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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) Pepper Processing

  Pepper processing looks at the main post harvest activities. These activities include sorting, threshing and drying.

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  (Book) Recycling of Organic Waste

  This fact sheet outlines the main methods of putting organic waste to good use.

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  (Book) Fibreglass Wind-turbine Blade

  A manual is designed to show the process of producing a wind turbine blade from fibre-glass

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  (Book) Dead-Level Contours

  This brief describes the use of contours and shows how to construct the Manama in-field rainwater harvesting storage facility.

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  (Book) Bio-sand Water Filters

  This brief focuses on bio-sand water filters, which use sand and gravel to partly clean water with a simple approach.

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  (Book) Aerial Ropeways of Nepal

  An introduction to aerial tramway / ropeway transport in Nepal including tuins, a river crossing mechanism. .

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  (Book) Making Stabilised Soil Blocks

  Deals with the two main problems that can arise with earth buildings: stabilisation and compaction.

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  (Book) Construction and Maintenance of the Solar Fish Drier

  This fact sheet details materials, equipment, and basic construction techniques needed for the solar fish drier.

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  (Book) Best Practice in Solid Waste Management

  This guide demonstrates successful waste management in Nepal.

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  (Book) Construction Manual for Earthquake-Resistant Houses Built of Earth

  The solutions proposed in this manual concentrate on low-cost single-story houses, built from earth in rural areas of earthquake-prone zones. They are based on research projects carried out at the Forschungslabor für Experimentelles Bauen (Building Research Laboratory) of the University of Kassel,...

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  (Book) Composting in the Tropics

  Organic matter is often piled up in the compound but left unmanaged. This will produce compost but the materials will take a long time to decompose and nutrients will be lost.

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  (Book) Water Harvesting in Sudan

  In semi-arid zones such as North Darfur where the rainfall is concentrated over short periods of time, various approaches to balancing water demand with supply, such as rain water harvesting, are described in this brief.

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  (Book) Guideline for Building Power Thresher

  Step by step pictorial description of how to build a power thresher cost effectively.

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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) Basic Beekeeping Manual 1:2

  This section explains the life of the bee.

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  (Book) Basic Beekeeping Manual 1:8

  This is the intoductory section of Basic Beekeeping looks at how to harvest quality honey.

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  (Book) Basic Beekeeping Manual 1:7

  This part of the document looks at how to manage bees.

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  (Book) Bamboo Preservation

  This brief looks at some of the options that can be used in bamboo preservation.

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  (Book) Basic Beekeeping Manual 1:1

  This is the intoductory section to the Basic Beekeeping Manual