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
Planning Irrigation Improvements in Egypt: the Impact of Policies and Prices on Farm Income and Resource Use
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August 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
The most profitable use of resources on a typical Egyptian farm is analyzed in view of resource, institutional, and government policies constraints. The linear programming model of a farm management decision problem, based on an average sized farm found in a survey of 50 farms in Kafr El Sheikh,...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaDevelopment of Fishing and Fisheries in Djibouti; Mid-Project Report
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August 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Reports on contractor progress 1/79-8/82 in a project to improve fish production, storage, and marketing in Djibouti. First year progress was so encouraging that an 18-month project extension and expansion was authorized in 9/81 and boat-building/repair and oyster culture activities were added...Read more
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Djibouti, Middle East and North AfricaAudit Report on Problems in Implementing the Aquaculture Development Project in Egypt
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June 24, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to increase Egypt's fish farming capacity. Audit report covers the period 9/78-3/82 and is based on document review, site visits, and interviews with contractor, USAID/E, and Government of Egypt (GOE) personnel. The project is about 2 years behind schedule, due mainly to...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaEvaluation of the Fisheries Sector in Oman
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June 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
No reliable data exist on the size of Oman's fish catch -- estimates vary from 46,000 to 200,000 metric tons. This and other problems that the Omani Government (OG) must overcome to successfully promote fishing as a source of food and income for its citizens are the subject of this report...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaDevelopment of Irrigated Agriculture in the Sahel: Review and Perspectives
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April 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
The strategy and the program had an irrigated farming development component with a double purpose: to assure that part of cereals production would be protected from climatic vagaries and to contribute towards food self-sufficiency by producing part of the crops which require irrigation in the Sahel...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaMeskene and Tel Tamer Irrigation and Cropping Plan Report
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November 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
This study was performed by USAID as contracted with the Soil Conservation Service for technical services and feasibility studies for a sprinkler irrigation system and cropping plan for the establishment of two cattle dairy farms in Syria. These plans call for the establishment of forage crops and...Read more
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Syrian Arab Republic, Middle East and North AfricaPond fisheries and International Limnological Symposium, Israel, August 6-28, 1968
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January 1, 1968U.S. Agency for International Development
This report documents Auburn University's trip to Israel to tour the fishing industry in several selected spots of Israel...Read more
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Israel, Middle East and North AfricaSprinkler Irrigation
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February 1, 1965U.S. Agency for International Development
Sprinkling, as a method of irrigation, has been used for many years and in many parts of the world for the irrigation of nurseries, vegetables and special crops - crops which bring high return per unit of area. Last of the early systems were permanently installed spray lines. 3ince the...Read more
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Libya, Middle East and North AfricaSultanate of Oman Fisheries Development Project
U.S. Agency for International Development
Report on a project designed to address major constraints to the further development of fisheries by providing technical assistance and training to develop the institutional capacity of the Directorate of Fisheries in Oman.Read more
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