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  Making a Manual Fuel Briquette Press

  This brief describes the process of making and using a simple low-pressure manual press for fuel briquette production. This press can also be used for other purposes, such as vegetable oil extraction. In this brief however we will concentrate on fuel briquette making only.

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  Educational Wooden Toys

  Drawing and build instructions of an educational wooden toy developed by Tim Godwin, the consultant for the Sri Lankan toy project in establishing the local production of educational pre-school toys. The Threaded Shapes comprise of a circle, triangle and square that can be pushed through the appropr...

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  Compressed Stabilised Earth Block (CSEB) Construction Manual

  This technical brief explains about the Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks structure.

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  Interlocking Brick (CSEB) Production Manual

  Interlocking Bricks (CSEB) are made by mixing Soil, Sand and Cement and compressing it in a machine. It is an Earthquake resistant technology recommended by the government of Nepal. It is fast to build with and on average 25% less cost compared to fired bricks.

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  Indoor Oyster Mushroom Farming

  This technical brief details the cultivation of oyster mushrooms from spawning to harvesting. It also discusses oyster mushroom cultivation as an adaptive and crop diversification technique in flood plains to minimize risk of flood and drought to livelihood.

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  Spurs and Dykes for Flood Protection

  Spurs and dykes are structures that protect river banks and contain flood waters. They can be built by communities using stones and wire.

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  Compost Bin Manufacturing

  This technical brief describes the process of construction of home composting bins.

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  Clove Processing

  Cloves are the unopened flower buds of the evergreen tree and are used to flavour foods and drinks. They are also used to produce essential oil used in dentistry and as a cleaning agent in microscopy. The steps in obtaining and processing it are shown here.

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  Recycling Used Lead Acid Batteries

  Batteries are used whenever electrical energy is needed and are common around the world, but they can be harmful to the environment.

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  Pineapple Jam

  A guide to making pineapple jam.