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
Role of a Silage-Microbe Mat in Conjunction With The Detrital Trophic Level As a Complete Natural Fish Feeds System for Tilapia Aquaculture in The Dominican Republic
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June 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, feeding on a microbial matecosystem dominated by the cyanobacteriim, Oscillatoria, grew faster than control tilapia fed at 3% of their body weight per day. This has been shown in previous experiments where ensiled grass stimulated a bacterial and cyanobacterial (blue...Read more
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Dominican Republic, Latin America and the CaribbeanProject Assistance Completition [I.E. Completion] Report: Inland Fisheries II, OPG 517-0162
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March 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (1982-1985) to promote freshwater fish production in the Dominican Republic by expanding hatchery facilities, developing baseline data, and improving interagency coordination. The project succeeded in expanding existing hatchery facilities and partially achieved the other two...Read more
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Dominican Republic, Latin America and the CaribbeanInland Fisheries OPG
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March 12, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
PES of final internal evaluation of pilot project to expand inland fisheries production in the Dominican Republic. The evaluation covered the period 4/82-11/85 and was based on information from previous evaluations, site visits, and interviews with participating farmers. Overall, the project, an...Read more
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Dominican Republic, Latin America and the CaribbeanInstitutional and Land Constraints to Irrigated Agriculture in the Aqua Plaines of the Dominican Republic
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July 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
In an effort to expand the irrigation that is essential for agriculture and economic growth in the Azua valley, the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) in April 1978 initiated the YSURA irrigation project. Despite important quantifiable results, however, YSURA has been plagued by...Read more
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Dominican Republic, Latin America and the CaribbeanSelected Alternatives for Irrigated Agricultural Development in Azua Valley, Dominican Republic
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August 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Findings of a 2-week study to define options - primarily through public sector channels - for increasing the productivity of irrigated farming in the Dominican Republic's Azua Valley are summarized. The Valley's agricultural system and existing and planned irrigation infrastructure are...Read more
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Dominican Republic, Latin America and the CaribbeanInland Fisheries II
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January 30, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to develop aquaculture technology and promote fish production in the Dominican Republic. PES covers the period 2/82-12/82 and is based on an attached special evaluation (XD-AAN-991-A). Action decisions are to: determine whether the project should be continued for a second period...Read more
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Dominican Republic, Latin America and the CaribbeanGrant to Servicio Social De Iglesias Dominicanas to Expand Activities Under the Inland Fisheries II OPG
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
OPG, follow-on to 5170123, to Servicio Social de Iglesias Dominicas (SSID, the Dominican counterpart of Church World Services) to expand freshwater fish production in the Dominican Republic. SSID will collaborate with the Peace Corps, Instituto Dominicano de Technologia Industrial (INDOTEC), and...Read more
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Dominican Republic, Latin America and the CaribbeanEvaluation/Inland Fisheries Program/June 1979, USAID/DR OPG No. 517-0123
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June 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this pilot project is to develop economically viable fishponds on small farms which produce a food crop (fish) through methods which the typical small farmer, agriculture association, and/or rural community can afford, and manage. The principal long range goal of the project is...Read more
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Dominican Republic, Latin America and the CaribbeanIrrigation in the Dominican Republic, Trip Report
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January 1, 1977U.S. Agency for International Development
Theses notes are based on field tours, literature review, and discussions while on TDY in the Dominican Republic during September 26 - October 7, 1977. Field trips were made to the irrigated areas of San Juan de la Maguana, Bani, Yaque del Norte, and Yuna-Cuma.Read more
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