1. 01/01/2022 Bioenergy is renewable energy obtained from biomass-any organic material that has stored sunlight in the form of chemical energy. Biogas is among the biofuels that can be obtained from biomass resources, including biodegradable wastes like manure, sewage sludge, the organic fraction of municipal...
  2. 01/01/1994 *Available only in Spanish. This Book collects and extends the broad ideas exposed in the illustration. It methodically analyzes the main activities related to peasant life and the simple ways that exist to make them more productive and less harmful to man and his environment. Through a patient...
  3. 01/01/2021 Many people live in rural areas in tropical regions. Rural development is not merely a contribution to the growth of individual countries. It can be a way to reduce poverty and to increase access to water, health care, and education. Sustainable rural development can also help stop deforestation...
  4. 01/01/2000 *Available only in Spanish. Over the last 40 years, an impressive number of theories on different aspects of rural development have been formulated and then rejected. The few theories that have endured are, for the most part, those that were born out of practice. The survivors had to struggle for...
  5. 01/01/1990 La majorité des agriculteurs dans le monde pratiquent encore une forme d’agriculture de subsistance. On ne peut comparer leur utilisation des animaux de trait et leurs méthodes agricoles basées sur le travail manuel avec les techniques d’agriculture de précision entièrement mécaniques et...
  6. 01/01/2000 Guide à l’usage des agents de développement rural en zone sahélo-soudanienne Ce guide vise à aider les communautés paysannes de la zone sahélosoudanienne à financer, aménager et gérer des points d’eau pour les troupeaux de leur village. Il s’adresse aux agents de développement intervenant en...
  7. 01/01/2008 Guide à l’intention des acteurs sur le terrain Les services de finance rurale varient en termes d’importance et d’objectif. Les groupements communautaires d’épargne et de crédit par exemple procurent à leurs membres des petites sommes d’argent, qui n’en sont pas moins essentielles. La demande de...
  8. Village Medical Manual is a two-volume guide to health care in developing countries where expert medical care can be hard to find. Its intended use is by those who are required, by location and circumstances, to render medical care for which they are not professionally trained. Reader-friendly...
  9. 01/01/1984 This publication contains eight papers presented at a symposium on land use planning techniques and policies organized and co-sponsored by Div. S5, S6, A1, and A2 at the 1982 ASA annual meeting in Atlanta, GA.