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Floor plans, drawings, specifications, and descriptions are provided for efficiently and ecologically designed family houses, studio livingspaces, hillside homes, and underground and passive solar-tempered houses. 316 pgs, illustrations, pictures
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This book was written to provide sound information on the husbandry of the green iguana and on helping to develop, to the degree that it is possible, a pet/owner rapport with these wonderful animals.
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At last...a comprehensive, truly unbiased herbal resource for health care professionals. You want to know the facts about herbal agents, not the folklore. You want results of scientific studies, not anecdotal reports and unverified claims.
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Staff Development and Human Relations Training has two interrelated aspects. One is in the direction of group improvement. The other is in the direction of individual member growth. Training, for instance, seeks to further conditions which will strengthen an organization (staff) so that it...
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Village Medical Manual is a two-volume guide to health care in developing countries where expert medical care can be hard to find. Its intended use is by those who are required, by location and circumstances, to render medical care for which they are not professionally trained. Reader-friendly...
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1988-01-01 The Village Technology Handbook has been an important tool for development workers and do-it-yourselfers for 25 years. First published in 1963 under the auspices of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Handbook has gone through eight major printings. Versions in French and Spanish,...
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- English (en)
- Español (es)
- Italian (it)
- Português (pt)
- Français (fr)
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AquaCrop is the crop growth model developed by FAO to address food security and assess the effect of the environment and management on crop production. AquaCrop simulates the yield response of herbaceous crops to water and is particularly well suited to conditions in which water is a key limiting...
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1987-08-01 This handbook takes a broad approach to maintenance of quality of fruits, vegetables, plants, and flowers during transportation. In that regard, proper planning, grading, and precooling practices are emphasized as these are particularly important for crops shipped long distances from areas with...
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Neem is a very important tree species widely planted in the Sahel region of West Africa, where it is used for firewood windbreaks, greenbelts, and as amenity plantings in cities, towns, and villages.
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BiointensiveSustainable Mini-Farmingis amethodof food-growingthat helps revitalize our planet by building soil, using a smaller area to produce higher yields than conventionalmethod, and minimizing water, organic fertilizer, and biological pesticide use.