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1977-01-01 Reforestation in Arid Lands is the third manual in a series of publication being prepared by the US Peace Corps and VITA, Volunteers in Technical Assistance. These publicaitons combine Peace Corps' practical field experience with VITA's technical expertise on subjects about which development...
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In this sequel to "Rural Development: Putting the last first" Robert Chambers argues that central issues in development have been overlooked, and that many past errors have flowed from domination by those with power. Development professionals now need new approaches and methods for interacting,...
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With shift of emphasis to growth-with-equity policies and the dissillusionment with central planning have contributed to the growing interest among developing countries in decentralizing some planning and management functions. This book speaks to balanced development, boosting mobilization of...
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Helping to enhance the livelihood of people around the globe. This book discusses an integrated approach to development, executive/ legislative relationships, new business model for growth, changes in structure, base funding on long-term strategies, and the reform that is needed now.
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This book discusses grain storage problems as they are faced by small-scale farmers. It contains explanations of the sturcture of grain, the relationship between grain and moisture, the need for proper drying. One large section contains detailed, fully illustrated plans for constructing a variety...
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This book has been written primarily to provide practical instruction and assistance to storekeepers, plant protection technicians, agricultural extension and quarantine staff who are concerned with storage problems in their daily work. At the same time, this manual intended to provide...
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The information provided in this Agrodok has been compiled from NGO reports and conversations with field workers who have been involved for a number of years in the establishment and operation of granaries. The text is based as much as possible on practical experience. 2 Copies
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2009-01-01 From two of our most fiercely moral voices, a passionate call to arms against our era’s most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women and girls in the developing world. With Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn as our guides, we undertake an odyssey...
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This study guide focuses on people as central to the process of development in a rural environment in the two-thirds world. People are central in the linkages, but water, livestock and adequate grazing are also essential, and must be kept in balance.
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This book is a report on the status of agaronomic research and scholarship pertaining to sustainable agriculture-particularly of the Tropics.