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

Draft Generic Scopes of Work for Interim Evaluations of Research/Extension Projects and Major Surface Water Irrigation Projects

Published: 
January 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this report is the increased use of economically and ecologically viable improved food production systems and technologies, capable of providing a food surplus, through an integrated research/extension program capable of evolving and disseminating practices suited to existing small...Read more

ICLARM Report, 1983

Published: 
January 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
1983 ICLARM report. In spite of successes, ICLARM has been made keenly aware of the worldwide recession and its impact on research funding. Donors are faced with increasingly difficult decisions as inflation erodes the impact of static or even decreasing financial resources, and decisions must be...Read more

Caribbean Coral Reef Fishery Resources

Published: 
January 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Recent interest in exploiting untapped, Jamaican coral reef fishery resources has made imperative an ecological understanding of these marine resources and the potential effects on fish populations of the proposed exploitation. This study reports recent (1973-81) findings of a British research...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Opportunities in Marine Science and Technology for Developing Countries

Published: 
January 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Since adopting a 200-mile maritime boundary, many developing nations have gained expanded rights to marine resources. To acquaint decision makers and planners with the key role played by the marine sciences in efficiently managing and exploiting those resources, this report reviews information...Read more

Irrigation Practices Reported By EWUP Farm Record Keepers (Abyuha and Abu Raya Sites, 1979-1980 and 1980-1981)

Published: 
December 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this report is to show the area of land under irrigation on EWUP study case sites in Abyuha (EI-Minya Governorate) and Abu Raya (Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate). The data are divided into periods of 15 days. Working with the assumption of a winter closure period in the Delta running...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Soil and Water Conservation Program for Northeast Thailand: Project Objectives, Designs, and Strategies

Published: 
October 20, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Thailand is one of the world's leading exporters of agricultural produce--fiber and food crops. With the exception of rice, an important part of these export crops are produced in the Northeast and has resulted in widespread deforestation. Much of the cleared land has been planted to cassava...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Ecuador Irrigation Sector Review

Published: 
October 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The current state of irrigated agriculture in Ecuador is reviewed, and recommendations are made for improving national hydraulic and irrigation planning to maximize social benefits. Setting the context is a discussion of the Government of Ecuador's (GOE) administrative capacity for irrigation...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Sri Lanka

Published: 
September 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Rather than explicitly considering irrigation development options, this paper identifies the problems facing Sri Lanka's irrigation sector and offers recommendations for their resolution. First, the Government of Sri Lanka has not given sufficient attention to the role of irrigation in future...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Development of Fishing and Fisheries in Djibouti; Mid-Project Report

Published: 
August 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Reports on contractor progress 1/79-8/82 in a project to improve fish production, storage, and marketing in Djibouti. First year progress was so encouraging that an 18-month project extension and expansion was authorized in 9/81 and boat-building/repair and oyster culture activities were added...Read more
Regional focus: 
DjiboutiMiddle East and North Africa

Indonesian Fisheries: A Status Report

Published: 
August 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The following material describes a range of technologies for the pumping of water for irrigation. The technologies have been classified into three general categories: human powered, animal powered, and other energy source driven pumps, such as solar or wind. This material is by no means intended to...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

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