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

Dependable Precipitation and Potential Yields for Senegal: a Practical Guide for Rain fed Agriculture

Published: 
May 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
A substantial potential exists for improving rain fed agriculture in Senegal. Thus concludes this study, which analyzes the relationships among precipitation levels, growing season lengths, and potential agricultural yield in that country. The study begins by determining monthly dependable...Read more
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

West African Fisheries and the United States: an Opportunity?

Published: 
May 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The marine fisheries of West Africa, formally known as the East Central Atlantic fishery, are among the world's richest. According to FAO data, it ranked sixth in catch size of the world's 17 major fishing areas in 1978. This fishery extends from Morocco to Zaire and includes 18 littoral...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Ruvuma fish farming

Published: 
March 4, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Project to raise nutritional standards in 12 rural communities in Tanzania's Ruvuma Region by introducing fish culture activities. The Peace Corps will implement the project, which will transfer basic technology and material inputs to community groups on a self-help basis. PCV's will...Read more
Regional focus: 
TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa

Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic

Published: 
March 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The reports presented ere form a large amount of data and documentation produced each year on the fish resources off West Africa. The results of the surveys with the Dr. Fridtjof Nansen are considered valid for the areas covered and with the limitations imposed by species determination through test...Read more
Regional focus: 
GhanaSub-Saharan Africa

Sudan: The Rahad Irrigation Project

Published: 
March 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Although the Rahad Irrigation Project in Sudan, partly AID-funded and nearly complete, has been operating for only four seasons, it faces problems which threaten its viability. This report assesses these problems, the project's impact, and the lessons learned. Designed to maximize use of...Read more
Regional focus: 
SudanSub-Saharan Africa

Report to Aid in Support of a Project on Expanding Non-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation Water

Published: 
July 31, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
A survey of existing literature and interviews with 25 development practitioners provide the basis for this report on the health effects of pesticides in water used for drinking and for irrigation in developing countries. Individual chapters of the report: (1) identify the organic compounds found...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Non-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation Systems: Past Experience and Implications for Planning and Design

Published: 
July 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
A review of developing country experience in using irrigation water for domestic and other nonagricultural purposes prefaces this study of the feasibility of designing multipurpose irrigation systems. Technical and cultural factors affecting feasibility are addressed, and multipurpose systems in...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Non-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation Systems: Household Water Supplies

Published: 
June 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
The magnitude of the world's need for water signaled by the UN Drinking Water and Sanitation Decade, the adverse health effects of irrigation projects, and the increasing awareness of the basic link between water and health provide the background for this study of the feasibility of designing...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Environmental Guidelines for Irrigation

Published: 
June 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
The guidelines and checklist were prepared for individuals who are responsible for the environmental aspects in irrigation project planning. Successful integration of the environmental component with the inputs from other disciplines requires a basic understanding of the technical factors and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Evaluation of the Lowland Fish Culture Program in the Fleuve Region of Senegal

Published: 
March 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is intended to furnish an assessment of the Lowland Fish in the Fleuve region of Senegal. During the Februray Culture program (685-0240) of seven Peace 21 to March 3 -:consultation, the consultant visited the sites Corps Volunteers and Senegalese counterparts In addition to discussing...Read more
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

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