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
Factors Influencing Success of Fishermen's Cooperatives in Ecuador
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March 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper looks at factors influencing success of fishermen's cooperatives in Ecuador. The fishermen's cooperative is viewed by many as the ideal type of organization for use in improving the welfare of fishermen in development projects. Major development agencies such as the Food and...Read more
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EcuadorLatin America and the CaribbeanAssessment of the Populations of Fish and Shrimp Larvae in the Mangrove Swamps of Chame and Aguadulce, the Republic of Panama: Final Report
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February 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this study is to assess the populations of fish and shrimp larvae of commercial importance in the mangroves of Chemo, Province of Panama, and Aguadulce, Province of Cocle, and to determine the effect of human activity on mangroves as nursery areas for larvae and juveniles of aquatic...Read more
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PanamaLatin 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 RepublicLatin America and the CaribbeanEcuador Irrigation Sector Review
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October 1, 1982U.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
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EcuadorLatin America and the CaribbeanProgress Report on Fisheries Development in Northeast Brazil
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February 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
This report summarizes the pertinent activities related to fishery and fish culture research and training within the DNOCS fishery organization during the period January 1, 1977 - December 31, 1978. Previous progress reports describe fisheries development in Northeast Brazil.Read more
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BrazilLatin America and the CaribbeanBeliefs About Benefits of Fishermen's Cooperatives on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica
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August 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze small scale fishermen's perceived benefits of belonging to a cooperative in several communities in the Gulf of Nicoya and the northwest region of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.Read more
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Costa RicaLatin America and the CaribbeanStructure and Performance of Wholesale Marketing of Finfish in Costa Rica
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July 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
This study looks at structure and performance of wholesale marketing of finfish in Costa Rica. This paper is one in a series of studies on small scale fisheries development in less developed countries. The data for the study were obtained from field surveys of the Costa Rican small scale fishery by...Read more
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Costa RicaLatin America and the CaribbeanFuture Orientation Among the Small-Scale Fishermen of the Northwest Coast of Costa Rica
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July 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
This study looks at future orientation among the small-scale fishermen of the northwest coast of Costa Rica. An important component to be considered in any situation of proposed techno-economic change is the temporal perspective of the population involved. It is clear that participation in change...Read more
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Costa RicaLatin America and the CaribbeanEthnoicthyology of Small-Scale Fishermen of Puntarenas, Costa Rica I: Taxonomy
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June 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
Its obvious that it is necessary to understand a given system if one wishes to effect desired changes within it. If human beings compose one of the units within the system, and if their actions are necessary to effect the desired changes, then it is essential to understand their perceptions of...Read more
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Costa RicaLatin 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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