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

Overfished Stocks, Undernourished People, and Underbenefited Coastal States of Western Africa: Opportunities for Marine Fisheries Management and Development

Publication date:
June 20, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Due to full or overexploitation, fish stocks in most West African fisheries are at risk and fishing must be reduced immediately. So concludes this report, which documents and analyzes fish stocks and the fishing industry in West Africa; examines and evaluates relevant governmental and multinational...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Morocco
Middle East and North Africa

Working Bibliography on East African Fisheries

Publication date:
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Defining East Africa broadly to include both the nations which bound the Great Lakes and the island nations in the Indian Ocean, this bibliography cites almost 600 sources of information on diverse aspects of the various types of fisheries found in the region. Contents are divided into two main...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Sub-Saharan Africa

Optimal Design of Border Irrigation Systems

Publication date:
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Colorado State University
A procedure combining simulation and mathematical programming to derive an optimal irrigation system design given scarce resources is described. A hydraulics simulation model for surface irrigation was used to develop relationships between water requirement efficiency and the system design...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Lessons from Fisheries Development in West Africa: Purse Seine/Trawler Construction, Ghana

Publication date:
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
This publication is one of five working papers that evaluates fisheries development projects in West Africa. This particular paper evaluates the purse seine/trawler construction project in Ghana, and compares the financial data obtained from the operations of the 10 vessels that were constructed by...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Women's Roles in Irrigated Agriculture: 1984 Diagnostic Analysis Workshop, Dahod Tank Irrigation Project, Madhya Pradesh, India

Publication date:
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Colorado State University
Both the government of India and international donors have become increasingly aware of the importance of women's roles in agricultural production. Anumber of studies in South Asia have shown these roles are changing with agricultural development.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
India
South East Asia

Lessons from Fisheries Development in West Africa: Oyster Culture Project, Sierra Leone

Publication date:
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
This publication is one of five working papers that evaluates fisheries development projects in West Africa. This particular paper covers an oyster culture project in Sierra Leona, and discusses the possible factors that led to the non-implementation of the extension phase of the project.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sierra Leone
Sub-Saharan Africa

Strengthening of South East Asian Aquaculture Institutions

Publication date:
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/Country focus:
East Asia and Pacific

Socioeconomic Aspects of the Fisheries of Oman

Publication date:
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is the realization of four objectives: (1) the analysis of sociocultural survey data collected in 1979; (2) the updating of this analysis with observations made in Oman in 1984; (3) the utilization of the information generated to make sociocultural and economic recommendations...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Middle East and North Africa

Considerations of Various. Soil Properties for the Irrigation Management of Vertisols

Publication date:
May 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Colorado State University
Most of the irrigated soils of the Nile River Delta are classified by the U.S. Soil Taxonomy as vertisols. For proper irrigation management, the extensive cracking exhibited by these soils upon drying requires an understanding of how crack formations affect, among other factors, infiltration,...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

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