Practical Answers

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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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  Recycling Plastics: Starting a business

  An introduction to plastic recycling looking at the reasons for recycling and the practicalities of small-scale businesses.

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  Serpentine Solar Water Heating: Guidelines for Fabrication

  The Serpentine is a solar thermal collector developed as part of a low cost water heating system by the AIDG for households in Xela, Guatemala.

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  Strawberry Flavoured Jam

  Strawberry flavoured jam can be made from ash gourd and artificial strawberry flavouring.

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  Coffee Processing

  This fact sheet describes the types of coffee, and the techniques and equipment needed for small-scale coffee production.

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  Mud as a Mortar

  Clay is the inherent binder of soils which are used in building. Such mortars are generally used with adobe and compressed soil blocks.

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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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  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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  Basic Beekeeping 1:6

  Manual 1:6 looks at how to set up a good apiary