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

Project Implementation Order/Technical Services: Fishing Cooperative Expansion

Published: 
October 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International Development
A project implementation order to execute a contract for approximately one man-month of technical assistance in fishing gear.Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

Action Memorandum for the Assistant Administrator, Africa Bureau [: Fish Culture Extension Project in the Central African Republic]

Published: 
September 17, 1976
U.S. Agency for International Development
Project to expand fingerling production among rural farmers in the Central African Republic by reestablishing four abandoned Ministry of Water and Forestry (MWF) fish stations and by developing within the MWF a fish station management and extension capacity. The stations will provide fingerlings...Read more
Regional focus: 
Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa

Analysis of Fisheries Development Potential in Chad

Published: 
January 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International Development
Analyses of the grain marketing system and the fisheries problems and future prospects in chad. This study reviews the states of Chadian fishery production with reference to the effects of the 1971-73 drought on the abundance of fish. It describes and evaluates the marketing, conservation and...Read more
Regional focus: 
ChadSub-Saharan Africa

Some Prospects for Aquatic Weed Management in the Sudan and Nile Basin

Published: 
November 29, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
THE GROWTH OF WATER HYACINTH AND OTHER AQUATIC WEEDS IN RIVERS AND CANALS OF THE SUDAN IS A VERY SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. THE WATER HYACINTH, A SOUTH AMERICAN PLANT, WAS FIRST REPORTED IN THE UPPER NILE REGION IN 1958, AND BY THE MID-1960S HAD INFESTED MUCH OF THE WATERWAYS. CONTROL EFFORTS...Read more
Regional focus: 
SudanSub-Saharan Africa

Project Paper for Fisheries Cooperative Expansion

Published: 
November 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
This project is an incremental step in addressing the overall agriculture sector goal of helping Zaire become self-sufficient in basic foodstuffs. This project is designed to increase the availability and improve the quality of fish caught and sold in eastern Zaire, while simultaneously providing...Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

Fish Pond Site Selection, Mid-Western State, Nigeria

Published: 
July 19, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
Fish ponds must be in area of impervious, or relatively impervious soils. Technicians visited a number of sites in Nigeria to provide insight into site selection. To be very effective, fish ponds should be at such an elevation that they may be completely drained in order to effect total harvest,...Read more
Regional focus: 
NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa

Chad, Sategui-Deressia Irrigation Project

Published: 
January 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document presents an assessment of the Sategui-Deressia rice irrigation project in Chad. The assessment looks at the agriculture, credit, access to markets, hydrology and project costs and offers recommendations for USAID.Read more
Regional focus: 
ChadSub-Saharan Africa

Fish Culture Expansion: Amendment No. 1

U.S. Agency for International Development
An amendment to a fish culture expansion project. The roots of this project go back to World War II when the Belgians initiated an extensive effort to promote pond fish culture. This action, motivated by the need for increased production of food for consumption in Zaire, was notably successful in...Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

Environmental Assessment: Small Farmer Pilot Irrigation Project; Swaziland

U.S. Agency for International Development
The potential adverse environmental effects of an A.I.D. irrigation project in Swaziland are assessed using a "worst-case" approach, and measures for minimizing their negative impact are presented. The planned project will develop pilot irrigation schemes using various designs,...Read more
Regional focus: 
SwazilandSub-Saharan Africa

IWMI Research Report: Treadle Pump Irrigation and Poverty in Ghana

iDE
This study examines the strategies used for dissemination of the treadle pump and the dynamics of its adoption and impacts, with a special focus on poverty alleviation. The data comes primarily from a survey of adopters and non-adopters in the Volta and Ashanti regions of Ghana.Read more
Regional focus: 
GhanaSub-Saharan Africa

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