop on the "Reproduction and Culture of Milkfish". Milkfish has been cultured in Asia for centuries and is still one of the most important sources of animal protein. Despite years of research, the control of the reproductive...Read more
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South East AsiaWomen's Roles in Irrigated Agriculture: 1984 Diagnostic Analysis Workshop, Dahod Tank Irrigation Project, Madhya Pradesh, India
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June 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
Both the government of India and international donors have become increasingly aware of the importance of women's roles in agricultural production. Anumber of studies in South Asia have shown these roles are changing with agricultural development...Read more
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India, South East AsiaReport of the FAO/UNCTC/CECAF Regional Training Workshop on Joint Ventures and Other Commercial Arrangements in Fisheries
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November 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Proceedings of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Regional Training Workshop on Joint Ventures .Read more
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Morocco, Middle East and North AfricaInternational Cooperation in Marine Technology, Science, and Fisheries: the Future U.S. Role in Development -- Proceedings of a Workshop
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January 22, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
To help both developed and developing countries explore the vast economic and scientific potential of the world's oceans, A.I.D. sponsored an international workshop in 1981 on the need for international cooperation in the fields of marine technology, science, and fisheries, with emphasis on...Read more
Small Boat Design
Published:
January 1, 1975U.S. Agency for International Development
The proceedings of the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management Conference on Small Boat Design, October 1975.Read more
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East Asia and PacificChanges in Pond Bottom Soils During the First Ten Years of Use
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January 1, 1974U.S. Agency for International Development
A STUDY TO DETERMINE CHANGES IN POND BOTTOM SOIL COMPOSITION HAS BEEN IN PROGRESS AT THE MARION, ALABAMA NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS. THIS REPORT GIVES THE FINDINGS OF ANALYSES FOR CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS, POTASSIUM, PH, NITROGEN, AND ORGANIC CARBON. SAMPLES WERE TAKEN PERIODICALLY...Read more
Observations on the Biology of Macrobrachium Americanum Bate from a Pond Environment in Panama
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January 1, 1974U.S. Agency for International Development
OBSERVATIONS ON THE BIOLOGY OF MACROBRACHIUM AMERICANUM FROM A 0.61-HECTARE POND ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE OF CENTRAL PANAMA WERE MADE FROM 1970 TO 1973. SPECIMENS WERE TRANSPORTED TO AUBURN UNIVERSITY IN 1970, AND THEIR GROWTH RATE AND COLD TOLERANCE WERE OBSERVED IN PONDS. FECUNDITY AND EARLY LIFE OF...Read more
Fish Production in a Central Alabama Stock Water Pond
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January 1, 1974U.S. Agency for International Development
THE USE OF SUITABLY CONSTRUCTED AND LOCATED STOCK WATER PONDS FOR FOOD FISH CULTURE IS RECOMMENDED, BASED UPON INVESTIGATION INTO THE POSSIBILITIES OF THESE SMALL BODIES OF WATER TO REAR A CHANNEL CATFISH-LARGEMOUTH BASS COMBINATION. STOCKED WITH 2,000 CATFISH AND 100 BASS PER ACRE WITH...Read more
Generalizations on the Fisheries Potential of Coral Reefs and Adjacent Shallow-Water Environments
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January 1, 1974U.S. Agency for International Development
SOME TENTATIVE IMPRESSIONS ARE DERIVED FROM AVAILABLE, SCATTERED LITERATURE CONCERNING THE FISHERIES POTENTIAL OF CORAL REEFS AND ADJACENT SHALLOW ENVIRONMENTS. THE STANDING CROP OF FISH POPULATIONS ON REEFS IS VERY HIGH, SOMETIMES AS MUCH AS FIVE TO FIFTEEN TIMES HIGHER THAN CROPS ON...Read more
Environment-Related Off-Flavors in Intensively Cultured Fish
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October 1, 1973U.S. Agency for International Development
The paper describes the study made at Auburn University of the causes of off-flavor in catfish. Methods of controlling the organisms responsible for imparting off-flavor were investigated. The paper concludes with a number of practical suggestions for controlling off-flavor in pond-raised catfish.Read more
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