Practical Action Publishing

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  Aerial Ropeways of Nepal

  An introduction to aerial tramway / ropeway transport in Nepal including tuins, a river crossing mechanism. .

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  Passion Fruit Jam

  Recipe and method for the small-scale production of passion fruit jam.

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  Farmer First Revisited

  Ian Scoones, John Thompson

  Agriculture is an urgent global priority and farmers find themselves in the front line of some of the world's most pressing issues- climate change, globalization and food security. Twenty years ago, the Farmer First workshop held at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK, lau...

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  Understanding Climate Change Adaptation

  Jonathan Ensor, Rachel Berger

  Poor people bear the brunt of climate change since they live in those regions most affected by fluctuating temperatures, sea level rise, flooding and drought. Far from behaving as victims, however, they use the assets and resources at their disposal to adapt and survive. How can agencies assist loca...

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  Women Feeding Cities

  Alice Hovorka, Henk de Zeeuw, Mary Njenga

  Poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition have become critical urban problems. Meeting this challenge, in many cities around the world, women play a crucial role in household food production, growing vegetables in gardens and vacant urban spaces, raising animals, and trading in fresh and cooked food...

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  Basic Beekeeping Manual 1:1

  This is the intoductory section to the Basic Beekeeping Manual

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  Basic Beekeeping Manual 1:10

  This section of Basic Beekeeping explains how to harvest beeswax.

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  Basic Beekeeping Manual 1:2

  This section explains the life of the bee.

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  Basic Beekeeping Manual 1:3

  This section explains about the life of the bee.

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  Basic Beekeeping Manual 1:4

  This section of Basic Beekeeping describes how to make a simple bee veil.