1. Modern Irrigation Technologies reviews the experience of small holders with irrigation technologies under a range of diverse conditions in many different countries. Some people argue that modern irrigation technologies are the key to increased food production. However, projects introducing modern...
  2. This book was written as a simple guide to the evaluation of small business projects.
  3. From a foundation in the methods and success of biological control (Chapter 1), its implementation and cost (Chapter 2) and its probability of success (Chapter 3), we have developed in this chapter specific priorities for biological control programmes in the major crops of developing countries....
  4. This report outlines our views on some of the policy changes which are needed to eradicate poverty.As a non-governmental organisation working in over 70 developing countries, Oxfam is acutely aware that there are no easy answers when it comes to development. Much of what we say in this report is...
  5. This handbook contains all the information necessary to help you set up a poultry unit large or small, for broilers or layers. It assumes no specialized knowledge and contains advice on breeds, housing, feeding, management, health, marketing and finance. If you already have a poultry unit, or if...
  6. 1984-01-01 The purpose of this guide is to assist groups or individuals who have little or very limited experience with animals, but who wish to undertake a livestock project. It is intended for the person who is working with the small-holder, the landless or nearly landless rural family, or with women's or...
  7. Reversing the downward spiral means negotiating deep cuts in the debt burden in exchange for policy reforms to help the poor out of the cycle of environmental impoverishment.
  8. This publication contains two articles which will alert you to the current emergency that wass gripping much of the continent of Africa in 1985.
  9. This manual is written for health workers who care for sick persons in places where there is no doctor. It is for those who already have some training in diseases and in caring for sick persons. The book shows how, by taking a good history and doing a careful examination, the health worker can...
  10. This document identifies some ofthe problems of the PHC approach as revealed by a review of the first generation of PHC projects supported by the U.S.Agency for International Development(AID.) It is the first instance in which a substantial number of primary health care projects supported and...