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
User's Manual for Simulpop, a Program to Simulate Series of Length Frequency Distributions of An Exploited Fish Stock
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May 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
The objective of the program is to obtain a series of monthly length frequency distributions representing the catch of a population with known parameters (life history and fishing activity related parameters). Consequently, it is possible to verify the ability of different length frequency...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificCoral Reef Fisheries At Cape Bolinao, Philippines: An Assessment of Catch, Effort, and Yield
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April 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
Monthly catch per unit effort, total efforts and total catch were estimated in an 11 km intensively fished coralline shelf area near Cape Bolinao, Pangassinan, Philippines, June through October 1986, for three principal artisanal fisheries: fish trap, spear, and hook-and-line. Catch per unit effort...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificInternational Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management - Five Year Plan (1988-1992)
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February 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
This overview provides on the 10 year anniversary of the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, with an outline of their approach moving forward.Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificFisheries Stock Assessment Title XII Collaborative Research Support Program: Empirical Analysis and Modeling, Annual Report 1986-1987, Work Plan 1987-1988 -- Multispecies Field Structure, Annual Report 1986-1987, Work Plan 1987-1988
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October 20, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
This report contains annual reports and work plans for Empirical Analysis and Modeling as well as Multispecies Field Studies done at the University of Rhode Island between 1986 and 1988.Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificExperiences With Organizing Irrigators Associations: a Case Study from the Magat River Irrigation Project in the Philippines
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January 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
Most water users associations organized in large systems are found only at the turnout level. Few irrigation system managers have ventured to organize water users associations above the turnout level. As a result, farmers are seldom given the opportunity to participate in the preparation of water...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificStudy of Operation and Maintenance Problems in Irrigation: The Philippine Case
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January 1, 1984U.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
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificAtlas of the Growth, Mortality and Recruitment of Philippine Fishes
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January 1, 1984U.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
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificComparative Advantages of Axial - Flow Pumps Over Centrifugal Pumps for Low - Lift Irrigation
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February 7, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Centrifugal pumps are commonly used in the Philippines for low-lift irrigation whereas axial-flow pumps have proven more acceptable in Thailand and Vietnam. This study compares centrifugal and axial-flow pumps in terms of performance and cost. The pumping efficiency of the axial-flow pump is...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificSummary Report of the PCARRD - ICLARM Workshop on Philippine Tilapia Economics
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January 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
A summary report of the PCARRD-ICLARM workshop on Philippine tilapia economics. Tilapia are becoming increasingly important as food fish in the Philippines. The industry is growing rapidly as tilapia have become more accepted by consumers. As recently as the mid-1970's tilapia were generally...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificSmall-Scale Fisheries of San Miguel Bay, Philippines: Social Aspects of Production and Marketing
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
To examine the possibility of incorporating fishing communities into the Bicol River Basin Development Program, five studies were conducted in the San Miguel Bay area. Data were gathered from interviews with 641 fishing households and were supplemented by observing participants over a 2-year...Read more
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