1. 01.01.2006 The potential of independent and genuine cooperatives as a tool for rural development is increasingly recognised by many governments, donors and non-governmental organisations. Governments, however, should no longer interfere with the development of cooperatives, except by creating and...
  2. 01.01.1980 Small Farm Grain Storage is a set of how-to manuals. Together these volumes provide a comprehensive overview of storage problems and considerations as they relate to the small farmer. The authors recommend the volumes be purchased as a set because the material forms an excellent and complete...
  3. 01.01.2008 *Available for Download Only It is quite appropriate that the book draws from the experience in Asia. Asia is the cradle of agroforestry. The Asian experience of traditional agroforestry systems from shifting cultivation and taungya to homegardens and multistrata systems has paved the way for...
  4. This report describes what is meant by, and the principles involved in designing and operating, a correctly "structured" system. We have explained how, and described the circumstances in which, a well-planned supply-based system is capable of providing an irrigation service that for all practical...
  5. It’s hard to think about beer these days without thinking about hops. The runaway craft beer market’s convergence with the ever-expanding local foods movement is helping to spur a local-hops renaissance. The demand from craft brewers for local ingredients to make beer―such as hops and barley―is...
  6. 01.01.1990 Dieses Handbuch wird entworfen, um jenen zu assistieren, die planen, und Gerät kleinangelegter landwirtschaftlicher projects. Durch das Fördern von Bewußtsein von Umwelt Sorgen, das Handbuch kann die Entwicklung vergrößern Arbeiters Fähigkeit, Projekte zu entwerfen, die umweltsmäßig beide sind,...