Natural Pesticides - Chilli pepper

The insecticidal properties of chilli pepper are highest in the ripe fruit especially in the skin and seed. Chillis act as a stomach poison, antifeedant and repellent to a number of pests.

Faces of The Caribbean

John Gilmore

Few areas of the world contain as much diversity - cultural, political, social - as the Caribbean. With a history marked by conquest, slavery and superpower rivalry, the region has been the scene of naval battles, pirate attacks and guerrilla uprisings. Today, in an age of globalization, the Caribbe...

Guatemala Never Again!

Thomas Quigley-Powell

Gretta Tovar Siebentritt

Available for the first time in English, this document presents the testimonies of the victims of Guatemala's 36 year long war. When Bishop Juan Gerardi, responsible for the Human Rights Office of the Archdiocese of Guatemala (ODHAG), released this study of human rights abuses in his country on Apri...

Armer les villes contre la faim

IDRC

Armer les villes contre la faim

Choix Cruciaux

Wolfgang H. Reinicke

Choix Cruciaux: Les Nations Unies, Les Reseaux, et LAvenir de la Gouvernance Mondiale

Linegalite des sexes et la révolution de linformation en Afrique

Eva M. Rathgeber

Linegalite des sexes et la révolution de linformation en Afrique

Performance Monitoring of Micro-Contracts for the Procurement of Urban Infrastructure

M Sohail

This document presents the findings from Project R6857 Performance Monitoring of Infrastructure Procurement for Urban Low Income Communities carried out by the authors as part of the Knowledge and Research Programme, Infrastructure and Urban Development Department, Department for International Devel...

Process of Change - Field Notes: Capacity Building in Primary Collection of Solid Waste

Mansoor Ali

These field notes present the findings of a focused research project into the 'actual processes of change in low-income countries' carried out as a part of the Knowledge and Research Programme (KAR) of the Department for International Development (DFID), UK. The project (R7143) aims to build capacit...

Roads and Realities

Paul Larcher, Derek Miles

Offers ideas and techniques that are likely to be of great help to both policy makers and construction professionals. The core themes are the use of appropriate technology and appropriate scale. Developing countries require effective and sustainable infrastructures. Yet these must be suitable and ut...

Seeding Solutions Volume 1

The Crucible II Group

Seeding Solutions: Volume 1. Policy options for genetic resources. People, Plants, and Patents revisited