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 Water Production Functions: Report on a Training Course

Publication date:
April 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
In Spring 1985, a 3-person team from Utah State University's International Irrigation Center presented a course in agricultural water production functions at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute. This report briefly describes the course's field practice component, which...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South East Asia

Development of Fishing and Fisheries in Djibouti

Publication date:
April 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this project was to assist the 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 Fisheries...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Djibouti
Middle East and North Africa

Oceanic Institute and Tungkang Marine Laboratory Cooperative Program on Milkfish Research: TML Activities Progress Report

Publication date:
April 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Milkfish is one of the most important cultured fishin Taiwan. Both the traditional and modern improved methodsof culture request a large number of fry for pond stocking.Besides gathering from coastal areas in Taiwan, fingerlingsand juvenile fish are imported from the Philippines and/orIndonesia to...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
East Asia and Pacific

Reproduction and Culture of Milkfish: Proceedings for a Workshop Held At Tungkang Marine Laboratory, Taiwan, April 22-24, 1985

Publication date:
April 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The proceedings include the papers presented at the workshop on the "Reproduction and Culture of Milkfish". Milkfish has been cultured in Asia for centuries and is still one of the most important sources of animal protein. Despite years of research, the control of the reproductive...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South East Asia

Evaluation Report for Fisheries Development Project

Publication date:
April 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
This is an evaluation report for a fisheries development project. The purpose of this evaluation was to review the project after the first year of implementation and to determine what revisions in the project design, level of funding, nature and amount of technical assistance, and other components...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Middle East and North Africa

Fisheries Development Project

Publication date:
April 1, 1985
U.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
Regional/Country focus:
Middle East and North Africa

West African Living Marine Resource: Conservation and Management

Publication date:
March 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The waters off West Africa constitute one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. As the impacts of drought in Africa increase, the marine fisheries resource has become even more important to coastal African states, and in many cases is now viewed as the principal if not only remaining...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Assessment of the Populations of Fish and Shrimp Larvae in the Mangrove Swamps of Chame and Aguadulce, the Republic of Panama: Final Report

Publication date:
February 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this study is to assess the populations of fish and shrimp larvae of commercial importance in the mangroves of Chemo, Province of Panama, and Aguadulce, Province of Cocle, and to determine the effect of human activity on mangroves as nursery areas for larvae and juveniles of aquatic...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Panama
Latin America and the Caribbean

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