Resources Tagged: Vita

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  1. Understanding The Small-Scale Clay Products Enterprise

    1984-01-01 People discovered bow to use clay over 20,000 years ago. The basic principles of shaping, drying, and firing clay are still the same today as they were then. The only significant changes since the discovery of clay have been the identification of additional clay materials and improvements in the...
    Downloads VITA Clay products Clay Processing Clay Small Scale Small Enterprises Small Enterprise D...

  2. Understanding Dairy Goat Production

    1990-01-01 Goats are among the smallest domesticated ruminants and have served mankind longer than cattle or sheep. They thrive in arid, semitropical, or mountainous countries. More than 460 million goats in the world produce over 4.5 million tons of milk and 1.2 million tons of meat annually, besides...
    Downloads VITA Livestock Development Goat Milking Dairy dairy goats Goats

  3. Understanding Dairy Production In Developing Countries

    1985-01-01 The dairy industries in many industrialized countries have developed elaborate facilities in an effort to: (1) save labor, which is plentiful and inexpensive in most developing countries; (2) provide protection for both the cattle and their caretakers from cold in winter; and (3) provide...
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  4. Understanding Poultry Meat And Egg Production

    1984-01-01 Since ancient times, chickens, ducks, and geese have served farming communities by gleaning the fields of grain that otherwise would be lost; picking up grain that is dropped by the wayside in threshing, drying, and transportation; making productive use of the scraps from the family table; and,...
    Downloads VITA Poultry Meat Poultry production Egg Production

  5. Poultry Raising

    The brooder is heated by a regular electric light bulb, placed under the brooder floor. Depending on the temperature rise required, the wattage of the light bulb will have to be chosen by experimentation. The metal floor and roof prevent predators such as rats from entering the brooder. If...
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  6. Raising Rabbits

    1977-01-01 This manual presents an overview of the entire process of raising rabbits--from selecting healthy animals to preparing proper foods to treating disease. A separate section of the manual includes step-by-step procedures for the construction of a hutch unit to house two does and one buck.
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  7. 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...
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  8. 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,...
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  9. Understanding The Production Of The Major Tropical/Sub-Tropical Root Crops Sweet Potatoes, Yams And Cocoyams

    1984-01-01 Root crops is a general term commonly used for a wide variety of food plants that have an underground storage organ known as a root, tuber (rhizome), corm, or bulb. Root crops are rich in starch, and low in protein and oil. They are excellent sources of calories. Some are consumed as major...
    Downloads VITA Cocoyams Yams Sweet Potato Tubers Roots and Tubers Roots Sub-Tropics Subtropical Agricu...

  10. Understanding Cereal Crops I Wheat, Oats, Barley, And Rye

    1986-01-01 Cereal crops, or grains, include a wide variety of plants that are members of the grass family (Gramineae) grown for their hard seeds or kernels, which are used primarily for food. Grains are rich in carbohydrates and contain substantial amounts of protein, as well as some fat and vitamins. They...
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