MissionAssist Books - Agriculture and Farming

Growing Vegetables in Bags - 1/06/2020

This book contains useful tips for farmers coping with climate change and other practical problems. It lists other Shell Books that give more detailed information for each topic covered.

This uses material taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Good Granary Design - 1/06/2020

A suggested design for a raised grain or food store to discourage raids by rats and mice.

This uses material taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Raising Goats - 1/06/2020

A goat is a good animal to keep because it gives very good milk and meat.

It uses material from "Goat Raising", originally produced by the Bureau of Agricultural Extention, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

How to Make and Use Compost - 30/05/2020

Instructions on how to make a compost container out of an old oil drum, how to make ventilation holes in it and what to put in it to develop a compost that will help with the fertilisation of plants.

This has been adapted from a shell template produced by SIL in Papua New Guinea. The text is copyright ©1993 by SIL International with illustrations by Mbanji Bawe.

This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.

Cultivating Eru - 30/05/2020

Harvesting eru (an edible vine) in the wild can denude stocks. Advice is given to enable farmers to propagate cultivated eru from cuttings.

This uses material from information published by Limbe Botanic Garden, Limbe, Cameroon, with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Increase Chicken Production - 30/05/2020

This booklet helps you to increase the number of chickens you have.

This material was taken from Footsteps 59 - a literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Harvesting Fruit the Easy Way - 30/05/2020

Some methods of harvesting fruit are dangerous and damage the fruit. Using a container on the end of a stick is safe and fruit can be picked without damage.

This uses material taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2006 by MissionAssist.

Raising Fish - 30/05/2020

Advice on siting, building and maintaining a fishpond, then buying, farming and harvesting the fish to go in it.

Adapted, with permission, from the "Handbook on Small-Scale Freshwater Fish Farming", number 24 of a training series of handbooks published by the Publications Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy.

This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Gardening in a Small Space - 27/05/2020

This contains three simple ideas for planting some herbs or vegetables where space is limited.

This uses material taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

How to Treat Coccidiosis in Chickens - 27/05/2020

Coccidiosis is a disease in chickens which is caused by parasites. If left untreated, it can cause death. This book describes how to treat it, using seeds from a papaya plant.

This uses material from Footsteps 54 - a literacy publication from TEAR Fund used with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.