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

West African Living Marine Resource: Conservation and Management

Published: 
March 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The waters off West Africa constitute one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. As the impacts of drought in Africa increase, the marine fisheries resource has become even more important to coastal African states, and in many cases is now viewed as the principal if not only remaining...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Development of Irrigated Agriculture in Mauritania: General Overview and Prospects, Proposals for a Second Program 1980-1985

Published: 
January 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper covers the development of irrigated agriculture in Mauritania. Mauritania's food situation as regards cereals is precarious, as was highlighted dramatically during the drought years of the 1970's. Minimum overall needs are estimated at 180,000 tons, against an average output in...Read more
Regional focus: 
MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa

Development of Irrigated Agriculture in Niger: General Overview and Prospects, Proposals for a Second Program, 1980-1985

Published: 
January 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report covers the development of irrigated agriculture in Niger. The trend of developing areas for irrigation remains slow both for meeting the population's food needs and in view of overall development possibilities which are of the order of 220,000 hectares. The total irrigated area is...Read more
Regional focus: 
NigerSub-Saharan Africa

Fish Culture Project (696-0112): Evaluation

Published: 
January 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to develop a fish culture extension service in Rwanda. Special evaluation covers the period 9/81-12/84 and is based on document review, site visits, and personal and group interviews. Although poor management has caused delays in extension, construction, and training, as well as...Read more
Regional focus: 
RwandaSub-Saharan Africa

Development of Irrigated Agriculture in Senegal: General Overview and Prospects, Proposals for a Second Program, 1980-1985

Published: 
January 1, 1985
U.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
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

Irrigation in Southern Africa: an Annotated Bibliography

Published: 
January 1, 1985
U.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
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Technical Change and Social Relations in a West African Maritime Fishery: a Development History

Published: 
November 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The relationship between technological development and socioeconomic change in the maritime fishing industry of the Sierra Leone Peninsula from 1600-1980 is explored in this paper. Positing that technological development in Africa derives from several interrelated factors such as existing...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan Africa

West Africa Fisheries Initiatives

Published: 
October 9, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Summarizes and analyzes the documentation relating to West African fisheries. Also provides synopses, analyses, and evaluations of the relevant institutions, training programs, and donor activities, with a discussion of the prospects for West African fisheries development and management is...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Senegal River Basin Irrigation Review: Draft

Published: 
October 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Government of Senegal (GOS) wishes to increase the national level of food self-sufficiency. In view of climatic constraints one of the ways to ensure and to increase crop production is through irrigation. The GOS targeted the Senegal Valley for development of irrigated agriculture at the rate...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Niger Irrigation Subsector Assessment

Published: 
July 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The three specific objectives of the workshop were: (1) to examine ways in which concerns about complex relationships between water and human welfare could be integrated in the planning, design, operation and evaluation of irrigation and related water supply and sanitation projects; (2) to identify...Read more
Regional focus: 
NigerSub-Saharan Africa

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