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  1. Gardening With The Seasons

    1979-01-01 Gardening with the Seasons has been adapted from a booklet prepared as part of an innovative and meaningful approach to community development that is underway in Bangladesh. The Sylhet Package Program is funded by International Voluntary Services, Inc. (IVS), a respected US-based private...
    Seasonal Gardening Gardens VITA Downloads
     

  2. Understanding Agroforestry Techniques

    1989-01-01 Agroforestry refers to the integration of trees and shrubs as essential elements of agricultural and other land use systems, with the idea of improving the fertility and productivity of the soil. In this concept, trees and shrubs can be deliberately managed (that is, established, tended,...
    Agroforestry Systems Agroforestry Sustainable Agrofo... VITA Downloads Live Fence Soil Conservation
     

  3. Environmentally Sound Small-Scale Agricultural Projects

    1990-01-01 This manual is designed to assist those who plan and implement small-scale agricultural projects. By promoting awareness of environmental concerns, the manual can increase the development worker's ability to design projects that are both environmentally sound and potentially more sustainable....
    Agricultural Projects VITA Downloads Small Farm Develop...
     

  4. Testing The Efficiency Of Wood-Burning Cookstoves

    1985-01-01 This document includes the step by step procedures for each of the standardized tests, followed by Procedural Notes that give specific suggestions for conducting the tests. The sample data and reporting forms included for each test are designed to simplify the recording of essential information....
    Wood-Burning Stoves Cookstoves VITA Testing Efficient Resourse... Efficiency
     

  5. Assessing Rural Needs

    1978-01-01 "Assessing Rural Needs: A Manual for Practitioners" is based on a system developed by AITEC and tested over two years in 860 villages as part of a contract with the Costa Rican Government . It reflects our goals of popular participation and employment generation through the stimulation of very...
    Rural Outreach Rural Poor Needs Assessment VITA
     

  6. Guidelines For Planning

    1985-01-01 The purpose of this manual is to help development workers and others to become aware of the environmental factors that should be considered in planning small-scale energy projects that are environmentally sound and therefore more likely to be sustained. Environmentally sound planning includes the...
    Planning VITA Energy Planning Small Scale Developing countries Downloads
     

  7. Understanding Glass Recycling

    1986-01-01 This paper briefly describes the production of glass and its properties, and gives some methods for recycling it. The uses of glass are not limited to these examples and there may indeed be far more inventive ways to reuse glass than are cited here. It is important to remember that any effort to...
    Glass Recycling Recycling VITA Glass Making
     

  8. Environmentally Sound Small-Scale Livestock Projects

    1986-01-01 Most animal science manuals have focused on the care and management of common breeds of domestic animals to achieve greater production. This manual emphasizes the environmental factors that affect livestock and livestock interactions. Standard livestock texts should be consulted for detailed...
    Livestock Development Small Animal Culture VITA
     

  9. Understanding Evaporative Cooling

    1985-01-01 This paper provides an introduction to the process of evaporative cooling. In addition, the natural limitations and problems associated with this process, along with some practical applications of evaporative cooling are examined.
    Evaporative Cooling Cooling VITA Downloads
     

  10. Biogas Systems In India

    1983-01-01 This study is an assessment of the "appropriateness" of biogas technology in meeting some of the needs of India's rural population. Such an assessment is quite complicated, despite claims that a biogas system is a simple village-level technology. While there is evidence that biogas systems have...
    Biogas India VITA Appropriate Techno... Downloads