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The earliest industrial, use of charcoal, more than four thousand years ago, was as a reductant for iron smelting to change iron oxide into metallic iron. But charcoal was already well known as a high grade smokeless fuel for cooking and domestic heating. With the emergence of industrial society...
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20/03/2011 Reclaiming agriculture for Pacific youth We know what to do "Anchored" education promises better results Meeting a region's broad development needs Youth's perceptions are the starting point The many possibilities of ICTs in African agriculture How do we make markets work for the poor? Teaching...
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20/06/2009 Supportive policies secure a future for family farming Adding value to local livelihoods Creating conditions for growth Plenty of fruit, but also plenty of hurdles Supportive policies secure a future for family farming For these women, money does grow on (neem) trees It works to work together...
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20/09/2008 Addressing the conditions for getting out of poverty Farmer field schools in traditional societies - from technical to social issues Addressing the conditions for getting out of poverty Social inclusion as a precondition of development in Nepal Targeting women pays when promoting food security...
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20/03/2007 Collective action for biodiversity and livelihoods Keeping people on the land The Lagos State Fish Farmers' Association Development dilemmas and farmers' organisations Organic Farming FFS networks in East Africa The Malabing Valley Multipurpose Co-operative Farmer organisation and market access...
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01/01/1989 Produção, Processamento e Comercialização O tomate é uma das culturas mais comuns do mundo, sendo uma fonte importante de vitaminas e uma cultura comercial importante para pequenos agricultores e agricultores comerciais de escala média. Este Agrodok concentra-se nas práticas apropriadas para a...
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01/01/2000 Nos paÌses em desenvolvimento, È a populaÁo camponesa que cultiva, geralmente, os seus prÛprios alimentos. Para alÈm dos alimentos, os agregados familiares necessitam de dinheiro para comprarem, por exemplo, a sua roupa e para pagarem as despesas escolares dos seus filhos. Por isso, muitas das...
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This 8-page leaflet, practical for use in the field and easy to read, helps pastoralists understand markets for animals and milk. It gives background information on types of products, market chains, adding value and different types of markets. Marketing processes are clearly outlined, along with...
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01/01/2006 This booklet explore beekeeping and forest management in Zambia. Included is information on marketing honey. 65 pages, illustrations
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When the first edition of this book was published, the author, Walter T Kelley traveled in the US and many other countries gathering information and making photos for basic information which would help those who were interested in keeping a few colonies of bees or those whose operation had grown...