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
Irrigation Projects Document Review: Central and South America
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February 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings in Central and South America.Read more
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Latin America and the CaribbeanSociocultural Correlates of Success Among Small-Scale Fishermen in Northwest Costa Rica
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November 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper looks at sociocultural correlates of success among small scale fisherman in northwest Costa Rica. The principal goal of most international development agencies today is to provide for the basic human needs of the poor of the world. This basic human needs approach to development is rather...Read more
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Costa Rica, Latin America and the CaribbeanFinal Report: Exploratory Test Drilling and Preliminary Water Resource Evaluation, Plaine De L'Arbre - Haiti
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July 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
The principle objective of the study was to identify favorable well-drilling locations and to develop as many production wells as practicable within the limitations of the ground water resource and available funding. Specifically, the study was intended to: a) identify localities where there is...Read more
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Haiti, Latin America and the CaribbeanConsumption/Nutrition Impact Evaluation Component; Panama Managed Fish Production Project
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April 16, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
Analyzes the feasibility of measuring the consumption impact of a proposed project to develop and manage fish ponds in Panama. Interviews with villagers in three communities in the Veraguas region showed that: energy as well as protein is limited in the rural diet; protein intake is low in...Read more
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Panama, Latin America and the CaribbeanSocial Soundness Analysis: Managed Fish Production Project, Panama
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February 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
As of 1976 there were, in effect, no managed fishponds in Panama and certainly none whose principal purpose was to improve the well-being of nutritionally and economically disadvantaged populations. This paper provides an overview of a project designed to address those challenges and others in...Read more
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Panama, Latin America and the CaribbeanAssessment of Irrigation Activities in Bolivia
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January 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
The use of irrigation in Bolivia is very inefficient. Although approximately two-thirds of the nation's population is engaged in agriculture, production remains at a low level. Traditional production methods, poor management, and lack of capital are primary obstacles to improved productivity...Read more
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Bolivia, Latin America and the CaribbeanBlack Bush and Tapakuma Irrigation Projects, Georgetown, Guyana; Trip Report
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May 1, 1978U.S. Agency for International Development
The Guyana Small Farm Development Project is AID's portion of a jointly financed project in the Black Bush area of Guyana. The global project proposes to rehabilitate an existing rice irrigation system and extend it so rice can be double cropped on some 75,000 acres. The AID component will...Read more
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Guyana, Latin America and the CaribbeanInvestigation Into the Microbiological Quality of Fish in Guatemala and Costa Rica
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January 1, 1978U.S. Agency for International Development
Two preliminary surveys were made on the quality of fish caught by artisan fishers in Costa Rica and Guatemala. The presence of microbiological contamination was tested from point of catch to sale in Costa Rica, and in various retail markets in Guatemala. Observations were made on sanitary...Read more
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Costa Rica, Latin America and the CaribbeanInland Fisheries Development
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October 31, 1977U.S. Agency for International Development
10/1/76 - 10/1/77. OVERALL PROJECT MADE BETTER THAN SATISFACTORY PROGRESS IN UPGRADING INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITY OF FISHERIES DIVISION OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WERE THE LACK OF FINGERLINGS AND IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON COMMODITIES WHICH CAUSED A 5-MONTH DELAY...Read more
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Jamaica, Latin America and the CaribbeanSurvey of the Fish Culture Potential in the San Julian and Alto Beni Colonization Projects of Bolivia
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January 1, 1977U.S. Agency for International Development
Summarizes the on-site investigations into the potential of tropical fish culture in the Santa Cruz and Alto Beni regions of Bolivia. Each region is described in detail as to climate and topography, fish culture potential, fish culture project proposal, recommended culture fish, ecological impact,...Read more
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