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

Ecological and Economic Impacts of Shrimp Trawling in Belize

Published: 
April 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
Commercial trawling for shrimp began in Belize in 1985 and has continued to the present. Development of the industry has progressed without knowledge of the magnitude of the bycatch and possible ecological and economic impacts.RDA International in 1990, was contracted by USAID-Belize to identify...Read more
Regional focus: 
BelizeLatin America and the Caribbean

Feasibility of Freshwater Prawn Production in Belize

Published: 
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study conducted by RDA International, Inc., for the Government of Belize under USAID contract, examines the feasibility of commercial export-oriented production and marketing of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii in Belize, reviews physical requirements including Boils types and...Read more
Regional focus: 
BelizeLatin America and the Caribbean

Belize Aquarium Fish and Shellfish Study

Published: 
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this project is to assist the country of Belizein diversifying its exports and to develop its import substitutes in an economically efficient manner. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has requested the execution of a number of feasibility studies designed...Read more
Regional focus: 
BelizeLatin America and the Caribbean

Assessment of The Present Status, Competitive Position, and Long-Term Potential of The Belizean Shrimp Industry

Published: 
June 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Government of Belize (GOB) has determined officialthat their development strategy is to promote exports asthe engine of growth, to diversify exports away from a single product orientation, and to develop import substitutesin an economically efficient manner. RDA International, Inc. (RDA) was...Read more
Regional focus: 
BelizeLatin America and the Caribbean

Initial Investigation Into the Problems and Prospects of the Irrigation of Fruit and Vegetables on the Belize Commercialization of Alternative Crops Project

Published: 
September 30, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
Results of an initial survey for the Belize Commercialization of Alternative Crops Project of the prospects for irrigated fruit and vegetable farming in Orange Walk and Corozal Districts are reported. General investigation of natural rainfall, local irrigation experience and expertise, water...Read more
Regional focus: 
BelizeLatin America and the Caribbean

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