Soap Making

This Technical Brief describes the procedures needed to make a variety of simple soaps and includes a number of recipes for different types of soap.

Spice Processing

Small-scale processing of spices can be economically and socially successful.

Packaging Foods in Glass

This Technical Brief is intended to advise small-scale producers on the methods and equipment needed to package foods in glass jars and bottles.

Human-Powered Handpumps for Water Lifting

This brief presents an overview of the types of human-powered water lifters available, the applications appropriate to them, and their comparative advantages.

Shea Nut Processing

The cultivation, harvesting, processing and products of the shea-tree.

Diseases and Pests that affect onion cultivation and their management

This technical brief explains about the diseases and pests that affect onion farming and their management and prevention.

Soured Milk and Yoghurt

Soured milk is produced by uncontrolled milk fermentation using naturally-occurring bacteria. Yoghurt is produced by controlled milk fermentation of milk by lactic acid bacteria.

Lime Kiln Designs

Small to medium scale oil fired lime kilns.

Beef Cattle Production and Management Training Manual

This training manual was produced to share experiences gained over a number of years by practitioners in beef cattle production and management.

Fragile States

Ali Fayyad

Conflict, crisis and instability form part of a chain of the dilemmas confronting development in much of the Arab world. With military intervention, occupation and civil war in Iraq and Palestine, most neighbouring countries such as Lebanon remain in a permanent state of flux. This book is unique in...