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

Farm Irrigation Constraints and Farmers' Responses, Comprehensive Field Survey in Pakistan; Vol. VI: Appendices

Publication date:
September 1, 1978
U.S. Agency for International Development
Colorado State University
Volume VI of a comprehensive study of Pakistan's irrigation system presents appendices which provide a wide range of information, background and raw data concerning farmers' responses to irrigation constraints appearing in companion volumes. Appendix I reports methods and sample, concepts...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Pakistan
South East Asia

Farm Irrigation Constraints and Farmers' Responses, Comprehensive Field Survey in Pakistan; Vol. V: Farmer Responses to Major Constraints: Viable Options... Conditions

Publication date:
September 1, 1978
U.S. Agency for International Development
Colorado State University
Part of a field study on the irrigation system in Pakistan, Volume V examines the existing options which farmers exercise in order to control erratic water supplies, and presents a comprehensive watercourse improvement program. Four existing water control options are described: (1) water purchasing...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Pakistan
South East Asia

End of Project Evaluation of the Aquaculture Production Project

Publication date:
September 1, 1978
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Aquaculture Production Project (APP) was undertaken by the Government of the Philippines with assistance from USAID. The APP was a follow up to the Inland Fisheries Project (IFP) that started in 1971 and ended in 1974.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Philippines
East Asia and Pacific

Design, Operation and Economics of a Small-Scale Hatchery for the Larval Rearing of Fugpo, Penaeus Monodon Fab.

Publication date:
July 1, 1978
U.S. Agency for International Development
The economic importance of the Penaeus Monodon Fabricus (sugpo, prawn) cannot be overemphasized. This is evidenced by the interest shown by aquaculturists in Southeast Asia in the mass culture of this species. One of the major problems in the mass production of sugpo is how to obtain a constant...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South East Asia

Black Bush and Tapakuma Irrigation Projects, Georgetown, Guyana; Trip Report

Publication date:
May 1, 1978
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Guyana Small Farm Development Project is AID's portion of a jointly financed project in the Black Bush area of Guyana. The global project proposes to rehabilitate an existing rice irrigation system and extend it so rice can be double cropped on some 75,000 acres. The AID component will...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean

U.S. University Role in Education for Marine Resources Development in the LdC's

Publication date:
March 1, 1978
U.S. Agency for International Development
Representatives from U.S. universities concerned with international educational assistance in the marine sector gathered at the University of Rhode Island in December 1977 to discuss their common interests. Some of the topics reviewed were near shore and artisan fisheries, aquaculture, coastal land...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Investigation Into the Microbiological Quality of Fish in Guatemala and Costa Rica

Publication date:
January 1, 1978
U.S. Agency for International Development
Two preliminary surveys were made on the quality of fish caught by artisan fishers in Costa Rica and Guatemala. The presence of microbiological contamination was tested from point of catch to sale in Costa Rica, and in various retail markets in Guatemala. Observations were made on sanitary...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Costa Rica
Latin America and the Caribbean

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