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(Book) Building Small-Scale Water Harvesting Dams
North Darfur faces acute deficit in its water. The need for water has forced farmers to try and adapt their practices and conserve more water.
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(Book) Gundruk (Pickled Leafy Vegetable)
Gundruk is obtained from the fermentation of leafy vegetables in Nepal. It is either served as an appetiser, or as a side dish with the main meal.
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(Book) Appropriate transport options for the rural communities in post disaster situations
This suggests some appropriate transport options for the rural communities in post disaster situations
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(Book) Floating Gardens in Bangladesh
A floating garden is built using aquatic weeds as a base on which vegetables can be grown.
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(Book) Flood Adaptive Rice Cultivation Practice
Flood Adaptive Rice Cultivation Practice Technical Brief
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(Book) Carrot Farming
This technical brief describes how to optimise the farming of carrots with detail on the seasons, sowing, fertiliser and seeding rates.
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(Book) Biogas
Biogas is a fuel used for cooking and lighting, made from dung and other organic waste.
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(Book) Energy from the Wind
Wind turbines can be used for large-scale energy delivery, but can also be highly effective as small-scale remote applications.
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(Book) Assessing the Technical Problems of Brick Production
A guide for brick makers and field workers to help identify technical problems.
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(Book) Dry Salted Lime Pickle
Dry salted lime pickles are produced in Asia and Africa, particularly popular in India, Pakistan and North Africa. They are eaten as a condiment. Learn how they are made!
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(Book) Clay as a Binder
Clays are the main binders of earth and are made up of very small mineral particles leached out during the erosion of rock.
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(Book) From Vulnerability to Resilience (V2R)
This documents sets out the key factors that contribute to peoples' vulnerability: exposure to hazards and stresses and fragile livelihoods. It provides detailed explanation of the linkages between these factors, as well as ideas for action to strengthen resilience.
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(Book) Code of Practice for Cost Effective Boreholes
Code of Practice for Cost Effective Boreholes Technical Brief
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(Book) Small-scale Off grid Solar PV Installation Manual
A complete installation guide for Solar PV systems up to 235W (or one solar panel.) Written in collaboration with Quetsol, primarily for applications in Guatemala.
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(Book) Wind Energy in Bangladesh
Renewable energy practices in Bangladesh.
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(Book) Pumpkin Growing using Sandbar Cropping
This brief describes a way of growing crops on the sandbars, created by river deposits in Bangladesh, and how this can be used to increase crop production for marginalised famers.
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(Book) Lime Production: 2
Lime has been used in the Malawian building industry for many generations, principally as the cementing agent in renders and to produce a decorative whitewash.
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(Book) Urine Diverting Dehydration Toilet (UDDT)
The majority of communities worldwide pollute ground water resources and the environment as a result of flush toilets.
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(Book) Mineral Processing: Milling
This brief presents the factors to consider when choosing a grinding application and gives an overview of the equipment available.
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(Book) SODIS - Solar Water Disinfection
This document looks at issues surrounding clean drinking water and a simple and low-cost solution called SODIS, where the heat and UV rays from the sun fall on water in plastic bottles, killing patho-genic micro-organisms.