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
Development of Irrigated Agriculture in Upper Volta: Proposals for a Second Program, 1980-1985
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October 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
A study mission went to Upper Volta to examine conditions in the irrigated farming sector with the competent authorities, reviewed the status of programs and their implementation and discussed operations for the coming years. The conclusions and recommendations are presented in this report.Read more
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Burkina Faso, Sub-Saharan AfricaDevelopment of Irrigated Agriculture in Gambia: General Overview and Prospects, Proposals for a Second Program, 1980-1985
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October 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
A mission of experts examined the present status of irrigation and irrigated farming projects in Gambia with national officials, drafted an appraisal of the first program, analyzed prospects and compiled the necessary materials and data for the design of the second program. Specifically the mission...Read more
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Gambia, The, Sub-Saharan AfricaDevelopment of Irrigated Agriculture in Mali: General Overview and Prospects, Proposals for a Second Program, 1980-1985
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October 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
Experts visited Mali to study the status of irrigation and irrigated farming projects in Mali. The mission attempted to: analyze the main constraints to developing irrigation at the national level, making proposals to overcome these constraints, identifying future studies, gathering data on the new...Read more
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Mali, Sub-Saharan AfricaLowland Fish Culture - AIP
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January 2, 1979U.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
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Senegal, Sub-Saharan AfricaAquatic Weed Management: Integrated Control Techniques for the Gezira Irrigation Scheme -- Report of a Workshop 3-6 December 1978
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January 1, 1979U.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
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Sudan, Sub-Saharan AfricaFarm Budget Study for Bakel Irrigated Perimeters
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December 1, 1978U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper provides an overview of a study done to evaluate farm budgets with financial and economic analysis.Read more
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Senegal, Sub-Saharan AfricaInternational Center for Aquaculture; Final Report
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January 1, 1978U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose was to provide core support for the maintenance and further development of Auburn's capability to promote utilization of aquaculture and to further the development of that capability in the war on poverty and hunger in the LDCs. Funds were to broaden discipline base as applied to...Read more
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Zimbabwe, Sub-Saharan AfricaAction Memorandum for the Assistant Administrator, Africa Bureau [: Fish Culture Extension Project in the Central African Republic]
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September 17, 1976U.S. Agency for International Development
Project to expand fingerling production among rural farmers in the Central African Republic by reestablishing four abandoned Ministry of Water and Forestry (MWF) fish stations and by developing within the MWF a fish station management and extension capacity. The stations will provide fingerlings...Read more
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Central African Republic, Sub-Saharan AfricaAnalysis of Fisheries Development Potential in Chad
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January 1, 1976U.S. Agency for International Development
Analyses of the grain marketing system and the fisheries problems and future prospects in chad. This study reviews the states of Chadian fishery production with reference to the effects of the 1971-73 drought on the abundance of fish. It describes and evaluates the marketing, conservation and...Read more
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Chad, Sub-Saharan AfricaSome Prospects for Aquatic Weed Management in the Sudan and Nile Basin
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November 29, 1975U.S. Agency for International Development
THE GROWTH OF WATER HYACINTH AND OTHER AQUATIC WEEDS IN RIVERS AND CANALS OF THE SUDAN IS A VERY SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. THE WATER HYACINTH, A SOUTH AMERICAN PLANT, WAS FIRST REPORTED IN THE UPPER NILE REGION IN 1958, AND BY THE MID-1960S HAD INFESTED MUCH OF THE WATERWAYS. CONTROL EFFORTS...Read more
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