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

Belize Aquarium Fish and Shellfish Study

Published: 
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this project is to assist the country of Belizein diversifying its exports and to develop its import substitutes in an economically efficient manner. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has requested the execution of a number of feasibility studies designed...Read more
Regional focus: 
BelizeLatin America and the Caribbean

Semiannual Progress Report July 1, 1990 - September 30, 1990: Establishment of a Marine Park and Fisheries Program at Les Arcadians, Haiti

Published: 
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentWorld Wildlife Fund
Document provides a semiannual progress report by World Wildlife Fund regarding the establishment of a marine park and fisheries program in Haiti. Read more
Regional focus: 
HaitiLatin America and the Caribbean

International Shortcourses, Workshops and Conferences on Irrigation Management and Related Topics

Published: 
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document contains a calendar of international short courses, workshops, and conferences on irrigation management and related topics.Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Reservoir Fisheries and Aquaculture Development for Resettlement in Indonesia

Published: 
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical report describes a success story in reservoir aquaculture and fisheries research and development in the Saguling and Cirata Reservoirs in West Java, Indonesia. The project was undertaken on behalf of farmers and fishermen displaced by the reservoir development and involved fruitful...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Irrigation Development in Africa: Lessons of Experience

Published: 
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper describes a significant subset of the African irrigation experience, from traditional flood recession systems to large projects like Gezira (Sudan) and Bura (Kenya). The authors analyze the key technical, socio-economic and institutional factions that have helped fashion success or...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Fisheries Stock Assessment: a Search for New Methods in Fisheries Stock Assessment

Published: 
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Small scale fisheries are an important source of food and employment in many coastal regions of the world, and represent a significant source of protein for domestic consumption in developing countries. Fisheries stock assessment techniques employed by third world countries often do not provide...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Accuracy of Some Length-Based Methods for Fish Population Studies

Published: 
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Length-based methods have lately found widespread use for the estimation of growth in fish populations, especially in tropical areas, because of the various disadvantages presented by "ageing" techniques such as otolith or scale examinations or tagging experiments. recent methods for the...Read more

Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Data Reports -- Volume Six, Number Three, Honduras Project: Cycle III of the CRSP Global Experiment

Published: 
December 21, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP has been studying the dynamics of tilapia production ponds in the tropics subjected to differing nutrient additions since the initiation of field experiments in January 1984. A low level of phosphorus, as triple-superphosphate, was added to ponds during the rainy...Read more
Regional focus: 
HondurasLatin America and the Caribbean

Hatchery Techniques for Egg and Fry Production of Clarias Batrachus (Linnaeus)

Published: 
December 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Egg hatching, and fry growth and survival of the walking catfish, Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus),were investigated under hatchery conditions in West Java, Indonesia. Spawning was environmentally induced in a specialized breeding pond. Gravid females utilized nests containing kakaban, a fibrous...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Project Management Workshop for the Irrigation Management Systems Coordinating Committee

Published: 
September 3, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Coordination, communication, timely implementation, and avoiding duplication are the major challenges facing the irrigation management system coordination committee.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

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