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
Institutional and Land Constraints to Irrigated Agriculture in the Aqua Plaines of the Dominican Republic
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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 CaribbeanAssessment of the Mariculture Potential of Indigenous. Eastern Caribbean Brine Shrimp
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December 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
A technical study has been undertaken to develop evaluation criteria for culturing endemic brine shrimp in Eastern Caribbean salt ponds. Salt ponds have been characterized in terms of Artema distribution and physical factors. 25% of these ponds have endemic brine shrimp population. Electrophoretic...Read more
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Latin America and the CaribbeanSelected Alternatives for Irrigated Agricultural Development in Azua Valley, Dominican Republic
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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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Dominican Republic, Latin America and the CaribbeanTechnical Assistance to Barbados Aid Mission "Development of RFP for Marine Resources Assessment in the Eastern Caribbean"
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July 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
The objective of the work in this report was to provide a multi-disciplinary assessment of the potential for small-scale fishery/mariculture development in the eastern Caribbean and to recommend appropriate development strategies.Read more
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Latin America and the CaribbeanIrrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: USAID/Peru
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March 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Results are presented of a rapid reconnaissance survey undertaken to determine a USAID/Peru strategy to support irrigated agriculture in the 1980's. Recommendations are that USAID/P support: (1) community-initiated micro-scale irrigation projects in the Sierra Region, along with incentive...Read more
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Peru, Latin America and the CaribbeanSmall Farm Self-Help Irrigation Projects
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December 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Nine principles for irrigation water management drawn from A.I.D.'s successful Small Farm, Self-Help Irrigation program in Guatemala are presented and discussed. (1-2) Identify site suitability and benefit potential and locate farmers willing to participate in a self-help project. (3)...Read more
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Guatemala, Latin America and the CaribbeanUSAID/Haiti Evaluation of the Irrigation Component of the Integrated Agricultural Development Project
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September 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates irrigation component of a project to strengthen the Irrigation Service of Haiti's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA). Special evaluation covers the period to 8/83 and is based on document review, site visits, and interviews with farmers and with USAID/H, MOA, Ministry of Planning (MOP),...Read more
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Haiti, Latin America and the CaribbeanFeasibility of Fish Meal Production in Costa Rica 1983
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January 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
This report by Agricultural Cooperative Development International provides sufficient information to make an assessment under current conditions. This information was obtained through the cooperation of the leaders in the Costa Rican fishing industry, appropriate officials in the Ministry of...Read more
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Costa Rica, Latin America and the CaribbeanHonduran Fisheries Survey
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January 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
A report covering a survey of fisheries in Honduras to develop a program to utilize the fish taken in the shrimp fishery that were being discarded.Read more
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Honduras, Latin America and the CaribbeanCaribbean Coral Reef Fishery Resources
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January 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Recent interest in exploiting untapped, Jamaican coral reef fishery resources has made imperative an ecological understanding of these marine resources and the potential effects on fish populations of the proposed exploitation. This study reports recent (1973-81) findings of a British research...Read more
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