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
Philippine Municipal Fisheries: a Review of Resources, Technology and Socioeconomics
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January 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
International interest in the socioeconomic development of traditional small-scale fisheries has grown rapidly in the last 10 years. This report, first in a series of country reviews, reviews the current status of Philippine municipal fisheries. Six areas are discussed: (1) Sector Overview:...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificConstraints on Small Farmers in the Precision Land Leveling Program in the Pakistani Punjab
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December 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
A Precision Land Leveling Program (PLLP) undertaken as part of the On-Farm Water Management (OFWM) Project in Pakistan has failed to reach the small farmer. This report summarizes results of a farmer survey conducted to determine the causes of this failure and offers suggestions to improve the...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaReview of Aquaculture Development Activities in Central and West Africa
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August 22, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
Fish farming is not widely practiced in Central and West Africa despite promotion efforts dating back to the 1940's, the acceptance of fish as a food by the vast majority of people, and the availability of suitable lands. The purpose of this study is to assess the reasons why these efforts...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaBeliefs About Benefits of Fishermen's Cooperatives on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica
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August 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze small scale fishermen's perceived benefits of belonging to a cooperative in several communities in the Gulf of Nicoya and the northwest region of Guanacaste, Costa Rica...Read more
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Costa Rica, Latin America and the CaribbeanStructure and Performance of Wholesale Marketing of Finfish in Costa Rica
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July 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
This study looks at structure and performance of wholesale marketing of finfish in Costa Rica. This paper is one in a series of studies on small scale fisheries development in less developed countries. The data for the study were obtained from field surveys of the Costa Rican small scale fishery by...Read more
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Costa Rica, Latin America and the CaribbeanFuture Orientation Among the Small-Scale Fishermen of the Northwest Coast of Costa Rica
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July 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
This study looks at future orientation among the small-scale fishermen of the northwest coast of Costa Rica. An important component to be considered in any situation of proposed techno-economic change is the temporal perspective of the population involved. It is clear that participation in change...Read more
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Costa Rica, Latin America and the CaribbeanSmall-Scale Fishermen's Psych cultural Characteristics and Cooperative Formation
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July 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
This publication covers small scale fishermen's psychocultural characteristics and cooperative formation. A fundamental assumption of the human ecology paradigm is that psychocultural characteristics may often be explained as adaptations to the contingencies faced by individuals in their total...Read more
Ethnoicthyology of Small-Scale Fishermen of Puntarenas, Costa Rica I: Taxonomy
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June 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
Its obvious that it is necessary to understand a given system if one wishes to effect desired changes within it. If human beings compose one of the units within the system, and if their actions are necessary to effect the desired changes, then it is essential to understand their perceptions of...Read more
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Costa Rica, Latin America and the CaribbeanEvaluation/Inland Fisheries Program/June 1979, USAID/DR OPG No. 517-0123
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June 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this pilot project is to develop economically viable fishponds on small farms which produce a food crop (fish) through methods which the typical small farmer, agriculture association, and/or rural community can afford, and manage. The principal long range goal of the project is...Read more
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Dominican Republic, Latin America and the CaribbeanArtisan Fishery Technology: Ghana. a Case Study of a West African Fishery
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January 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is a case study of fish harvesting, handling preparation, and marketing techniques, and, also, fish consumption patterns currently existing in Ghana. The intent of this research was to determine the constraints to increased productivity of the Ghana fishing industry. The authors of this...Read more
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Ghana, Sub-Saharan AfricaDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.