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

International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management - Five Year Plan (1988-1992)

Published: 
February 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This overview provides on the 10 year anniversary of the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, with an outline of their approach moving forward.Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Small-Scale Irrigation -- a Foundation for Rural Growth in Zimbabwe: Report of the Zimbabwe Joint Field Workshop

Published: 
February 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Successful small-scale irrigation can provide employment and generate income in rural areas and thus can provide a foundation for rural development and growth. This report investigated a range of small-scale irrigation schemes in Zimbabwe, the results of the workshop with findings and...Read more
Regional focus: 
ZimbabweSub-Saharan Africa

Review of the Turks and Caicos Smithsonian Research Grant (No. 538-0140-6-00-7069-00) Project in Mariculture

Published: 
February 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) requested that the U.S. National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council (NAS/NRC), through the Board on Science and Technology for Research and Development (BOSTID),". ..conduct a peer review of aquacultural, maricultural and marine...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Egypt Irrigation Improvement Project

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report covers the regional irrigation improvement project, with the goals and objectives being to develop methods and procedures to rehabilitate and improve irrigation systems on Egypt's old lands and to develop capabilities of the staff to undertake a national program to rehabilitate and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Propacation of Mahseers in Himalayan Water of Nepal: Interim Report

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Inputs from rivers in Nepal were selected for routine studies. Such an innovative study in nature and captivity will be helpful to develop methodology and technology for the management of mahseer brood stocks, artificial spawning and propagation in natural waters.Read more
Regional focus: 
NepalSouth East Asia

Spawning Induction and Pond Culture of the Spotted scat (Scatophagus argus Linnaeus) in the Philippines: Final Report

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The primary objectives of our PSTC project were to determine the feasibility of culturing scat in brackishwater ponds, and to develop standardized techniques for its propagation. To achieve these objectives, we conducted experiments designed to 1) establish suitable pond growout strategies for scat...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Second International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture, Bangkok, Thailand, 16-20 March, 1987

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Tilapia research encompassing a wide range of disciplines from the biological to the social sciences is represented in these conference proceedings. Whereas the previous international tilapia conference focused on the problems of stunting and overpopulation of ponds, the papers contained herein...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Bivalve Mollusk Culture Research in Thailand

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
From 1980 to 1988, ICLARM assisted Thailand's Department of Fisheries in a project to explore the potential for the culture of bivalve mollusks, an attractive source of protein for human consumption. The complexity of the issues pertinent to bivalve culture required an interdisciplinary...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

A Yield Model for Walking Catfish Production in Aquaculture Systems

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
A yield model for walking catfish was produced using a combination of laboratory data and field data from culture in Thailand. The model was used for simulations to fulfil three objectives: to consolidate knowledge of fish physiology and aquaculture practices, to determine sensitivity of...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

On The Statistical Distribution of The Largest Lengths of Fish

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is a further attempt at finding an estimate forL8, that is independent of the assumed underlyingdeterministic equation governing the growth of fish.Read more

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