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

Inland Fisheries Development: Project Evaluation Summary

Publication date:
April 9, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
SECOND ANNUAL PROJECT EVALUATION SUMMARY EVALUATES USAID-FUNDED INLAND FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT PROJ IN JAMAICA THROUGH NOV 1978. PROJ DESIGNED TO CREATE WITHIN JAMAICAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (MOA) THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITY TO SUPPORT A FRESH-WATER FISHERIES PROGRAM, CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASED IN-...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Jamaica
Latin America and the Caribbean

Structure of Job Satisfaction Among New England Fishermen

Publication date:
March 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
Several different metrics and evaluation tools were used to evaluate the job satisfaction of fisherman in New England following the passage of the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. The details of the study and satisfaction levels are included in this report.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Attitudes Toward Cooperation Among Small-Scale Fishermen and Farmers in the Azores

Publication date:
March 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper covers attitudes toward cooperation among small scale fishermen and farmers in the Azores. Many governments, international organizations, and individuals view the fishermen's cooperative as the ideal means of improving small scale fisheries. In some cases marked success has been...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Europe and Central Asia

Lowland Fish Culture - AIP

Publication date:
January 2, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
Accelerated Impact Program (AIP) pilot project to introduce fish culture to the Senegal River Valley by establishing a small farmer extension program. The project, to be implemented by the Service of Waters and Forests with Peace Corps assistance, will build an all-purpose fish culture station...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa

Artisan Fishery Technology: Ghana. a Case Study of a West African Fishery

Publication date:
January 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is a case study of fish harvesting, handling preparation, and marketing techniques, and, also, fish consumption patterns currently existing in Ghana. The intent of this research was to determine the constraints to increased productivity of the Ghana fishing industry. The authors of this...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Farm Water Management in Upland Areas of Baluchistan

Publication date:
January 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
Colorado State University
WATER LOSSES DURING DELIVERY FROM SOURCE TO THE FIELD AVERAGED 24%, WHICH IS ABOUT HALF AS MUCH LOSS AS IN THE PUNJAB. THIS RESULTS FROM WATERCOURSES BEING SHORTER AND OPERATING WATER SURFACE LEVELS THAT ARE COMMONLY LOWER THAN THE SURFACE OF ADJACENT LANDS. HIGHER COST OF WATER RESULTS IN FARMERS...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Pakistan
South East Asia

Aquatic Weed Management: Integrated Control Techniques for the Gezira Irrigation Scheme -- Report of a Workshop 3-6 December 1978

Publication date:
January 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper summarizes a workshop on the management of aquatic weeds in the irrigation canals of the Gezira Scheme, Wad Mehani, Sudan. The workshop, held December 3-6, 1978, was sponsored by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences -- National Research Council (NAS/NRC) and the University of Gezira...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sudan
Sub-Saharan Africa

Report of the Seminar on Remote Sensing Applications and Technology Transfer for International Development, Univ. of Michigan, 1979

Publication date:
January 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report presents complete texts or summaries of 21 presentations given at a seminar on the use of remote sensing technology in LDC's. Its purpose was to provide an overview of remote sensing uses to LDC administrators and decision-makers, while also treating in detail some key remote...Read more

A Research Framework for Traditional Fisheries

Publication date:
January 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report identifies areas of traditional fisheries research which have the greatest potential for contributing to the solution of problems facing traditional fishermen and their communities. To achieve this purpose, this report draws on both theoretical and empirical considerations available in...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
East Asia and Pacific

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