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
Bunds and Bugs in West Africa: Does Rice Irrigation Threaten Farmers' Health?
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January 1, 1999U.S. Agency for International Development
Wetland water management and irrigation schemes are thought to make a vector borne disease endemic worse in West Africa. The development and promotion of wetland/irrigated rice cultivation has been restrained because of such health concerns. With rapidly growing consumer demand for rice, and the...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaFish Culture
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July 10, 1995U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to develop a fish culture extension service in Rwanda. PES covers the period 9/81-12/84 and is based on an attached special evaluation (XD-AAR-411-A). Project implementation only effectively began one and a half years after authorization because of delay in selecting a TA...Read more
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RwandaSub-Saharan AfricaFisheries Management: Final Mission Report
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July 1, 1995U.S. Agency for International Development
Outlines challenges to implementing the Fisheries Cooperation Agreement with the European Union the Ministry of Fisheries given strong pressure from the Government to maximize hard currency revenues. Read more
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Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan AfricaAnnual Management Plan for the Fishery Sector in Guinea-Bissau
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April 1, 1995U.S. Agency for International Development
As a strategy to prevent the depletion of the commercially valuable fishery stocks in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Guinea-Bissau and increase socioeconomic benefits to the country, the Minsitry of Fisheries proposes the introduction of the 1995 Fisheries Management Plan. The Plan is the...Read more
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Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan AfricaNew guidelines for the National Fishery Policy: Part II -- Promotion of the Private Sector and Development of a National Fishing Fleet
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November 1, 1994U.S. Agency for International Development
The factor that most affects the fishery private sector in Guinea-Bissau is the continual intervention of the Government in the commercial activities of the sector. The problem is complicated by either the delay caused in the execution of the privatization plans by the Government or by, through new...Read more
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Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan AfricaNew Guidelines for the National Fishery Policy: Part I -- Assessment and Recomendations for the Foreign Fishery Policy of Guinea-Bissau
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October 1, 1994U.S. Agency for International Development
The proposals presented in these New Guidelines for the National Fishery Policy for Guinea-Bissau are the result of a study commissioned by the Trade andInvestment Promotion Support, funded by USAID-Bissau. The preliminary document was discussed and enriched with contributions and suggestions from...Read more
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Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan AfricaFisheries Resource Assessment of The Kavango and Caprivi Provinces, Namibia
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July 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
This report details the results of a 12-month field study of the fisheries and fish biodiversity of the Kavango and Caprivi Provinces of Namibia. It is divided into 10 chapters: an introduction; a discussion of the biodiversity of the Kavango River; a description of new exotic fishes from Namibia...Read more
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NamibiaSub-Saharan AfricaFeeding Habits of Tilapias and the Limnology [ i.e. Limnology] of Lake Victoria: Final Report, 1989-1991
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April 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
Alterations in Lake Victoria's food chain connection and limnology have resulted following the introduction of Nile perch and Nile tilapia in the 1950s and '60s. This report presents analyses of samples drawn from the Lake and its fisheries between 1988-1990 and of feeding experiments...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaCommercial Agricultural Production and Marketing (CAPM) Irrigation Scheme Rehabilitation Upgrading Program and Identification of Irrigation Companies and Firms in the Area
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December 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The objective of the Irrigation Engineering Consultancy is to provide technical assistance for the Commercial Agricultural Production and Marketing (CAPM) team, as well as, the Swaziland Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) in the rehabilitation of irrigation schemes, training of garmers...Read more
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SwazilandSub-Saharan AfricaRwanda: Cycle III of The Global Experiment
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May 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
The Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program (PD/A CRSP) represents an international community of researchers and institutions dedicated to strengthening health and nutrition in developing countries byimproving the efficiency of pond aquaculture systems. It is one of several...Read more
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