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

Proceedings of the Seminar - Workshop on Artisan Fisheries Development and Aquaculture in Central America and Panama

Published: 
January 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International Development
Contains 16 papers, workshop reports, and other proceedings of a conference on artisan fisheries and aquaculture activities in the Central American region. The papers are organized in two parts: descriptions of these activities in individual countries of the region, Costa Rica, El Salvador,...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Project Paper - Inland Fisheries Development

Published: 
February 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
A project paper on the Inland Fisheries Development Project, which aimed to improve the nutritious content of indigenous Jamaican foods through the creation of a viable inland fish industry.Read more
Regional focus: 
JamaicaLatin America and the Caribbean

Research and Development in Fresh-Water Fisheries

Published: 
February 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
This project tested the assumptions related to the Peruvian government's increased emphasis on developing inland fisheries.Read more
Regional focus: 
PeruLatin America and the Caribbean

Water Constraints to Corn Production in Central Brazil

Published: 
January 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
The area around Brasilia, Brazil is representative of millions of hectares in the tropics with very acid soils of extremely low fertility. The unfavorable water supplying properties of these soils together with the occurrence of wet season dry periods and limitations to root growth due to aluminum...Read more
Regional focus: 
BrazilLatin America and the Caribbean

Water Availability and Soil Suitability for Irrigation Water Impoundments in the Federal DistrICT of Brazil

Published: 
January 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
Agriculture on the Central Plateau of Brazil is poorly developed. The main reasons are the poor soil fertility and the high aluminum toxicity of the soils, restricting the rooting depth of many crops. Shallow rooting is responsible for the occurrence of serious soil-water stress conditions, even in...Read more
Regional focus: 
BrazilLatin America and the Caribbean

The Role of Fisheries: Aquaculture in Latin America

Published: 
January 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
This trip report of a three-week visit to Brazil, Panama, El Salvador, and Guatemala describes the state-of-the-art of Latin American fisheries. Part I contains recommendations for AID., part ii discusses the Brazilian situation, and part iii presents the situation in central America...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Report on Fish Culture Activities in the Lower Sao Francisco Valley, Brazil

Published: 
December 2, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
The fish culture practices applied in the lower Sao Francisco River Valley are described. The principal species cultivated is "curimata paou", Proohilodus argenteus, although t'piau verdadeiro", Leporinus piau, and 'mandf amarelo", Pimelodus olariast are also farmed...Read more
Regional focus: 
BrazilLatin America and the Caribbean

Progress Report on Fisheries Development in Brazil

Published: 
December 1, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
Technical assistance rendered under the Auburn University Brazil Contract, provided the initial impetus and training for forming an extension service for intensive fish culture within the DNOCS Directorate of Fisheries and Fishculture. This program put research results to practical use in intensive...Read more
Regional focus: 
BrazilLatin America and the Caribbean

Design and Plan for an Aquaculture Research Center in Colombia

Published: 
July 30, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
The site near Repelon appears to be suitable for development of an aquaculture research center based upon the following three basic requirements for a good fish culture station. 1. Soil has adequate clay content to allow construction of earthen ponds with a minimal amount of water seepage providing...Read more
Regional focus: 
ColombiaLatin America and the Caribbean

Moisture Availability and Crop Production

Published: 
June 26, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
Within rapidly developing economies there is increasing demand for better planning for the use of resources for agricultural production. Planned agricultural development depends upon a variety of resources and conditions including soils, climate, land use history, management and cultural practices...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

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