1. 01-01-2008 Production, Processing and Marketing There is no reliable documentation on when and where humans started consuming snails as a food supplement. In many places where snails occur, especially in tropical and sub-tropical areas like West and East Africa, natives gather snails, eat them and sell the...
  2. 01-01-2008 Diseases Transmitted from Animals to Humans Zoonoses are infectious diseases – including parasitic infections – that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Zoonoses pose a significant threat to human health, especially when humans and animals live close together and when humans are in contact...
  3. 01-01-2008 Mitigating the effects of HIV/AIDs in small-scale farming is a handbook for agricultural extension officers and those who support them in government, NGOs and international organizations. Much of what is contained in this Agrodok has been dealt with in much greater detail in the many HIV/AIDS...
  4. 01-01-2007 A Practical Approach to the Treatment of Cattle Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa Until 1989, ethnovet practices were mostly carried out at individual level, with little coordination. In 1989 the Cameroon Ethnovet Council was founded. This council has about 300 members, all practising ethnovets....
  5. 01-01-2006 In many areas RWH has now been introduced as part of an integrated water supply, where the town water supply is unreliable, or where local water sources dry up for a part of the year. But RWH can also be introduced as the sole water source for communities or households. The technology is flexible...
  6. 01-01-2005 sifa, usindikaji na uuzaji Nyuki huishi katika makundi, kama ilivyoelezwa kwa undani katika Agrodok 32 – Ufugaji nyuki. Nyuki vibarua katika kundi hukusanya vitu mbalimbali katika mazingira yao kwa matumizi ya kundi hilo, kwa mfano kulisha nyuki waliomo ili kundi liongezeke, au kwa ajili ya...
  7. 01-01-2007 Agaricus and Volvariella Mushrooms contain a lot of proteins and minerals, several B vitamins and are regarded as a healthy food or food supplement. Moreover, due to certain chemical compounds valued for their medicinal properties, mushrooms gain more and more interest from the health food...
  8. 01-01-2005 uyoga aina ya oyster, shiitake na wood-ear Agrodok hii inatoa maelezo kamilifu juu ya namna ya kustawisha aina tatu za uyoga-oyster, shiitake na wood ear. Aina hizi za uyoga hasa ni rahisi kustawishwa kwa wakulima wadogo. Kustawisha aina nyinginezo za uyoga kama white button na inayotokana na...
  9. 01-01-2006 The Value of Wild Plants Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are wild plant and animal products harvested from forests, such as wild fruits, vegetables, nuts, edible roots, honey, palm leaves, medicinal plants, poisons and bush meat. Millions of people – especially those living in rural areas in...
  10. 01-01-2004 Farmer-Controlled Economic Initiatives Agricultural cooperatives usually develop in rural economies during the transformation from self-sufficiency farming to full market production. At this stage farmers often start realising their weak individual economic position in the market. By joining...