Practical Action Publishing

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  Solar Thermal Technologies in India

  Renewable energy practices in India

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  Solar PV Technologies in Pakistan

  Renewable energy practices in Pakistan

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  SODIS - Solar Water Disinfection

  This document looks at issues surrounding clean drinking water and a simple and low-cost solution called SODIS, where the heat and UV rays from the sun fall on water in plastic bottles, killing patho-genic micro-organisms.

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  Small-scale Off grid Solar PV Installation Manual

  A complete installation guide for Solar PV systems up to 235W (or one solar panel.) Written in collaboration with Quetsol, primarily for applications in Guatemala.

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  Removing Arsenic From Water

  This brief outlines the different arsenic removal methods and technologies that are available for use with small-scale supplies in developing countries.

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  Pumpkin Growing using Sandbar Cropping

  This brief describes a way of growing crops on the sandbars, created by river deposits in Bangladesh, and how this can be used to increase crop production for marginalised famers.

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  Productive products with gender-based approach

  Productive products with gender-based approach Toolkit

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  Gundruk (Pickled Leafy Vegetable)

  Gundruk is obtained from the fermentation of leafy vegetables in Nepal. It is either served as an appetiser, or as a side dish with the main meal.

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  How to Grow Your Own Onion Seed

  Here is some basic information on how to grow onions and produce onion seeds. The document focuses on Burkina Faso but this approach can be used in many other locations.

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  Hydraulic Lime: An Introduction

  Hydraulic lime was an important cementitious material before the arrival of Portland cement but it is little used now, except in conservation work.