Development studies
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Traditional Candlemaking
Describes different materials and techniques, showing methods suited to small-scale producers on a cottage industry level, or the individual at home. With help on techniques, terminology and equipment, and a troubleshooting chart.
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Working with Farmers for Better Land Husbandry
Norman Hudson, Rodney Cheatle, Adrian Woods, Francis Gichuki
Examines the sustainability of farming systems, the importance of women in agriculture, and the importance of involving landholders at all stages of development. An instructive sourcebook for training programmes, NGO fieldworkers, donors and agencies.
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Yarn Preparation
Almost all fabrics, whether woven or knitted, are produced from spun thread. However, this thread or yarn, produced by the spinning operation, either by a hand spinner using the simplest drop spindle or spinning wheel, or spun on the latest automated spinning frame, is rarely in a form suitable to b...
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Agricultural Trade
A complete coverage of strategic trade theory and application, imperfect competition, market power, and the political economy of agricultural trade. An easy-to-use analysis of trade principles, institutions, and policies.
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The Andes
The Andes describes how the Andean people, in order to survive, are turning to their old traditions of mutual aid and are finding ways of working together which may lead them in new directions in their long quest for justice.
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Breaking the Chains
Shows how the landless poor of Bangladesh have worked to determine their own future, independent of the existing power structure. Demonstrates effective organizing by the landless, the results of their action, and thoughts on the way forward.
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Cause for our Times
Oxfam is one of the best-known and most successful charities in Britain. It is also one of the most controversial. This book, published to coincide with Oxfam’s 50th anniversary, describes how a small, local, wartime charity evolved into Britain’s largest overseas agency, in a period of rapid social...
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Chenkumbi Lime
Lime is not only an important building material but an essential ingredient in many industrial processes, such as agriculture and sugar manufacture. As a binder in the construction industry, it is simpler and cheaper to produce than Portland cement and yet just as effective for most building require...
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Choosing Research Methods
Development workers often need to carry out specific research in order to obtain answers to specific questions about projects and programmes. Choosing Research Methods discusses the various ways in which such research can be carried out and how to select the most appropriate method for particular ci...
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Energy Options
Renewable energy can present a baffling array of options to aid agency managers, government officials, and advisers. This publication contrasts the relative merits of biomass, solar, hydro, and wind power, as well as detailing some direct applications.