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

Small-Scale Irrigation Development

Published: 
November 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Design elements of a proposed A.I.D. small-scale irrigation development project in West Java and Eastern and Western Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, are presented. The report analyzes the proposed project's overall institutional and social setting, provides a technical analysis of irrigation...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Title XII Project to Assist in the Development of In-Country Production of Brine Shrimp (Artemia) for Use as Food for Aquaculture Organisms in Indonesia

Published: 
August 6, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Government of Indonesia (GOI) is planning to build 266 hatcheries in order to alleviate a shortage of brine shrimp (Artemia) cysts which is drastically limiting hatchery production of post-larval shrimp. The potential for USAID/I assistance to this project is evaluated in this consultant'...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Progress Report of Activities, USAID/Asia 492-1726: a Program to Promote Appropriate Education, Small Business Development, Rural Development, Peace Corps Fisheries, and Women in Development Activities in Papua, New Guinea

Published: 
June 30, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Under this grant FSP provided financial assistance mainly to one project under the SPATF organization, the Hanuatek Small Industries Centre.Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

Strengthening of South East Asian Aquaculture Institutions

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Progress report detailing progress such as the revision of a workshop document, initiative of experimental work, improvement of computer models and development of a model for walking catfish, and site review in Bangkok.Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

Summary Report of the Asian Regional Workshop on Carp Hatchery and Nursery Technology

Published: 
February 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Six countries - Bangladesh, Burma, Indonesia, Nepal, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka - participated in the research phase of an Asian Development Bank project to improve technology and training in carp hatchery and nursery systems. This two-part summary of a March 1984 workshop attended by hatchery...Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

Study of Operation and Maintenance Problems in Irrigation: The Philippine Case

Published: 
January 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is an attempt to get a better understanding about the problems of operating and maintaining National Irrigation Systems. The methodology involved gathering information on two levels - at the national level and at the system level. National level information were taken from secondary...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Milkfish Production Dualism in the Philippines: a Multidisciplinary Perspective on Continuous Low Yields and Constraints to Aquaculture Development

Published: 
January 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Perennial low milkfish yields from underutilized brackish water ponds in the Philippines result primarily from the low fertilizer application rates of most farmers. The purpose of this study, based on a 1981 survey of 447 milkfish farmers in four climatic zones and on data from a previous survey...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Atlas of the Growth, Mortality and Recruitment of Philippine Fishes

Published: 
January 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
To provide parameters for estimating the vital statistics of commercially important Philippine fishes, a detailed analysis was made of electronic length-frequency data collected from 1957 to 1981. This analysis used data supplied mainly by the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources,...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Final Evaluation of the Freshwater Fisheries Development Project

Published: 
November 25, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to establish a Freshwater Fish Hatchery and Extension Training Center in Central Luzon, the Philippines. Final external evaluation covers the period 11/79-11/83 and is based on site visits and interviews with USAID/P and project personnel and with beneficiaries. This well-...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Pilot Flake -Ice Plant (Contract No. Na-82-Fa-C-00030): Small Scale Fisheries Development Project, Meringa, Indonesia

Published: 
October 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Technical assistance was provided in making a model fishery complex in the fishing village of Meringgai, Indonesia. Statistical information was collected on fish production and marketing. An 8-ton per 24 hours turbo flake-ice plant was installed and put into operation. The capacity of the plant...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

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