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  1. Solar Dehydrator

    Key Resource 2001-01-01 Often the biggest challenge faced by a tropical farmer is not in the production of a crop but rather in the preservation of the crop. Farmers may want to preserve a crop for future consumption or for sale at a time when the market will offer a higher price. Using a solar dehydrator is a simple,...
    Appropriate Techno... Food Processing Solar Drying Storage
     

  2. Small-Scale Food Processing: A Directory of Equipment and Methods

    Key Resource 2003-04-29 This guide provides development workers and small-scale entrepreneurs with the basic information and advice that they need to set up a small-scale food processing enterprise. Part one considers the food processes that are suitable for different crops including fruit and vegetable products; cereal...
    Appropriate Techno... Food Processing
     

  3. Fruit and Vegetable Processing

    Key Resource 1993-12-01 Offers the non-specialist an insight into the ranges of methods and equipment available for preserving products, increasing the quality and range of foodstuffs and indicating where the hazards are when setting up a small food processing concern.
    Appropriate Techno... Food Processing
     

  4. Oil Processing: Food Cycle Technology Source Book

    Key Resource 1993-09-01 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.
    Appropriate Techno... Food Processing
     

  5. Cereal Processing

    Key Resource 1994-12-01 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)
    Appropriate Techno... Food Processing
     

  6. Dairy Processing: 9 Food Cycle Technology Source Book

    Key Resource 1994-01-01 This book looks at milk processing, traditional methods and products, improving milk processing technologies, socio-economic considers and includes case studies.
    Appropriate Techno... Food Processing Dairy Dairy Products
     

  7. Introduction to Tropical Root Crops

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    2015-02-16 Tropical root and tuber crops are consumed as staples in parts of the tropics and should be considered for their potential to produce impressive yields in small spaces. They provide valuable options for producing food under challenging growing conditions. Cassava and taro, for instance, are...
    Potatoes ECHO Resources Root Crops Sweet Potato Cassava Taro Yam
     

  8. A Beginners Guide to Small-Scale Tropical Agriculture

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    So you want to help people in the tropics. Beautiful! The tropics are waiting for you. No matter what your abilities, you can make life better for others in the tropics. Your concern for the physical and spiritual well-being of people can be translated into fruitful service. Your first asset is...
    Smallholder Farm Integrated Pest Ma... Integrated System Tropical Agriculture
     

  9. Low-Budget Research Ideas

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    2017-09-29 As an organization that equips people with informational resources to reduce hunger, ECHO values the role of science in validating agricultural practices. Over the years, we have received numerous inquiries from university faculty and students looking for ways to do research that benefits...
    Research Science Experimentation Agricultural Exper...
     

  10. Women and Agriculture

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    2017-06-06 A version of this material first appeared in EDN 134. Gender dynamics in relation to agriculture is a big topic, and one we had not previously written about in EDN. In recent years, widespread attention has been paid to the disparity that often exists between men and women when it comes to...
    Women in Agriculture Family Farm Women