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

Establishing a Sustainable Shrimp Mariculture Industry in Ecuador

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Ecuador's shrimp mariculture industry is booming - it earns more than any other private sector activity in Ecuador. Nevertheless, concerns about declines in shrimp stocks and water quality and increasing international competition are challenging Ecuador to build a shrimp farming industry that...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Water Resources Management and Training Program: Irrigation Management and Training Program -- Handbook for Improving Irrigation System Maintenance Practices

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
In this handbook four maintenance plans, namely (a) essential structures maintenance, (b) normal maintenance, (c) "catch-up" maintenance, and (d) preventive maintenance, have been developed to provide guidelines to identify problems, develop solutions and implement the same for improving...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Growing Fish in Cages

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The techniques described here were developed in the Saguling and Cirata Reservoirs in Bandung, Indonesia. They can easily be adapted to other locations.Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Small-Scale Hatchery for Common Carp

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The techniques described in this book were developed for culture of common carp in the Saguling and Cirata Reservoir Regions in West Java, Indonesia. They can easily be adapted to other locations.Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Culture of Common Carp in Floating Net Cages

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
A technique for growing common carp in a floating net cage is described herein through simple step-by-step illustrations and instructions. The guidebook covers all required steps, including net cage construction; site selection; fish seed selection, transport, and stocking; recordkeeping; feeding...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Final Report, 1985 to 1989: Propagation of Mahseers in Himalayan Waters of Nepal

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
In recent years, various investigators have given considerable attention to the propagation of seriously endangered mahseer in the Himalayan waters (Badola and Singh 1984, Shrestha 1986, 1988, 1990, Nautial and Lal 1988, Das 1990). They have been prompted by several considerations among them are: (...Read more
Regional focus: 
NepalSouth East Asia

Farmer - Officer Coordination to Achieve Flexible Irrigation Scheduling: A Case Study from System H, Sri Lanka

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The institutional and irrigation infrastructure of System H of the Mahaweli Multipurpose Development Project provides adequate opportunities for achieving a high standard of water management. A coordinated approach for achieving close cooperation between agency officials and farmers at the field...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

PVO/University Collaboration in Action: the Water Harvesting/Aquaculture Project, Cooperative Agreement with AID, FVA/PVC -- PDC-0204-G-SS-4085-00: Final Report (October 1984-September 1989)

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Water Harvestng/Aquaculture Project (WHAP) had its genesis in an unsolicited proposal submitted to and funded by A.I.D. It was designed to address a number of development needs: making available ongoing technical assistance in water harvesting/integrated aquaculture and agriculture to small...Read more

Local Organizations for Social Development: Concepts and Cases of Irrigation Organization

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
In the case of large-scale gravity-flow irrigation systems, it is the state which bears the cost of capturing the water supply in remote watersheds and constructing the engineering works to store and deliver water. However, the returns from this enormous investment are ultimately determined by the...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

ICLARM Report 1988

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
ICLARM's five-year plan (1988-1992) includes construction of a modest aquaculture genetics research facility so that the Center can begin to take a leadership role in the conservation of important fish genetic resources, especially those from freshwater such as the tilapias. Aquaculture,...Read more

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