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Agriculture - technical briefs
These technical briefs look at agricultural production in many parts of the world, carried out on a small-scale by farmers. Relatively small improvements in agricultural practice can have a big impact on yield and dramatically improve the life of a farmer and their family.
Technical briefs are documents produced by Practical Action which are freely available to people in the developing world. They provide detailed technical information on a variety of subjects ranging from how to make jams and pickles to how to build a flood-proof house or an aerial ropeway.
As excellent secondary sources of information students can use technical briefs for research and to analyse and evaluate raw data. They are therefore excellent support materials for the new science national curriculum.
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Floating gardens 517.58 KB
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Human powered hand pumps 399.32 KB
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Rain water harvesting 376.96 KB
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Rain water harvesting in Uganda 390.37 KB
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Treadle pump 1.58 MB
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Adapting rice to saltier conditions 157.45 KB
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Micro-irrigation 311.36 KB
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Banana chips.pdf 188.91 KB
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Pumpkin growing using sandbar cropping 636.25 KB
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Pumpkin water tank 485.41 KB