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

Project Grant Agreement Between the Republic of Djibouti and the United States of America for Fisheries Development Project

U.S. Agency for International Development
Grant is provided to the Government of Djibouti to create a viable system for harvesting, storing, and marketing fish. The Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries Division (FD) will implement the project with TA from USAID and the Government of France. Emphasis will be on reducing the constraints to...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Djibouti
Middle East and North Africa

Cold Water Aquaculture in Ecuador

U.S. Agency for International Development
In his report on Aquaculture Development in Ecuador (Aug 1981), Dr. Ronald P. Phelps of Auburn University states that there is a wide variety of aquaculture potentials in Ecuador based on the diversity of geographical and natural resources. He correctly cites an increasing per capita consumption...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Ecuador
Latin America and the Caribbean

Progress Report on Fisheries Development in El Salvador

U.S. Agency for International Development
A progress report on fisheries development in El Salvador. In February 1971, at the request of USAID Mission El Salvador, Dr. Donovan D. Moss of the International Center for Aquaculture at Auburn University, conducted a survey of the inland fisheries of El Salvador. He was assisted by personnel of...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
El Salvador
Latin America and the Caribbean

Part II: Small Scale Fisheries Development

U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates six subprojects (SP's) constituting a project to promote small-scale fisheries in Indonesia. PES covers the period 1980-6/83 and is based on document review, site visits, and interviews with Directorate General of Fisheries (DGF), USAID/I, and consultant personnel. The project is...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Indonesia
East Asia and Pacific

Environmental Assessment: Small Farmer Pilot Irrigation Project; Swaziland

U.S. Agency for International Development
The potential adverse environmental effects of an A.I.D. irrigation project in Swaziland are assessed using a "worst-case" approach, and measures for minimizing their negative impact are presented. The planned project will develop pilot irrigation schemes using various designs,...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Swaziland
Sub-Saharan Africa

Irrigation Investment, Technology, and Management Strategies for Development

U.S. Agency for International Development
The results of an extensive program of field research on the effectiveness of various irrigation technologies and management practices in developing countries are summarized in this book, which argues that the ultimate goals of irrigation projects must be set within the larger context of social and...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South East Asia

Public Intervention in Farmer-Managed Irrigation Systems

U.S. Agency for International Development
A growing recognition of the importance of farmer-managed irrigation systems has led public irrigation agencies to assist these systems by increasing the water supply and improving its reliability. The results of such assistance have been mixed, sometimes strengthening farmer organizations, at...Read more

Empirical Approach to Multispecies Stock Assessment

U.S. Agency for International Development
This study presents an empirical approach to multispecies stock assessment. A method for the analysis of observed changes in catch rates by similar species or groups from southeast Asia and the northwest Atlantic region is developed and described. The aggregated time series of catches per standard...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South East Asia

Pitfalls in Third World Aquaculture Development

U.S. Agency for International Development
Aquaculture has been suggested as a partial solution to world food problems. Development projects in the Third World have been supported by international, national, and private agencies interested in improving the quality and quantity of food throughout the world. Some of these projects have failed...Read more

Aqua Sanitation: Alternative Urban Sanitation in Indonesia

U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special case of wastewater-fed duckweed aquaculture, or "aquasanitation", as a new alternative to urban and periurban water supply and sanitation in developing countries. Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Indonesia
East Asia and Pacific

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