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
Report of Fishcultural Investigations in India
Published:
January 1, 1969U.S. Agency for International Development
This report provides an overview of fisheries in India in 1968, in terms of food needs for an increasing population.Read more
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India, South East AsiaMethods of Analysis for Waters, Organic Matter, and Pond Bottom Soils Used in Fisheries Research
Published:
January 1, 1969U.S. Agency for International Development
This report provides guidance on water quality testing with respect to fisheries and increasing fish production and the methods to doing so.Read more
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United States, North AmericaInternational Center for Fisheries: Research & Training
Published:
January 1, 1969U.S. Agency for International Development
Under contract with USAID, the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station operated a world wide international fisheries project entitled "Increasing Fish Production by Improve Fishcultures." The project was designed to assist developing countries in increasing their capabilities to...Read more
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United States, North AmericaPond fisheries and International Limnological Symposium, Israel, August 6-28, 1968
Published:
January 1, 1968U.S. Agency for International Development
This report documents Auburn University's trip to Israel to tour the fishing industry in several selected spots of Israel...Read more
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Israel, Middle East and North AfricaEstimation of Standing Crops and Rates of Feeding Fish in Ponds
Published:
January 1, 1968U.S. Agency for International Development
This study estimates how standing crops can be used in feeding fish and performs a technical analysis of how to increase fish production efficiently.Read more
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United States, North AmericaReport: Fish Production, Processing and Marketing
Published:
May 1, 1967U.S. Agency for International Development
In the drought polygon of Northern Brazil, even in non drought years, the shortage of rainfall from June to December causes frequent crop failures and in general tends to cause a shortage of feed for cattle, hogs, poultry and other animals. As a result of the dam and reservoir building program of...Read more
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Brazil, Latin America and the CaribbeanFish Kills Caused By Phytoplankton Blooms and Their Prevention
Published:
May 25, 1966U.S. Agency for International Development
Different types of plankton blooms form dense concentrations or scums on surface water have been the primary cause of fish kills in ponds. This document provides a summary of this type of problem in Alabama.Read more
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United States, North AmericaBiological Means of Increasing Productivity in Ponds
Published:
January 1, 1966U.S. Agency for International Development
This study details an analysis of different species of fish to determine which types are most efficient for production and how that conclusion varies depending on different geographical and ecological conditions.Read more
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East Asia and PacificSprinkler Irrigation
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February 1, 1965U.S. Agency for International Development
Sprinkling, as a method of irrigation, has been used for many years and in many parts of the world for the irrigation of nurseries, vegetables and special crops - crops which bring high return per unit of area. Last of the early systems were permanently installed spray lines. 3ince the...Read more
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Libya, Middle East and North AfricaAquaculture
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is a chapter of the IFS work, which includes chapters of all the scientific areas of the IFS granting program. This chapter on Aquaculture presents in numerical order the names and institutions of grantees who have received grants in this scientific area during the years 1974-1983.Read more
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