Resources Tagged: Rural Development

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  1. Training in Infrastructure for Developing Countries

    1992-06-19 Courses for water, engineering and development offered through Loughborough University in the UK.
    Education Rural Development Water

  2. Cashew Growing Observations

    1992-06-19 Feedback from the network regarding cashew production.
    Cashew Rural Development Fruit Trees

  3. Improving Backyard Chicken Production

    1995-10-19 “Probably more people are directly involved in chicken production throughout the world than in any other single agricultural enterprise.” Maintaining and improving the productivity of backyard chicken flocks is important for the wellbeing of rural families. Backyard producers value chickens for...
    Chickens Livestock Rural Development

  4. Micro-Scale Water Harvesting

    1999-03-19 Three programs in Honduras have been looking for ways that poor hillside farmers can capture rainwater in their own fields and hold it there for two or three months. This water could then be used for supplemental irrigation during droughts or for extending the cropping season into the dry season....
    Rural Development Water Harvesting Water Catchment Microcatchment

  5. Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration

    1997-11-19 One of the immediate problems directly affecting agricultural output and quality of life in Niger is the severe deforestation which has occurred, particularly since the 1960’s. Simply planting more trees does not solve the problems. Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration is a practice that protects...
    Agroforestry Rural Development FMNR Natural Regeneration Dryland Farming Semi-arid

  6. Tephrosia Fallow Management in Cameroon

    1999-10-19 Stefan Cherry shares insights from a community in Cameroon where Tephrosia vogelii is an integral part of the farming system.
    Rural Development Cover Crops Green Manures Fallow

  7. Now That I’m Here, How Do I Begin?

    2000-09-20 When you began work in a new community, how did you quickly get an overall understanding of the nature and workings of that community to form the base for your future work? Our first task in a new location is to learn about the lives, needs, and priorities of the people there. Beginning as a...
    Rural Development Participatory Methods

  8. After 10 Years In Haiti Have I Done Any Good?

    2003-04-20 Politically and economically, the ten plus years our family has been in Haiti have been rather tumultuous. There was a coup in October of 1991 against President Jean Bertrand Aristide, then four years of crushing embargo when gasoline cost $20 a gallon and neither tools nor parts could be...
    Appropriate Techno... Rabbits Rural Development Haiti Poultry Irrigation

  9. SRI, the System of Rice Intensification: Less Can Be More

    2001-01-20 SRI involves the use of certain management practices which together provide better growing conditions for rice plants, particularly in the root zone, than those for plants grown under traditional practices. We recently learned about a method of raising rice that produces substantially higher...
    Rural Development SRI Rice Farming Systems

  10. Management Can Be Learned

    2004-01-20 The area of management may seem foreign to many agricultural development workers, but good management can be an effective ministry. Most people spend the bulk of their hours under someone’s management. There is no greater opportunity than that provided by management to make a positive impact on...
    Rural Development Management