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1/01/2000 This report begins with a review of the different treadle pumps currently in use in Africa and the information available on their technical performance, with a view to trying to answer the question - Which is the best treadle pump? This is followed by reports prepared by national experts on the...
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Thie document summarises the discussion, highlights areas of consensus, and identifies the progress made in addressing the very diverse settings within which land resource rights need to be secured. It concludes with a statement of key recommendations to the Commission for Africa on actions that...
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This report is one of a series detailing results from the Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn Agriculture Research Programme which seeks to reconcile agricultural production and development with mitigation of the adverse local and global environmental effects of deforestation.
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1/01/1983 Since the earliest times man has used plants to create physical barriers: as protection against wild animals and enemies; for shelter of dwellings, gardens, crops and livestock against injurious winds; to hide unsightly buildings or features of the environment; to provide privacy and for many...
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1/01/1989 This FAO book describes efforts to fight the locust in Africa, the Near East and Asia in the 1980s.
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An American journalist presents a portrait of life among the Maasai of Kenya, offering a look at a people caught between the rituals of the past and the lifestyle of the twentieth century.
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Staff Development and Human Relations Training has two interrelated aspects. One is in the direction of group improvement. The other is in the direction of individual member growth. Training, for instance, seeks to further conditions which will strengthen an organization (staff) so that it...
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1/01/1998 This publication is an output from a research project funded by the Department of International Development. It shows the value of manure to improve the arable land in the highlands of East and Central Africa.
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1/01/1990 Wallace Ohrt tells how Denny and Jeanne Grindall's vacation in Kenya involved them in part-time missionary work. Their story captures the adventure and fulfillment of life as it was meant to be lived.
- This booklet aims to provide you, as people leading and supporting the move to Agroecology in Africa, with lessons from the valuable experiences of the APCNF programme. We have included helpful inputs, discussions and conclusions from the 15 online sessions held over 2021/2022. You will also find...