Shell Books - L'Agriculture et L'Agronomie

Small Livestock - Rabbits

Rabbits are useful animals for individual farmers, village groups and schools as they are very productive, reproduce rapidly and produce good quality meat and fur.

This uses material from "Footsteps 10" - the literary publication of Tear Fund, with kind permission. Illustrated by MissionAssist.

This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.

Food and Farming

This book gives an overview of the Shell Books which have been written to help farmers and their families produce, process and store their precious food crops beyond harvest.

Adapted from various "Practical Action" publications with kind permission.

This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.

La Culture du Bambou

Comment cultiver le bambou et quelles en sont les utilisations.

This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. 

This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Making Compost in a Pit or Box

Farmers and gardeners use compost to improve their soils and increase their crop yields. This book describes one approach to making compost.

This uses material from "Footsteps 107", the literary publication of Tearfund, with kind permission.

This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.

Élevage de porcs

Un livre sur l'élevage des porcs, qui vous guide depuis le choix d'un site pour garder des porcs, la décision de quelle race acheter, les nourrir et les soigner, jusqu'à l'abattage pour obtenir une viande délicieuse. Des sources supplémentaires d'aide en ligne et une recette facile pour cuisiner du porc sont incluses.

Adapté d’un dossier technique produit par Practical Action au Nepal et utilisé avec leur aimable autorisation. Autres informations tirées de sources librement disponibles sur Internet
Illustrations de MissionAssist
Cette édition a été publiée en Grande-Bretagne en 2023 par MissionAssist
Copyright © 2023 MissionAssist

An Easy Way to Water Seeds

Use a tin can or plastic bottle as a mini-reservoir alongside your seeds or seedlings.

This uses material taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Small Livestock - Guinea Pigs

Guinea pigs are easy to raise for households and small-scale farmers, as they are very productive, reproduce rapidly and produce good quality meat and fur.

This uses material from "Footsteps 10" - the literary publication of Tear Fund, with kind permission. Illustrated by MissionAssist.

This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.

Gardening for Better Nutrition

This book shows how crops grown in home gardens can add important nutrients to the family diet; there is also a recipe for a soup you can make from some of those home-grown crops.

It uses material from Footsteps 52, the literacy publication of Tearfund with kind permission
Illustrations by MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2021 MissionAssist

Comment Élever des Abeilles

Comment élever les abeilles: planifier le travail, inspecter la ruche et comprendre ce que vous voyez.

Ce livre se fonde sur le livre Basic Beekeeping Manual 1: How to Manage Bees © (écrit par Pam Gregory, qui en fait don aux apiculteurs des pays en voie de développement)
La documentation de Practical Action (en ce cas le contenu du texte) peut être utilisée librement (y compris usage commercial)
https://answers.practicalaction.org/our-resources/item/basic-beekeeping-manual-1-part-07-how-to-manage-bees
Cette édition a été publiée en Grande-Bretagne en 2021 par MissionAssist
Copyright © 2021 MissionAssist

Small Livestock Farming - Grasscutters - 18/08/2023

How to farm grasscutters (also known as cane rats) as a small-scale home-based enterprise. Listing the advantages and disadvantages.

Adapted from Agrodok 52, Backyard Grasscutter Keeping made freely available by Agromisa Foundation, Wageningen Netherlands
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2023 MissionAssist
More detailed information can be found online at: https://publications.cta.int/media/publications/downloads/1787_PDF.pdf