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

Ecological and Economic Impacts of Shrimp Trawling in Belize

Published: 
April 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
Commercial trawling for shrimp began in Belize in 1985 and has continued to the present. Development of the industry has progressed without knowledge of the magnitude of the bycatch and possible ecological and economic impacts.RDA International in 1990, was contracted by USAID-Belize to identify...Read more
Regional focus: 
BelizeLatin America and the Caribbean

Gualaca, Panama: Cycle I of The Global Experiment

Published: 
April 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report covers the dry and wet season studies of Cycle I of the CRSP Global Experiment, which were conducted during 1985 in Gualaca. The purpose of the studies was to establish a baseline of physical, chemical, biological, and hydrologicalcharacteristics for a set of ponds being fertilized...Read more
Regional focus: 
PanamaLatin America and the Caribbean

Project Assistance Completition [I.E. Completion] Report: Inland Fisheries II, OPG 517-0162

Published: 
March 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (1982-1985) to promote freshwater fish production in the Dominican Republic by expanding hatchery facilities, developing baseline data, and improving interagency coordination. The project succeeded in expanding existing hatchery facilities and partially achieved the other two...Read more
Regional focus: 
Dominican RepublicLatin America and the Caribbean

Thailand: Cycle III of The Global Experiment

Published: 
March 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP has been conducting a series of experiments in pond systems around the world since 1982. The first cycle of experiments evaluated pond dynamics under low nutrient input rates during wet and dry seasons. The second cycle of experiments evaluated pond dynamics...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Project Planning and Implementation Workshop: Irrigation Improvement Program of the Irrigation Management Systems Project, Alexandria, Egypt, November 11-14, 1990

Published: 
February 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The objectives of the HP component are to strengthen PWWR's institutional capacity; to develop a "rational" interdisciplinary approach for planning, designing and implementing the renovation of specific commands; to develop an Irrigation Advisory Service; to organize Water User...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Final Report: AWO Irrigation Project Environmental Assessment

Published: 
January 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The major objective of this environmental assessment is to inquire whether there are any probable major negative impacts of this irrigation project on the environment. Conversely, this report also assesses possible negative impacts of the environment on the function and efficiency of the project...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

The Context of Small-Scale Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture Systems in Africa: A Case Study of Malawi

Published: 
January 1, 1991
U.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
Regional focus: 
MalawiSub-Saharan Africa

Final Report Covering Period 1988-1993: Contribution of Mangrove Detritus to The Production of Commercially Important Shrimp Species

Published: 
January 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The overall hypothesis we tested was that juveniles prawns living within mangrove creeks derive significantly greater nutritional benefits from mangrove detritus than do juveniles and adults living offshore. We used a multiple isotope approach (carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur) to elucidate the degree...Read more
Regional focus: 
MalaysiaEast Asia and Pacific

Rain-fed Resources Development Project: Project Assistance Completion Report

Published: 
January 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR for a project (9/82-9/91) to support community-based land and water management in upland forest, rain fed agricultural areas, and coastal zones in the Philippines. The project was divided into two cycles. Cycle I (1983-86) was mainly institution building for resource monitoring, policy...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Irrigated Agriculture and Irrigation Management in Sri Lanka: Vision for the Next Decade and Beyond

Published: 
January 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to propose an overall vision, a set of broad guidelines, principles, and objectives, for the future direction of irrigated agriculture policy in Sri Lanka, with an emphasis on irrigation management. The main focus of the vision is on irrigation management, especially...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

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