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

Bivalve Mollusk Culture Research in Thailand

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
From 1980 to 1988, ICLARM assisted Thailand's Department of Fisheries in a project to explore the potential for the culture of bivalve mollusks, an attractive source of protein for human consumption. The complexity of the issues pertinent to bivalve culture required an interdisciplinary...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

A Yield Model for Walking Catfish Production in Aquaculture Systems

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
A yield model for walking catfish was produced using a combination of laboratory data and field data from culture in Thailand. The model was used for simulations to fulfil three objectives: to consolidate knowledge of fish physiology and aquaculture practices, to determine sensitivity of...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

On The Statistical Distribution of The Largest Lengths of Fish

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is a further attempt at finding an estimate forL8, that is independent of the assumed underlyingdeterministic equation governing the growth of fish.Read more

Triennial Review of the Title XII Fisheries Stock Assessment Collaborative Research Support Program

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The fisheries management problems of developing countries are exacerbated by the lack of suitable stock assessment techniques. Most stock assessment techniques were developed for temperate or boreal, single species, industrial fisheries. The stock assessment CRSP is aimed at developing the...Read more

Fisheries Technologies for Developing Countries

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Of the 200 million people dependent on small-scale fisheries in the developing world, many are locked into economic systems that result in relative poverty. According to this report, the economic status of Third World fisheries could be improved through technology exchange both among developing...Read more

Tilapia Genetic Resources for Aquaculture: Proceedings of the Workshop on Tilapia Genetic Resources for Aquaculture, 23-24 March 1987, Bangkok, Thailand

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Tilapia are African fish that are used in warm water aquaculture throughout the world. Some species, such as the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), are highly versatile, herbivorous-microphagous feeders well suited to low technology farming systems. However, tilapia culture outside of Africa...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Participatory Irrigation Management: Case Study of Bhadrutar and Hakuwa Canals

Published: 
December 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentWinrock International
The purpose of this Natural Resource Management Paper Series is to make the results of the research activities related to natural resources available to a larger audience, and to acquaint younger staff and students with advanced methods of research and statistical analysis. It is also hoped that...Read more
Regional focus: 
NepalSouth East Asia

Community - Managed Irrigation Systems: Case Study of Arughat - Vishal Nagar Pipe Irrigation Project

Published: 
December 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentWinrock International
This is a case study of the Arughat-Vishal Nagar Pipe Irrigation Project. Communal irrigation systems are an important part of national development because they make use of many smaller rivers and streams not tapped by national systems. Communal systems are cheaper to construct and maintain than...Read more
Regional focus: 
NepalSouth East Asia

Niger Irrigation Scheme Case Studies

Published: 
December 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
This key objective of this study is to provide services in irrigated regions of the world for improving water management practices in the design and operation of existing and future irrigation projects and give guidance to USAID for selecting and implementing development options and investment...Read more
Regional focus: 
NigerSub-Saharan Africa

African Irrigation Overview: Main Report

Published: 
December 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The key objective of this study was to provide services in irrigated regions of the world for improving water management practices in the design and operation of existing and future irrigation projects and give guidance for USAID for selecting and implementing development options and investment...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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