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

Djibouti Fisheries Development Project -Phase I

Publication date:
September 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this project was to assist Djibouti's Ministry of Agriculture in its efforts to create a viable system for the improved harvesting, handling/storage and marketing of fish. At the same time, the project provided assistance toward strengthening the institutional capacity of the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Djibouti
Middle East and North Africa

Djibouti Fisheries Development Project (603-0003)

Publication date:
August 31, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Fisheries Development Project has had a broad mandate of assistance to the Djibouti Fisheries Industry through technical assistance, training and facilities construction, and commodity assistance. The focus of this assistance, provided in collaboration with French Government aid and the U.N...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Fishery Sector Assessment for the Eastern Caribbean: Antigua/Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Christopher/Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines

Publication date:
August 28, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Assessment on the fishery sector for the Eastern Caribbean. The small island nations of the Eastern Caribbean face problems of unemployment, inadequate nutrition, and economic imbalances which threaten their social and political stability. World Bank (1979) estimates indicate that the labor force...Read more

Expanded Economic Analyses of Senegal River: Irrigation Pumping Alternatives

Publication date:
August 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
To make a 1984 cost-benefit analysis of irrigation pumping options in the Senegal River Valley accessible to a wider audience, this draft report expands the study's economic analysis section by including data on national costs and farmer and project benefits. The analysis, results of which...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa

Support to the CECAF Project

Publication date:
July 31, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Project to provide one-time financial support to the Fisheries Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF), a multi-country organization founded by FAO to ensure rational use of marine resources in the region of northern and coastal Africa. During the 3-year project period, FAO will organize...Read more

Aquaculture Development

Publication date:
July 14, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to promote fish farming in Egypt. PES covers the period 8/78-2/85 and summarizes an attached special evaluation (XD-AAR-354-A) which was based on document review, interviews with Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), USAID/C, and contractor personnel, and site visits. The project has...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Middle East and North Africa

Institutional and Land Constraints to Irrigated Agriculture in the Aqua Plaines of the Dominican Republic

Publication date:
July 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
In an effort to expand the irrigation that is essential for agriculture and economic growth in the Azua valley, the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) in April 1978 initiated the YSURA irrigation project. Despite important quantifiable results, however, YSURA has been plagued by...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Dominican Republic
Latin America and the Caribbean

Irrigation Sector Strategy Review

Publication date:
July 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
An analysis of India's irrigation sector is presented. The report reviews irrigation's role in the food and agriculture sector, describes India's irrigation agencies (mainly those of the central and state governments), assesses the key effects of A.I.D. irrigation assistance on...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
India
South East Asia

Small-Scale Irrigation: Design Issues in Government-Assisted Systems

Publication date:
July 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Two governmental approaches to small-scale irrigation projects - the traditional "top-down" approach and an evolutionary approach - are analyzed. Advocating a blend of the two, the report highlights key issues relevant to each of the approaches. Conventional projects need to increase...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
India
South East Asia

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