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(Book) Briquette Production Process
This is a poster that illustrates both carbonised and non carbonised briquette production process.
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(Book) Stone Arch Bridges
Construction of stone arch bridges.
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(Book) Solar PV Energy in Nepal
Renewable energy practices in Nepal
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(Book) Removing Arsenic From Water
This brief outlines the different arsenic removal methods and technologies that are available for use with small-scale supplies in developing countries.
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(Book) Peanut Roaster
The design and construction of a peanut roaster
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(Book) Peasants and the Art of Farming
Peasants and the Art of Farming: A Chayanovian Manifesto focuses on the structure and dynamics of peasant farms and the historically highly variable relations that govern the processes of labour and production within peasant farms. Jan Douwe van der Ploeg argues that peasant agriculture can play an...
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(Book) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Technologies in Bangladesh
Renewable energy practices in Bangladesh.
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(Book) Small-Scale Papermaking
Paper making is a good example of how a small-scale industry can be developed to make use of local resources and cater for local markets while keeping capital investment down.
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(Book) Delivery Model of Wood Gasifier Stoves in Sri Lanka
Instead of burning the fuel-wood with a complete combustion to generate heat directly, a wood gasifier stove, which is also called a Forced Draft Wood Gasifier Stove, follows a two-step process. This two stage process leads to more complete combustion, releasing less smoke and less emission, particu...
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(Book) Monitoring checklists: Water points and latrines
These check-lists have been developed to monitor water and sanitation infrastructure development in rural communities. They can be used as a training guide for community management committees and water point supervisors.
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(Book) Gasifier Stoves
Advanced biomass stoves covers improvements developed over recent years for household cooking in developing countries. They are often referred to as gasifier stoves although not all of these stoves strictly gasify the fuel.
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(Book) Bio-Latrines
This brief looks at the option of using bio-latrines, an on-site dry toilet technology which generates fertilising materials and fuel from the human excreta.
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(Book) Design, fabrication and testing of a millet thresher
A thresher was developed for threshing, separating, and cleaning millet seeds. The major components of the machine include threshing, separation and cleaning units.
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(Book) Fodder Conservation Using a Manual Baler
A simple method for baling fodder.
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(Book) Mushroom Production for Sustainable Livelihoods
This manual is a culmination of Practical Action Southern Africa's work in Chakohwa. The project worked with the Chakohwa Community-Based Organisation (CCBO) in Chimanimani District of Manicaland province. The aim of the project was to provide income earning opportunities for HIV and aids orphans an...
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(Book) Poor People's Energy Outlook 2013
In many countries poor people’s energy access is yet to be given sufficient priority and fails to be acknowledged as a key enabler in improving health, education, and other community services. As a contribution to creating a new energy narrative, the Poor people’s energy outlook (PPEO) highlights wh...
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(Book) How to Grow Your Own Onion Seed
Here is some basic information on how to grow onions and produce onion seeds. The document focuses on Burkina Faso but this approach can be used in many other locations.
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(Book) Low-Cost Civil works for Micro-Hydro Schemes
Civil works can suffer from cracking and significant scour damage. This document looks at some of the approaches that were taken to combat these problems in hydro schemes in the Cajamarca region of Peru.
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(Book) Preparation of Risk Maps
This document looks at risk map usage in the emergency preparedness project in Peru, recognising that more comprehensive risk-reduction strategies are constantly emerging.
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(Book) Extrusion of Foods
There are two types of extrusion process: cold extrusion, which mixes and shapes foods such as biscuit dough and pasta without cooking them; and hot extrusion (or extrusion cooking).