Bangladesh

Geoffrey Wood

This book addresses, in the Bangladesh context, the fundamental processes of agrarian structural change and their gender implications, opportunities for wider participation by landless men and women in agricultural growth; the social implications of rural works and fish culture programmes; rural ins...

Fruit and Vegetable Processing

Offers the non-specialist an insight into the ranges of methods and equipment available for preserving products, increasing the quality and range of foodstuffs and indicating where the hazards are when setting up a small food processing concern.

Fruit and Vegetable Processing

Offers the non-specialist an insight into the ranges of methods and equipment available for preserving products, increasing the quality and range of foodstuffs and indicating where the hazards are when setting up a small food processing concern.

Women and Food Security

Marilyn Carr

Consists of papers on women's access to, and use of, improved food technologies in all areas, and addresses such factors as access to credit and training, involvement in technology and design, infrastructure and markets, and the policy environment. The experiences described have wide application out...

Joining Farmers' Experiments

Bertus Haverkort

Presents a varied collection of reports from researchers and fieldworkers, who are supporting the efforts of farmers in small-scale farming in diverse and risk-prone areas, and linking up experimental farmers so that they can learn from one another (Published in the ILEIA Readings in Sustainable Agr...

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...

Power from the People

Matthew Gamser

Through the example of the analysis of forest energy technology development the author illustrates the importance of user participation in developing technologies, and discusses the management of technological change.

Try the Rabbit

Stephen Adjare

A guide to small-scale rabbit breeding based on experience in Ghana. Includes advice on how to set up and manage a rabbitry.

Small-scale Irrigation

Peter Stern

This excellent, clearly illustrated book has been written for those working with farmers on development and extension in rural areas who do not have much access to the technical know-how needed for developing irrigated agriculture on a small scale.

An Initial Course in Tropical Agriculture for the Staff of Co-operatives

Peter Yeo

A comprehensive course in tropical agriculture for the staff of co-operatives and other organisations.