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
Role of Sulfate Ions in the Potential to Replace Refined Feeds with Agricultural Residues in Mariculture
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April 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
Overall objectives are to evaluate the role of the sulfate-sulfide transition, and specifically the role of sulfide as a toxin that limits the availability of natural foods in brackish salt water, earthen fish ponds. Utilizing this information, pond management strategies will be evaluated with the...Read more
Feeding Habits of Tilapias and the Limnology [ i.e. Limnology] of Lake Victoria: Final Report, 1989-1991
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April 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
Alterations in Lake Victoria's food chain connection and limnology have resulted following the introduction of Nile perch and Nile tilapia in the 1950s and '60s. This report presents analyses of samples drawn from the Lake and its fisheries between 1988-1990 and of feeding experiments...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaIrrigation Management Systems Project: Review and Planning Workshop, April 1-4, 1993, Port Said, Egypt
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April 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The Irrigation Management Systems (IMS) Project is at a critical transition point. in anticipation of the scheduled completion date of 1995, the ten component activities must increase their level of coordination and cooperation in order to ensure that the units can be successfully assimilated into...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaOman Fisheries Development and Management Project: Quarterly Progress Report Seven -- January 1, 1993-March 31, 1993
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April 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
Initially conceived and implemented as a project with broadly based activities in technical assistance, training, and commodity procurement activities, the Fisheries Development and Management Project (FDMP) was initiated in May 1991. in October 1992 a project evaluation by USAID recommended a...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaHelmand-Arghandab Valley Irrigation System -- a Change Assessment: 1973-1990
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February 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The Helmand-Arghandab Valley irrigation system in southern Afghanistan is one of the country's most important capital resources. Prior to the civil and military conflict that has engulfed Afghanistan for more than 15 years, land irrigated by the system produced a large proportion of the...Read more
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Afghanistan, South East AsiaTitle XII Collaborative Research Support Program: Tenth Annual Administrative Report (1 September 1991 to 31 August 1992)
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February 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program (PD/A CRSP) is an international effort to develop aquacultural technology as a means of confronting food and nutritional problems in developing countries, and to help people learn management skills and earn income. The program is...Read more
Coastal Fisheries and Brackish Water Aquaculture in Sri Lanka
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January 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
This document explores several aspects of Sri Lanka's Coastal Fisheries and Brackishwater Aquaculture. Topics within this publication include: Fishing Population, Fish Production and Resources, Fishing Fleet, Imports, Exports and Supply Situation, Brackishwater Aquaculture, as well as Non-...Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaOperating Guidelines: Egypt Project in Cooperation With The Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Crsp
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January 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The goal of CRSP Research Reports is to publish all research produced by Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP activities, with the exception of research related directly to the Global Experiment. Research Reports is primarily a gray-literature publication, meaning that we publish those papers that might...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaIrrigation Water Cost Recovery in Egypt: Determination of Water Costs
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January 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
This study addresses the problem of identifying incremental operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation (OM&R) expenditures needed to raise the performance of the water delivery system in Egypt to DO adequate level. Emphasis is placed on developing a procedure for allocating the costs of the...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaMultivariate Methods in Aquaculture Research: Case Studies of Tilapias in Experimental and Commercial Systems
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January 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
This contribution presents the rationale for the other chapters in this book, to which it serves as introduction. We discuss sequentially: our emphasis on tilapia (Oreochromis spp., Fam. Cichlidae), modelling of pond aquaculture, exploratory and con firmatory methods for multivariate analysis, the...Read more
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