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
Role of a Silage-Microbe Mat in Conjunction With The Detrital Trophic Level As a Complete Natural Fish Feeds System for Tilapia Aquaculture in The Dominican Republic
Published:
June 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, feeding on a microbial matecosystem dominated by the cyanobacteriim, Oscillatoria, grew faster than control tilapia fed at 3% of their body weight per day. This has been shown in previous experiments where ensiled grass stimulated a bacterial and cyanobacterial (blue...Read more
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Dominican Republic, Latin America and the CaribbeanInstitutional and Land Constraints to Irrigated Agriculture in the Aqua Plaines of the Dominican Republic
Published:
July 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
In an effort to expand the irrigation that is essential for agriculture and economic growth in the Azua valley, the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) in April 1978 initiated the YSURA irrigation project. Despite important quantifiable results, however, YSURA has been plagued by...Read more
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Dominican Republic, Latin America and the CaribbeanSelected Alternatives for Irrigated Agricultural Development in Azua Valley, Dominican Republic
Published:
August 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Findings of a 2-week study to define options - primarily through public sector channels - for increasing the productivity of irrigated farming in the Dominican Republic's Azua Valley are summarized. The Valley's agricultural system and existing and planned irrigation infrastructure are...Read more
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