Practical Action Publishing
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Tratamento de lodo fecal e esgoto séptico
Muitos países de média e baixa renda estão passando por um processo de urbanização rápida, que gera a necessidade de melhores serviços, incluindo o de saneamento. Enquanto algumas áreas no espaço urbano têm serviços de saneamento, a maioria das pessoas, especialmente a população de baixa renda, cont...
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Natural Pesticides - Chilli pepper
The insecticidal properties of chilli pepper are highest in the ripe fruit especially in the skin and seed. Chillis act as a stomach poison, antifeedant and repellent to a number of pests.
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African Perspectives on Agroecology
Seed embodies life, power, and culture. From Africa’s deserts and drylands to its mighty river systems and tropical forests, from those growing a multiplicity of grains, legumes, and vegetables, to others struggling to produce enough to feed their families, seed provides the mainstay for the contine...
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Scholar-Activism and Land Struggles
Saturnino M. Borras Jr., Jennifer C. Franco
This book is about scholar-activism and political struggles for land. Scholar-activism is a way of working that tries to change society by combining the best features of radical academic and political activist traditions, despite the many contradictions and challenges that this entails. The role pla...
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Gender and Resilience in the City
Gender and Resilience in the City is an exploration of one urbanizing city: Bharatpur Nepal, from 2014 to 2019. Bharatpur is representative of countless dynamic cities around the world. Local authorities and residents are learning what it means to be in a city in which the rural and urban are morphi...
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How to Make Sausages
A wide variety of sausages are produced in countries throughout the world. Most are produced from meat (especially pork and beef) but in some countries, fish sausages are also popular. Vegetarian and vegan sausages are available in some countries, made from tofu, nuts, pulses, mycoprotein, soy...
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Turmeric Processing
Complete guide to turmeric processing (production, curing, drying, polishing, grading, grinding and packaging).
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Fruit Juice Processing
This brief looks at juice extraction, preparation, pasteurisation, bottling, quality control, and equipment suppliers.
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Sugar production from Sugar Cane
This brief describes the process of sugar production, explaining yields, crushing, juice treatment, juice boiling and cleanliness.
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Drying of Foods
The drying of food results in longer preservation and ease of transport (lighter). This technical brief describes some of the requirements for food drying to retain maximum nutrients and aesthetics, and summarizes information on the various drying equipment.