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

Social, Economic and Institutional Impacts of Aquacultural Research on Tilapia: the PD/A CRSP [pond dynamics/aquaculture collaborative research support program] in Rwanda, Honduras, the Philippines, and Thailand

Published: 
February 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
The report provides a comparative perspective on the social and economic dimensions that interact with biological variables in the conduct of fish culture in the various locales. The report also summarizes major dimensions of variability in the financial incentives presented to producers across the...Read more

Groundwater Markets in Pakistan: Participation and Productivity

Published: 
January 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study is part of a multifaceted study of agricultural production and rural poverty in Pakistan. Water markets provide one of the most promising institutional mechanisms for increasing access to irrigation from groundwater, particularly for tenants and small farmers in South Asia. This...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management 1996 Operational Plan

Published: 
January 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is ICLARM's second annual Operational Plan. The series began as an effort to provide partners, donors and decision makers and other interested stakeholders with a summary of the Center's planned activities for the coming year, together with an outline of the progress made in...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Annual Report 1995: International Irrigation Management Institute

Published: 
January 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
In 1995, the International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI) substantially changed direction and management. Increasing the productivity of irrigated agriculture remains the focus of IIMI's work, but this objective is now approached in the context of water basins and the analysis of water...Read more

Biochemical Laboratory Manual for Species Characterization of Some Tilapiine Fishes

Published: 
January 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
The entry into force of the International Convention on Biological Diversity, in December 1993, has put the assessment of natural resources and the formulation and enactment of policies for their management and sustainable use higher on national and international agendas than ever before in the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Handbook for Rapid Appraisal of Fisheries Management Systems

Published: 
January 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
Rapid appraisal of fisheries management systems (RAFMS) is a semi structured research tool designed to quickly document and evaluate existing local-level fisheries management systems in a given coastal community. The results of RAFMS will provide direction for undertaking more formal research or...Read more

1995 Annual External Evaluation Panel Review Report for the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program

Published: 
January 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
This annual report is intended to provide insights and suggestions for strengthening and enhancing the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture (PD/A) Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) from an overall program perspective. The annual External Evaluation Panel (EEP) review also offers an objective...Read more

Cooperative Marine Technology Program for the Middle East (Phase IV): Third Annual Report

Published: 
December 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
During the reported period, the efforts of the Israeli investigators were directed toward carrying out multidisciplinary surveys of the Israeli continental shelf; tracking data from the surveys conducted during the previous period; and at optimization of design and further surveys. With the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Institutional Framework for Irrigation: Proceedings of a Workshop, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1-5 November 1993

Published: 
November 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
Document outlines a key event in a sequence of workshops and seminars in Langkawi, Malaysia, of senior officials, from many departments concerned with irrigated agriculture and its consequences. A common theme at the meetings was the question of institutions. Leaders of the irrigated agriculture...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Audit of International Irrigation Management Institute's Indirect Costs

Published: 
October 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The audit covered the period from January 1, 1989 through December 31, 1984. During this period, IIMI reported that it received a total of $316,856 for indirect costs from USAID. The audit objective was to determine whether the indirect costs claimed by IIMI are in accordance with the terms of the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

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