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

Irrigation Systems Management Project USAID Contract 383-0080-C-00-7035-00: End of Tour Report

Published: 
December 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This assignment entailed assisting the ID in drawing up proposals and estimates for structural improvements, design of cost effective techniques and hydraulic structures, assisting the ID in quality control and supervision of construction, development of the methodology for assessment and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Final Report Period Covering January 1987 to December 1990: Design and Evaluation of Low Cost Flow Sensor for Irrigation Water Management in Sri Lanka

Published: 
December 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
A collaborative research project was undertaken with the main objective of Designing and Evaluation of a Low Cost Electronic Flow Sensor for Irrigation Management in Sri Lanka. Other secondary objectives of the project were to establish a collaborative link with Virginia Polytechnic & State...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Thailand: Cycle II of The Global Experiment

Published: 
December 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Nile tilapia (Oreochromisniloticus)are commonly grown in ponds fertilized to increase primary and secondary production. The fertilization fishponds has been widely studied, often with conflicting results. Temperate ponds, with low stocking densities, seem to require only phosphorus additions(Yamada...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Final Evaluation of the Oman Fisheries Development Project (Project No. 272-0101.1)

Published: 
December 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Final evaluation of a 1983-1989 project to develop Oman's fishery sector by strengthening the technical capabilities of the Directorate General of Fisheries (DGF). The project's impact on DGF institution building and the development of Oman's fishery sector has been minimal. Major...Read more

AID grant no. 598-0616-G-00-0047-00 to the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey -- Campus Guaymas for training and technical assistance to promote the adoption of turtle excluder devices (TEDs) by the Mexican shrimp trawler fleet

Published: 
September 21, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Grant is provided under the regional Intercountry Technology Transfer project to Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Guaymas campus, to promote the wide- scale adoption of turtle excluder devices (TED's) throughout the Mexican shrimp fishing industry. Without the TED...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Report on AID Grant to the South Pacific Commission

Published: 
September 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
A grant proposal and report that was made to the South Pacific Commission to be used for the support of the SPC Tuna and Billfish Assessment Program.Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

Project Grant Agreement Between the Sultanate of Oman and the United States of America for Fisheries Development and Management Project

Published: 
September 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Fisheries Development and Management Project is a follow-on project to the Fisheries Development Project (FDP). Under FDP, programs were established in statistics, extension, marketing and research. Evaluation of FDP's impact on the organizational capability of the Ministry's...Read more

Annual Report: Production of B-Carotene and Other Carotenoids By the Alga Dunaliella and Their Use as a Source of Vitamin a and Pigments in Aquatic Organisms -- August 29, 1989-August 28, 1990

Published: 
August 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
In the present first year study we grew D. bardawilin outdoor miniponds, harvested the algae by centrifugation and lyophilized the paste to a dry Beta-carotene-rich powder. In parallel, attempts were made to extract the Beta-carotene from the algae and partially purify the 9-cis stereoisomer. The...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Title XII Collaborative Research Support Program: Eighth Annual Administrative Report [Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture] (1 September 1989 to 31 August 1990)

Published: 
August 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The major accomplishments of this reporting period include the development of cost-effective fertilization strategies, the creation of models on pond dynamics, the validation of models and expert systems, and continued efforts toward the dissemination of results and information.Read more

Tank Irrigation in South India: What Next?

Published: 
July 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Tanks are a common feature of the south Indian cultural landscape, irrigating about one third of the total rice area in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. The concentration of tanks is high in these states because of topographical features such as undulating terrain, hard...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

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