Agriculture

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Floating Gardens in Bangladesh

A floating garden is built using aquatic weeds as a base on which vegetables can be grown.

posted on 1/1/70

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Mushroom Growing

Developing commercial cultivation of mushrooms is growing throughout Africa. This brief focuses on this practice in Zimbabwe.

My name is Phi Hung - 36 years old, f...

posted on 24/9/12

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Soil Desalination for Vegetable Cultivation

A small-scale approach to soil desalination for cultivating vegetables from Bangladesh.

posted on 1/1/70

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The Donkey Plough

This Technical Brief covers the construction of the donkey plough, developed for use in Sudan.

posted on 1/1/70

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Manuals for Women Farmers in West Africa

Non-literate farmers materials on tree planting, management and uses.

  • Planting and Care of Tree Seedling
  • Cashew - Growing a Seedling in a polypot
  • Neverdie - Direct Sowing
  • Papaya - Nursery Sowing
  • Live Fencing
  • Pest Control Using Neem
  • Mango Jam
  • Cashew Pancakes

  • Copyright © 2002 Rose Clarkson.
    Permission is given to use, reproduce and modify the manuals or any of the illustrations for personal or educational purposes. Commercial copying is prohibited without the written consent of the author.

    I stumbled across a reference to thes...

    posted on 15/10/12

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    bn_Agro_Machine

    This document shows some examples of small-scale agricultural machinery used in Bangladesh.

    1)Can we have an English version of t...

    posted on 22/2/12

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    The Donkey Plough

    This Technical Brief covers the construction of the donkey plough, developed for use in Sudan.

    posted on 1/1/70

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    The Duel Purpose Weeder

    A simple device for weeding

    I like the idea of this weeder - but ...

    posted on 28/3/12

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    Community Cereal Banks

    Steps involved in setting up and running a cereal bank, based on the experience of Nthunguni Community Managed Cereal Bank.

    very good material for improvement of...

    posted on 17/1/12

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    Compost Bin Manufacture

    This Technical Brief explains concrete composting bin fabrication.

    The material is very important to me....

    posted on 30/3/12

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    Human and Animal Water Lifting Devices

    Recent developments in human- and animal-powered lifters have concentrated on increasing the efficiency of water lifting, combining ease of use with higher water delivery.

    posted on 1/1/70

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    Human Water Lifting Devices

    This brief presents an overview of the types of human-powered water lifters available, the applications appropriate to them, and their comparative advantages.

    What are your thoughts about this new...

    posted on 1/1/13

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    Micro-Irrigation

    This Technical Brief describes simple methods for reducing the amount of water used in small-scale cultivation.

    posted on 1/1/70

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    Rainwater Harvesting

    This technology is used in places where conventional water supply systems are not provided, are too expensive, or fail to meet people's needs.

    surelly this will hep that comunity, ...

    posted on 16/4/12

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    Sand Dams

    Sand dams are a means of capturing water in arid and semi-arid regions where erratic rains are trapped in river sands.

    posted on 1/1/70

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    The 'A' frame

    The A-frame is used in the construction of dead-level contours and other applications where level ground is required.

    I WANT TO USE THIS FOR MY REEARCH

    posted on 10/3/13

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