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
Designing a Biogas System
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes how to design a biogas system. A biogas system is a means of digesting animal manure anaerobically to produce methane gas which is burned to provide heat or light. The system consists of one or more digester tanks, a gas holder, an arrangement of gas pipes, and one or...Read more
Organization as a Strategic Resource in Irrigation Development: a Conference Report
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This document examines several important recurring problems discussed at the Conference of Asian Irrigation (1982) including: (1) the flow of communication between local water user associations and the agency about project plans and implementation procedures have been inadequate; (2) local groups...Read more
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South East AsiaTheory and Management of Tropical Fisheries
Published:
January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
As yet no satisfactory sophisticated technique exists for assessing the effects of harvesting on multispecies tropical fisheries. Since these fisheries are so intense, however, the workshop reported here represented an attempt to develop a set of practical stock assessment techniques as well as to...Read more
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South East AsiaEvaluation of Fishery and Aquaculture Programs of the Agency for International Development
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. fisheries assistance programs have potential benefits, both immediate and long-term, far outweighing their costs. Thus concludes this report, which reviews A.I.D.'s fisheries and aquaculture assistance program in order to identify promising mechanisms for future projects. Four project...Read more
Plywood Workboats for Small Scale Fisheries
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Because expense and lack of supporting technology and skilled labor often preclude using steel or fiberglass to build the small, inshore fishing vessels used in developing country artisanal fisheries, attention is now being focused on plywood as a basic boatbuilding material. This practical manual...Read more
Guide for the Small-Scale Fishery Administrator: Information from the Harvest Sector
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Fishery management personnel are more likely to be trained as biologists than as economists or sociologists, even though economic and sociocultural data are required for rational fisheries management. This guide is aimed at helping decision makers identify and collect these types of data from the...Read more
Biology and Culture of Tilapias
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
The cultivation of tilapias, an African fish which is a major protein source in many developing countries, is hampered by lack of data on the fish's biology and inadequate cooperation between research biologists and fish culturists. This paper reports the proceedings of a conference held to...Read more
Omani-American Joint Commission for Economic and Technical Cooperation: Fisheries Development Project
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December 21, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
The Fisheries Development Project is a joint undertaking of the Omani-American Joint Commission and Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to address major constraints to the further development of fisheries by providing technical assistance and training to develop the institutional capacity of the...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaUtilization of Local Councils for Improvement of On-Farm Water Management in Pakistan
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November 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
Reports on feasibility of a proposed subproject of the On-Farm Water Management project to upgrade the institutional and technical capacities of District Councils in Pakistan to administer canal irrigation associations. A historical review of changing government jurisdictions and local...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaIrrigation Water Distribution Systems for Tubewells and Low - Lift Pumps in Bangladesh
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September 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
The CARE Deep Tube well Irrigation and Credit Program (DTICP) assist Bangladeshi farmers to expand the capacity and coverage of their deep tube wells and thereby increase their incomes. However, a major constraint of this and many similar irrigation projects operated by the Bangladesh Government...Read more
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