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

Fisheries Management: Final Mission Report

Published: 
July 1, 1995
U.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
Regional focus: 
Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa

Annual Management Plan for the Fishery Sector in Guinea-Bissau

Published: 
April 1, 1995
U.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
Regional focus: 
Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa

New guidelines for the National Fishery Policy: Part II -- Promotion of the Private Sector and Development of a National Fishing Fleet

Published: 
November 1, 1994
U.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
Regional focus: 
Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa

New Guidelines for the National Fishery Policy: Part I -- Assessment and Recomendations for the Foreign Fishery Policy of Guinea-Bissau

Published: 
October 1, 1994
U.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
Regional focus: 
Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa

International Fisheries Training Program

Published: 
January 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
This two-year training program was devised to provide training to students with varied educational and experimental backgrounds in common fisheries curricula and then other specialties in order to meet the needs of developing countries for trained technical manpower to promote commercial fisheries.Read more
Regional focus: 
Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa

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