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

Irrigation Technology and Commercialization of Rice in the Gambia: Effects on Income and Nutrition

Publication date:
August 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The potential for improving household-level food security in sub-Saharan Africa through new agricultural technology is assessed in this report. The study focuses on a project in The Gambia which introduced mechanical pump irrigation and improved drainage for rain fed and tidal irrigation to some 7...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Gambia, The
Sub-Saharan Africa

Spatio - Temporal Variations in Community Structure on a Heavily Fished Slope in Bolinao, Philippines

Publication date:
August 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
An analysis of variations in community structure along a heavily fished fore reef slope in the Philippines indicates that depth and heterogeneity at the 1 and 10 cm scales were dominant structuring factors. Bottom temperature also appeared to be influential, but its effect was difficult to isolate...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Philippines
East Asia and Pacific

Earth Observing System and Coral Reef Fisheries

Publication date:
August 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The management of coral reef fisheries has been hampered by insufficient knowledge of their physical and biological characteristics. However, the Earth Observing System (EOS), a sophisticated array of satellite sensors which will be available by the mid-1990's, will increase this knowledge to...Read more

Importance of Mangroves in Sustaining Fisheries and Controlling Water Quality in Coastal Ecosystems [: Progress Report]

Publication date:
July 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The goal of this research program is to investigate specific mangrove properties under different types of geomorphology. Predictions of ecosystem function based on models of mangrove processes are presently restricted to specific environmental settings. Thus the application of mangrove management...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Latin America and the Caribbean

Assessment of The Present Status, Competitive Position, and Long-Term Potential of The Belizean Shrimp Industry

Publication date:
June 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Government of Belize (GOB) has determined officialthat their development strategy is to promote exports asthe engine of growth, to diversify exports away from a single product orientation, and to develop import substitutesin an economically efficient manner. RDA International, Inc. (RDA) was...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Belize
Latin America and the Caribbean

Public Sector Irrigation Training: Guidelines for Preparing Strategies and Programs

Publication date:
May 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Over the past 20 years, vast sums of money have been invested in irrigation and drainage infrastructure, but far less in the most important resource of all: the people who operate, maintain, and use the constructed systems. This document presents general guidelines to help developing countries...Read more

Title XII Collaborative Research Support Program: Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture, Sixth Annual Administrative Report (1 September 1987 to 31 August 1988)

Publication date:
May 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Initiated in 1982, A.I.D.'s Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) conducts research in developing countries and the United States to develop aqua cultural technology as a means of increasing the availability of animal protein. Due to funding constraints, the...Read more

Project Completion Report of the Mae Nam Prachantakham Irrigation Project

Publication date:
April 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
In order to expand paddy production, several measures have been undertaken including the introduction of high yielding varieties of paddy seeds, introduction of modern technology . and expanding the areas under irrigation. The major component of the project works consists of the construction of a...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Thailand
East Asia and Pacific

IRIES -- Irrigation Impact Evaluation System: an Evaluation of the Direct and Indirect Impacts of Irrigation on Income, Employment and Health in the State of Maharashtra, India

Publication date:
March 31, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates the impact of three irrigation projects in the Indian state of Maharashtra: (1) Mula, a major project in the drought- prone Ahemednagar district; (2) Chulband, a medium-scale project in the assured rainfall district of Bhandara; and (3) Sidhanath, a small-scale project in the rainfall-...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
India
South East Asia

Irrigation Systems Management II: Amendment No. 2

Publication date:
February 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The project's original purpose was to rehabilitate the system and establish appropriate funding levels, funding mechanisms, and operations and maintenance procedures and practices to keep the system in its improved state. The project was designed with four components: (1) Rehabilitation Works...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Pakistan
South East Asia

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