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 Development Project
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April 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
PES of midterm evaluation of subproject to assist the Government of Oman's (GOM's) Directorate General of Fisheries (DGF) to develop key elements of the fisheries sector. Evaluation covered the period 4/82-4/85. The key components of the fisheries program - statistics, extension,...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaMid-Term Evaluation of the Aquaculture Development Project, Egypt: Aid Project Number 263-0064
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February 8, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The AID Aquaculture Development was funded in 1978 at $27.5 million with the goal of supporting increased fish production through aquaculture.Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaReview of Irrigation Facilities Operation and Maintenance for Jordan Valley Authority
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November 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
At the invitation of the Jordan Valley Authority (JVA), an A.I.D. consultant team visited the Jordan Valley to conduct a review of irrigation systems operation and maintenance (O&M). The review surveys, and recommends upgrading the main and subsystem O&M of, the irrigation projects in the...Read more
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JordanMiddle East and North AfricaProcedure for Evaluating the Cost of Lifting Water for Irrigation in Egypt
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August 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
An analytical model for assessing alternative water lifting systems in Egypt, designed for use by policymakers, is presented. The procedure computes the cost of lifting water from tertiary delivery canals to farmers' fields on the basis of a combination of 23 variables: economic factors,...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaRelation Between Irrigation Water Management and High Water Tables in Egypt
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July 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
High water table levels presenting hazards to crop growth were measured at field sites in upper, middle, and lower Egypt. Water table contribution to evapotranspiration was significant at each site. A water balance model of the water table aquifer was used to predict the effect of various...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaOverfished Stocks, Undernourished People, and Underbenefited Coastal States of Western Africa: Opportunities for Marine Fisheries Management and Development
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June 20, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Due to full or overexploitation, fish stocks in most West African fisheries are at risk and fishing must be reduced immediately. So concludes this report, which documents and analyzes fish stocks and the fishing industry in West Africa; examines and evaluates relevant governmental and multinational...Read more
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MoroccoMiddle East and North AfricaOptimal Design of Border Irrigation Systems
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June 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A procedure combining simulation and mathematical programming to derive an optimal irrigation system design given scarce resources is described. A hydraulics simulation model for surface irrigation was used to develop relationships between water requirement efficiency and the system design...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaSocioeconomic Aspects of the Fisheries of Oman
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June 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is the realization of four objectives: (1) the analysis of sociocultural survey data collected in 1979; (2) the updating of this analysis with observations made in Oman in 1984; (3) the utilization of the information generated to make sociocultural and economic recommendations...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaConsiderations of Various. Soil Properties for the Irrigation Management of Vertisols
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May 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Most of the irrigated soils of the Nile River Delta are classified by the U.S. Soil Taxonomy as vertisols. For proper irrigation management, the extensive cracking exhibited by these soils upon drying requires an understanding of how crack formations affect, among other factors, infiltration,...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaInfluence of Farm Irrigation System Design and Precision Land Leveling on Irrigation Efficiency and Irrigation Water Management
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May 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Presented herein are findings from studies of conventional farm irrigation systems at three locations in Egypt, along with the results of field trials which assessed land-leveling and system design improvements. The typical irrigation method in Egypt involves surface gravity flooding of small flat...Read more
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