1. 20/7/2011 We share many ideas in EDN for agricultural techniques that can increase crop production. Higher production translates into more food and potentially more income; this is very important, especially for farmers whose livelihood comes from a small piece of land.Another way to increase food supply...
  2. 19/6/1995 Sawdust cookers (or cookstoves) burn sawdust, wood shavings, rice hulls, or similar materials, producing a moderate heat for an extended time.
  3. 19/10/1995 Capturing water from fogfor household or agricultural use is a promising technology.
  4. 9/2/2017 RIPAT (Rural Initiatives for Participatory Agricultural Transformation) is a participatory extension approach aims to close the agricultural technology gap as a means of improving livelihoods and self-support among rural small-scale farmers. The approach is as well a documented step-by-step guide...
  5. 19/1/1997 Information about making bonemeal fertilizer from animal bones.
  6. 20/4/2003 Politically and economically, the ten plus years our family has been in Haiti have been rather tumultuous. There was a coup in October of 1991 against President Jean Bertrand Aristide, then four years of crushing embargo when gasoline cost $20 a gallon and neither tools nor parts could be...
  7. 20/10/2004 Smoke from open fires can be a nuisance, and it can also lead to severe health problems. The Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG) has issued a document called “Smoke—the Killer in the Kitchen” that shares statistics on indoor air pollution caused by burning solid fuels like wood,...
  8. 20/10/2007 Por muchos años, en la finca de ECHO ha sido una demostración muy popular la bomba de mecate, fabricada demateriales que están disponibles en cualquier país —tubo de PVC, una llanta vieja, soga o mecate, émbolos hechos de llanta, y un poco de madera. Como puede hacerse en la finca también puede...
  9. 20/7/2005 Feedback from the ECHO networking with information on cookstoves and indoor pollution.
  10. 20/1/2004 El descascarador maliano de maní/cacahuate es una máquina simple que requiere de menos de US$ 10 en materiales