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Rural infrastructures, equipment and mechanisation
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Simple construction surveying for rural applications
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Loedeman, J.H.
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2005
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People involved in construction and building in rural areas need an idea of the geometric principles underlying surveying. This guide discusses construction surveying, the survey process, the use of levelling instruments, and good surveying practices, and includes a glossary of technical terms.
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Donkeys, people and development: animal traction network for Eastern and Southern Africa
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Fielding, D., Starkey, P. (eds)
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2004
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Donkeys are a valuable resource for rural people across Africa, in farming and in transportation, but, barely recognised in development research and programming, they are the victims of ‘institutional neglect´. While donkeys populations swell, this book explores the changing uses of donkey power and its potential social and economic benefits to poor societies.
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Donkeys for traction and tillage
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Oudman, L.
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2004
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This booklet is a reflection of the authors work as a Farm Power and Machinery lecturer at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. Although the donkey is indigenous to the Northeast part of Africa, its use on the continent as a whole is limited. The donkey is probably most appreciated in its true home, in arid and mountainous areas, where it is used most extensively. It is widely acknowledged that theses animals play a major role in rural development. Donkeys are and undervalued power source in a large part of the world. Their potential to work is very high and their contribution to any household or even national economy is considerable. This easy-to-read practical guide contains numerous illustrations and covers the whole subject of donkey labour. Animal care in the broadest sense is also included in this manual. Training, harnessing and back-packing techniques as well as the description of suitable implements for transport and crop cultivation are covered in this booklet which also introduces the reader to other relevant literature on the topic. The information provided offers an insight into the possibilities of donkey use based on experiences with working donkeys around the globe. It is aimed at farmers, agricultural technicians and extension officers, for rural artisans and for people engaged in rural- and town transport with donkeys. The purpose of this booklet is to assist the reader in tapping the work potential of the donkey in a manner that is humane for the animal.
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A utilização de burros para transporte e lavoura
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Oudman, L.
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2002
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Este Agrodok oferece uma visão das possibilidades da utilização do burro, baseando-se em experiências do mundo inteiro neste domínio. Contém os capitúlos seguintes: Características e utilização; Cuidados; Emprego como animal de carga; Emprego como animal de carga; Arreios; Atrelagem; Equipamento para transporte; Equipamento para a lavoura primária; Equipamento para a produção de culturas; Manutenção do equipamento agrícola.
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Levantamentos topográficos simples aplicados às áreas rurais
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Loedeman, J.H.
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2002
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Este livrinho destina-se a todos aqueles, qualquer que seja a razão, que tenham interesse pelas técnicas de medições relacionadas com a ‘construção´, que vão mais além pelas aplicadas por um carpinteiro. Contém os capitúlos seguintes: O levantamento topográfico ultrapassa o quadro da elaboração de mapas; Métodos e técnicas topográficas; Nivelar com auxílio de um instrumento; Uma boa prática de topografia.
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Intégration de la mécanisation dans les stratégies de développement agricole durable / Integrating mechanisation in sustainable agricultural development strategies
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Actes d'un séminaire, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), 1997 / Seminar proceedings, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 1997
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1999
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Les thèmes principaux du séminaire concernaient les conditions agroécologiques et socioéconomiques propices à la mécanisation, le rôle des parties prenantes et des secteurs privé et public, ainsi que les activités de réseau. Voir aussi le rapport de synthèse (868).
The main seminar themes were the agro-ecological and socio-economic conditions conducive to mechanisation, the role of stakeholder groups and the private and public sectors, and networking activities.
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Camels
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Wilson, R.T.
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1998
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This book is a valuable guide for anyone involved in the management and care of camels. All aspects of the camel are covered, starting with its origins, domestication, worldwide distribution and population. Chapters on different types and breeds, production systems, anatomy and physiology, reproduction, management, nutrition and health are followed by its various uses, in particular transport and milk production. The text is presented in a clear and easy-to-read style, and is illustrated throughout with many diagrams and photographs. The author draws on the knowledge of camel owners, the extensive scientific literature, and his own personals and practical field expertise of camel husbandry. It is hoped this book will encourage more people to recognise not only the essential role of the camel in the life of those living in some of the harshest environments in the world, but also its potential, through management and breeding for improving their lifestyle and developing its uses further.
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Integrating mechanisation into strategies for sustainable agriculture
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Seminar summary report, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 1997
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1998
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This summary report outlines the seminar programme, the papers presented and the key themes addressed by the working groups. It concludes with a summary of the seminar recommendations and the follow-up actions needed, such as participatory rural appraisal studies and the development of strategies for implementing mechanisation. See also seminar proceedings (951).
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Donkeys
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Fielding, D., Krause, P.
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1998
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This booklet is a valuable guide for anyone involved with using or breeding donkeys. The authors aim to achieve a better appreciation of the benefits of using these animals in the tropics – as a draught animal, as a pack animal and for riding. The book covers donkey physiology, nutrition and feeding, breeding, husbandry and management. It emphasises the use of the donkey as a work animal with details of harnessing and equipment. Heath and diseases and care of the donkey are explained. There is also a chapter on the infertile offspring of the donkey and the horse namely the mule and hinney.
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