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
Irrigation Projects Document Review: Near East and Africa
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February 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings in Africa.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaIrrigation Projects Document Review: East Asia
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February 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings in East Asia.Read more
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East Asia and PacificIrrigation Projects Document Review: The Indian Subcontinent
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February 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings on the Indian subcontinent.Read more
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South East AsiaIrrigation Projects Document Review: Central and South America
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February 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings in Central and South America.Read more
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Latin America and the CaribbeanInternational Cooperation in Marine Technology, Science, and Fisheries: the Future U.S. Role in Development -- Proceedings of a Workshop
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January 22, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
To help both developed and developing countries explore the vast economic and scientific potential of the world's oceans, A.I.D. sponsored an international workshop in 1981 on the need for international cooperation in the fields of marine technology, science, and fisheries, with emphasis on...Read more
International Fisheries Training Program
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January 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
This two-year training program was devised to provide training to students with varied educational and experimental backgrounds in common fisheries curricula and then other specialties in order to meet the needs of developing countries for trained technical manpower to promote commercial fisheries.Read more
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Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan AfricaReducing Farm Delivery Losses in Pakistan
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January 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
Irrigation is an essential component of Pakistan's agriculture with more than 13 million ha irrigated. This study reviews the on-farm irrigation water delivery and then details the benefits and costs of a number of alternative improvements for reducing delivery losses. A strategy for future...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaICLARM - CLSU Integrated Animal - Fish Farming Project: Poultry - Fish and Pig - Fish Trials
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January 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
The rising costs of high-protein fish feed and inorganic fertilizer have led to increased interest in the utilization of animal manures in aquaculture and in the traditional systems which integrate animal husbandry with aquaculture. This report describes two experiments conducted at the Freshwater...Read more
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PhilippinesEast Asia and PacificFisheries Resource Assessment
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January 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
Project to help the Government of Senegal (GOS) to better determine the availability, distribution, and variety of fish off its coastline by providing the GOS Centre de Recherches Oceaniographiques de Dakar-Thiaroye (CRODT) with the hydroacoustic equipment needed to improve its fish-finding and...Read more
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SenegalSub-Saharan AfricaSummary Report of the ICLARM Conference on the Biology and Culture of Tilapias, Bellagio, Italy, 2-5 September 1980
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January 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
This document provides details of Tilapia fishing specifically with respect to developing countries in Africa and other tropical areas and the potential for expansion of Tilapia fishing in such areas. It focuses on ways to increase Tilapia production.Read more
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