Gypsum Plaster

Andrew Coburn, Eric Dudley, Robin Spence

An outline of the manufacturing techniques available for this well-proven but underutilized binding material, with a guide to uses, properties and limitations.

Farmer First

Robert Chambers, Arnold Pacey, Lori Ann Thrupp

Farmer First presents a new paradigm and methods for agricultural research. Starting with farmers’ own capacity for innovation, contributors from the agricultural and social sciences, ecology, economics and geography make the case for a farmer-first mode to complement the traditional transfer of tec...

Fight for the Forest 1st Edition

Chico Mendez, Tony Gross

Chris Whitehouse

"They would have to kill us all to destroy our movement and they can't. I don't get that cold feeling anymore. I am no longer afraid of dying."-Chico Mendes, November 1988 Chico Mendes, the charismatic founder of the Brazilian rubber tappers union, was murdered by a hired assassin on 22 December 198...

Wealth Ranking in Smallholder Communities

Barbara Grandin

A guide on how to carry out a wealth ranking exercise. The technique allows researchers to understand quickly the nature of wealth differences in a community and to determine the approximate wealth status of each community member.

Technology Transfer

Sosthenes Buatsi

Nine case studies in technology transfer which demonstrate the experience gained in different countries and different technologies.

Thatching

Nicolas Hall

A guide to good-quality thatching, describing in words and pictures how to achieve the maximum possible roof-life using either cultivated or naturally-occurring materials. Reviews the advantages and limitations of thatch as a roofing technique.

Running a Biogas Programme

David Fulford

Describes the designs and uses of biogas plants, with technical appendices, for domestic and community plants. Likely economic and social effects of biogas programmes are described from experience, and advice given in the problems of management.

Rural Credit

K P Padmanabhan

What is - and what should be - the role of rural credit in developing countries? The author steers the reader though this discussion and towards sound practical conclusions, using examples from India, Brazil, Cameroon, Malawi and the Philippines.

Rural Enterprise

Malcolm Harper, Shailendra Vyakarnam

The need for new forms of employment and economic diversification in rural areas has led to a growing interest in rural enterprise. This book is a collection of case studies, representing an overview of the problems and opportunities in this field.

Science, Technology and Development

Atul Wad

The relationship between scientific and technological change and development has altered with the changing character of developing countries and with advances in technology. High tech, appropriate technology, technology transfer and diffusion all serve to complicate further the already complex task...