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

ICLARM Report, 1985

Published: 
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management is one of about 20 international, non-profit, autonomous research centers which concentrate upon those critical aspects of food production that are not covered adequately by other research organizations, and which are of wide...Read more

Biology and Culture of Tropical Oysters

Published: 
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
Oysters with potential for aquaculture are found throughout the tropics and subtropics, but few species have been cultured and these in only a few tropical countries. This monograph reviews oyster biology, ecology, and culture techniques, both experimental and commercial. Three oyster genera are...Read more

Caribbean Fishermen Farmers: A Social Assessment of Smithsonian King Crab Mariculture

Published: 
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
This is an assessment of the social and cultural factors that potentially will influence the transfer of Caribbean King Crab or Mithrax mariculture as it has been developed in two West Indian project sites. The projects are located in Nonesuch Bay, Antigua, and Buen Hombre, Dominican Republic. The...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Report of the Training Course on Fisheries Management and Development Planning for the CECAF Region

Published: 
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report summarizes the activities of the Training Course on Fisheries Management and Development Planning, held in Szczecin, Poland, from September 1 to 14, 1985.Read more
Regional focus: 
Europe and Central Asia

Fish Culture Expansion Project

Published: 
December 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to promote fish pond culture in Zaire by providing logistical support to PCV extensionists working in 5 of Zaire's 9 regions. PES covers the period 2/81-3/84 and is based on document review, visits to 4 regions, and discussions with PCV's and officials of cooperating...Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

Report: Identification of Potential Freshwater Aquaculture in Kalimantan

Published: 
December 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The main aspects that hinder the development of aquaculture in most provinces are due to lack of seed available and lack of knowledge in feeding practices and fish culture technique.Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Strengthening of South East Asian Aquaculture Institutions: a Progress Report, 1 July - 31 December 1984

Published: 
December 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
This progress report provides an update on a project strengthening of South East Asian aquaculture institutions.Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Improving Policies and Programs for Farmer Organization and Participation in Irrigation Water Management

Published: 
December 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Participatory approaches to irrigation water management have attracted increasing attention internationally, yet policy concerns in this area have not been systematically addressed. This report, based on interdisciplinary analysis of 50 cases of irrigation management worldwide, augmented by...Read more

Triennial Review: Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program

Published: 
December 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The global experiment is the major CRSP research activity. It was designed to remove a major constraint to expanding pond aquaculture worldwide in pursuit of the CRSP goal of increasing the availability of animal protein in less developed countries through pond aquaculture.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Sociocultural Issues in West African Fisheries Development

Published: 
December 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The focus of this paper is on the role of social and cultural variables in the development of the small-scale fishery in coastal West Africa. The small-scale marine fisheries of West Africa provide approximately 70 percent of the total marine production. Practically all of the small-scale fishermen...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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