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
Mid-term Evaluation Report: Southern Zone Water Management Project (SZWMP) -- Senegal
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May 1, 1994U.S. Agency for International Development
The Southern Zone Water Management Project (SZWMP) was authorized by USAID/Dakar on August 19, 1988. The purpose of the eight-year $18 million Project is to improve farmer utilization of water and recovery of fertile valley lands for agricultural purposes in the southern regions of Kolda and...Read more
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SenegalSub-Saharan AfricaFisheries Resource Assessment of The Kavango and Caprivi Provinces, Namibia
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July 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
This report details the results of a 12-month field study of the fisheries and fish biodiversity of the Kavango and Caprivi Provinces of Namibia. It is divided into 10 chapters: an introduction; a discussion of the biodiversity of the Kavango River; a description of new exotic fishes from Namibia...Read more
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NamibiaSub-Saharan AfricaFeeding Habits of Tilapias and the Limnology [ i.e. Limnology] of Lake Victoria: Final Report, 1989-1991
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April 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
Alterations in Lake Victoria's food chain connection and limnology have resulted following the introduction of Nile perch and Nile tilapia in the 1950s and '60s. This report presents analyses of samples drawn from the Lake and its fisheries between 1988-1990 and of feeding experiments...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaCommercial Agricultural Production and Marketing (CAPM) Irrigation Scheme Rehabilitation Upgrading Program and Identification of Irrigation Companies and Firms in the Area
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December 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The objective of the Irrigation Engineering Consultancy is to provide technical assistance for the Commercial Agricultural Production and Marketing (CAPM) team, as well as, the Swaziland Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) in the rehabilitation of irrigation schemes, training of garmers...Read more
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SwazilandSub-Saharan AfricaSwaziland Commercial Agricultural Production and Marketing Project: Action Plan for Upgrading and Rehabilitating Certain Irrigation Schemes and Development of Irrigation on Swazi Nation Lands
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March 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The overall objective of the consultancy is to provide technical assistance for the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) as well as the Commercial Agricultural Production and Marketing (CAPM) team as follows: provide plans and specific technical advice to individuals and groups with a...Read more
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SwazilandSub-Saharan AfricaProject Assistance Completion Report: Irrigation and Water Management I Project, No. 685-0280
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December 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (1/86-9/92) to expand and improve village-level irrigated farming in the Bakel zone of the Senegal River Basin and to encourage private sector participation that can be replicated throughout the Basin. the project provided a total of 22 person-years of long-term TA and 20 person-...Read more
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SenegalSub-Saharan AfricaRwanda: Cycle III of The Global Experiment
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May 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
The Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program (PD/A CRSP) represents an international community of researchers and institutions dedicated to strengthening health and nutrition in developing countries byimproving the efficiency of pond aquaculture systems. It is one of several...Read more
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RwandaSub-Saharan AfricaThe Context of Small-Scale Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture Systems in Africa: A Case Study of Malawi
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January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
This study, supplemented by field surveys, summarizes available literature on aquaculture and the context of aquaculture in Malawi. It provides a national case study of one African context in which small-scale aquaculture has developed and in which integrated systems of agriculture-aquaculture...Read more
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MalawiSub-Saharan AfricaAquaculture Research and Development in Rural Africa
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April 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
Aquaculture development in Africa has lagged far behind that in other developing regions while human needs for additional protein are just as urgent. This volume reports results from an international conference convened in Zomba, Malawi, that reviewed the progress of the first three years of ICLARM...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaDeterminants of Success of Irrigated Perimeters in The Bakel Delegation -- Part I: Water and Crops
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March 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
The early part of the report reviews the layout of the model andhow the various modules comprising it are interrelated. Changes are discussed that have been made in the model since it was originally introduced and described in an earlier report.Read more
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