Micro-Irrigation

A guide for smallholder farmers on implementing drip irrigation project

Cities, Poverty and Food

Marielle Dubbeling, Henk de Zeeuw, René Veenhuizen

The numbers of the urban poor are on the increase; at the same time their position has been made more vulnerable by the recent food and economic crises. City authorities need to find innovative strategies to eradicate urban hunger and improve the livelihoods of the urban poor. Urban agriculture prov...

Sugar production from Sugar Cane

This brief describes the process of sugar production, explaining yields, crushing, juice treatment, juice boiling and cleanliness.

Strawberry Flavoured Jam

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

Coffee Processing

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

Passion Fruit Jam

Recipe and method for the small-scale production of passion fruit jam.

Farmer First Revisited

Ian Scoones, John Thompson

Agriculture is an urgent global priority and farmers find themselves in the front line of some of the world's most pressing issues- climate change, globalization and food security. Twenty years ago, the Farmer First workshop held at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK, lau...

Women Feeding Cities

Alice Hovorka, Henk de Zeeuw, Mary Njenga

Poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition have become critical urban problems. Meeting this challenge, in many cities around the world, women play a crucial role in household food production, growing vegetables in gardens and vacant urban spaces, raising animals, and trading in fresh and cooked food...

Basic Beekeeping 1:6

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

Basic Beekeeping Manual 1:1

This is the intoductory section to the Basic Beekeeping Manual