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
Development of Irrigated Agriculture in Senegal: General Overview and Prospects, Proposals for a Second Program, 1980-1985
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January 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
This report looks at the development of irrigated agriculture in Senegal. At the Third Conference of the Club du Sahel in Amsterdam in November 1978, the meeting recalled that the main objective of the development strategy of the Sahel is an increase in crop production. In the 1979 Work Program,...Read more
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Senegal, Sub-Saharan AfricaIrrigation in Southern Africa: an Annotated Bibliography
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January 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
This is a bibliography of articles related to: increased agricultural output, food security, irrigation, socio-economic and institutional aspects of irrigated agriculture in Southern Africa.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaSmall Scale Pumping for Agriculture in Developing Countries
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April 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
There have been and still are a large number of photovoltaic (PV) powered pumping demonstrations and applications throughout the world. It has been estimated that approximately 700 PV powered pumping systems have been installed around the developing world in the last three years, and there are...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaEstimated Trade and Consumption of Fish and Fishery Products in the CECAF Area
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March 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
With a view of assessing how far the new regime of the sea may have already influenced the fisheries sector, this paper analyzes the situation at the beginning of the 1980s concerning the role of domestic production and trade in fish consumption in the region.Read more
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Senegal, Sub-Saharan AfricaAction Memorandum for the Acting Assistant Administrator for Africa [: Zaire Fish Culture Expansion Amendment No. 2]
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January 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
This project was authorized in order to establish small farmer oriented fish culture extension programs in three regions of Zaire. Using Peace Corps volunteers as implementing agents, the project was designed to (1) establish a research and training capability at one of the fish stations; (2)...Read more
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Sub-Saharan AfricaRapid Mini Appraisal of Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for Tanzania/USAID
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January 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
The Government of Tanzania's (GOT) recent emphasis on offsetting the effects of drought through small-scale irrigation projects that use local currency and self help is encouraged in this rapid survey of the country's irrigation sector. Incremental rather than long-term planning and the...Read more
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Tanzania, Sub-Saharan AfricaAn Account of Fishery Development Projects in the CECAF Region
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January 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
This report describes trends in fishery development in the CECAF region by country, outlining the objectives of such projects as they relate to the needs of the countries.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaDependable Precipitation and Potential Yields for Senegal: a Practical Guide for Rain fed Agriculture
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May 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
A substantial potential exists for improving rain fed agriculture in Senegal. Thus concludes this study, which analyzes the relationships among precipitation levels, growing season lengths, and potential agricultural yield in that country. The study begins by determining monthly dependable...Read more
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Senegal, Sub-Saharan AfricaWest African Fisheries and the United States: an Opportunity?
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May 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
The marine fisheries of West Africa, formally known as the East Central Atlantic fishery, are among the world's richest. According to FAO data, it ranked sixth in catch size of the world's 17 major fishing areas in 1978. This fishery extends from Morocco to Zaire and includes 18 littoral...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaFishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic
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March 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
The reports presented ere form a large amount of data and documentation produced each year on the fish resources off West Africa. The results of the surveys with the Dr. Fridtjof Nansen are considered valid for the areas covered and with the limitations imposed by species determination through test...Read more
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