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
Initial Investigation Into the Problems and Prospects of the Irrigation of Fruit and Vegetables on the Belize Commercialization of Alternative Crops Project
Results of an initial survey for the Belize Commercialization of Alternative Crops Project of the prospects for irrigated fruit and vegetable farming in Orange Walk and Corozal Districts are reported. General investigation of natural rainfall, local irrigation experience and expertise, water...Read more
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Belize, Latin America and the CaribbeanManaged Fish Production
PES of a project to determine the feasibility of developing a large-scale managed fish production program as a way of increasing the nutritional status of Panama's rural poor. PES covers the period 6/81-4/85 and is based on an attached economic analysis (XD-AAT-440-A). The project failed to...Read more
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Panama, Latin America and the CaribbeanTrip Report: USAID Fisheries Cooperative Agreement
This report is a summary of a two-week visit to Ecuador made during the period of October 19 to November 1, 1986. The purpose of the visit determined research project material; presented seminars related to fishery losses; and identified possible sources of funding for projects in the field.Read more
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Ecuador, Latin America and the CaribbeanCaribbean Fishermen Farmers: A Social Assessment of Smithsonian King Crab Mariculture
This is an assessment of the social and cultural factors that potentially will influence the transfer of Caribbean King Crab or Mithrax mariculture as it has been developed in two West Indian project sites. The projects are located in Nonesuch Bay, Antigua, and Buen Hombre, Dominican Republic. The...Read more
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Latin America and the CaribbeanInstitutional and Land Constraints to Irrigated Agriculture in the Aqua Plaines of the Dominican Republic
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 CaribbeanAssessment of the Populations of Fish and Shrimp Larvae in the Mangrove Swamps of Chame and Aguadulce, the Republic of Panama: Final Report
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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Panama, Latin America and the CaribbeanAssessment of the Mariculture Potential of Indigenous. Eastern Caribbean Brine Shrimp
A technical study has been undertaken to develop evaluation criteria for culturing endemic brine shrimp in Eastern Caribbean salt ponds. Salt ponds have been characterized in terms of Artema distribution and physical factors. 25% of these ponds have endemic brine shrimp population. Electrophoretic...Read more
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Latin America and the CaribbeanDevelopment of Inland Fishing Industry in Jamaica, 1976-1984: A Summative Evaluation of Two Aid-Financed Development Projects
Evaluates two projects to develop a national inland fishing industry in Jamaica. Special evaluation covers the period 1979-11/84 and is based on document review, site visits, and interviews with project staff, fish farmers, and involved host country personnel. The projects have successfully...Read more
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Jamaica, Latin America and the CaribbeanSelected Alternatives for Irrigated Agricultural Development in Azua Valley, Dominican Republic
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 CaribbeanTechnical Assistance to Barbados Aid Mission "Development of RFP for Marine Resources Assessment in the Eastern Caribbean"
The objective of the work in this report was to provide a multi-disciplinary assessment of the potential for small-scale fishery/mariculture development in the eastern Caribbean and to recommend appropriate development strategies.Read more
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