Manual oil extraction from peanuts or other soft oil-seeds can be a viable enterprise for small businesses. This book describes small-scale processes of oil-extraction for possible use in rural areas, as well as ways to market and distribute the oilcake.
This technical memorandum on maize miling represents a classical example of the choice of food processing technology. The issues raised relate to a wide range of factors which determine technological choice. These factors include the nutritional content of various qualities of maize meal, the...
Experiences in Appropriate Technology illustrates a variety of encounters between communities, governments, entrepreneurs, and consultants in the Third World, including communities in North America. AT practitioners worldwide have met an assortment of obstacles. Their experience indicates that...
This supplement includes information on new technologies. This report serves merely to direct the reader where to go for more information, and is not intended to be a 'how-to" manual or detailed catalog.
At Design Outreach, we desire to share the love of God by developing sustainable technologies that help alleviate global poverty. The poor of the world have big dreams—what they lack is access and opportunity. By developing and providing innovative solutions for partners combating global poverty,...
20 نومبر 2019 Session :The Horticulture Innovation Lab has worked to scale appropriate technologies across the globe for over a decade. Fruits and vegetables, while producing healthy products and sound investments, can have unique challenges. This talk showcases technologies to mitigate these challenges, while...
19 نومبر 2019 Session :With 90% of the world’s engineering focused on 10% of the population, a significant opportunity exists to serve the most vulnerable and marginalized people in developing countries. Many attempts have been made to develop so-called appropriate technology, with some success, and much...
A collection of papers presented at a May 1988 workshop on the theme expressed in the title. The papers are divided into two broad categories--theory and practice--and cover a wide range of topics in such fields as agriculture, energy, small enterprise development, information dissemination and...
Key Resource01 دسمبر 1994 Focuses on the processing of four cereals - maize (or corn), rice, sorghum, and wheat. A useful guide for those intending to set up a cereal-processing enterprise. Topics include harvesting, threshing, storage, milling, hulling, baking and fermenting. (Food cycle Technology Source Books)
Key Resource01 ستمبر 1993 Offers guidance on the selection of appropriate equipment for small businesses, with case studies and technical information about each type of machine. For field workers training for food processing projects, and their trainers, and the non-specialist.