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This guide is a quality directory of agricultural equipment and machinery which is suitable for small scale beekeeping and honey processing. A general introduction to beekeeping is followed by an illustrated catalogue of suitable equipment and the addresses of suppliers and manufacturers.Ethel CraneEthel Crane''s writing culminated in two encyclopaedic tomes, Bees and Beekeeping: science, practice and world resources (1990) and The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting (1999). These distilled a lifetime''s knowledge and experience and are regarded as seminal textbooks throughout the beekeeping world. She died at the age of 95 in Slough.

This extensively annotated collection of titles aims to guide governments and other decision makers in developing nations in the choices they make in technologies, and also in the development of mechanisms by which these selections can be implemented.

The first three books of this series cover research, planning and pretesting of material, the design and production of artwork, and information about different printing processes. All these subjects are relevant to the person running a small printing unit, but this book deals with things that form part of his day-to-day activity and are therefore of more immediate concern.

A technical rationale of how and why natural fibres reinforce cement/concrete, with chapters on the strength properties, durability, manufacture and installation of natural fibre concrete products, fibre-cement, cement, and concrete.

Despite efforts to increase the level of mechanisation, animals remain an important existing or potential source of power in rural areas of developing countries, primarily in agriculture and transport, but also for water pumping, forestry, road construction, etc.

A case study of the development of a small business in Papua New Guinea involved in recovering a range of scrap, non-ferrous metals. An income-generating opportunity for hundreds of shanty town dwellers.

An account of how the Chinese achieved a long-term programme to provide rural areas with electricity. Contains lessons for other countries faced with energy provision problems.

Using traditional cheesemaking methods, this book gives an idea of the opportunities that cheesemaking offers as a source of rural employment, and of the problems that will be encountered by anyone planning to start such a business.

Construction details for a stencil duplicator that can be built using simple woodworking tools, and is easy to use and maintain. Includes templates for use in construction.

A state of the art survey of the use of photovoltaics in developing countries, in pumping, refrigerators, lighting, rural electrification and agriculture, from a UNESCO report.

Revised edition of this practical survey of low-cost stoves for use in developing countries. Prepared for skilled technicians who will be able to use the drawings as a basis for building stove models, for testing and adaptation to local conditions.

The struggles and successes in achieving acceptance of new, small-scale technologies in Ghana.

An important and useful guide to the widely scattered literature on a subject of increasing importance - over 300 annotated items.

This handbook describes the development and testing of the water current turbine as a simple and inexpensive means of lifting water for irrigation purposes. With detailed technical information on the technology, this manual also includes an economic assessment of its cost-effectiveness compared with other pumping technologies.

Detailed guidelines for project managers interested or involved in stoves programs

A research manual of appropriate technologies used throughout the world in women''s projects. Includes sections on support systems, credit training, and technology transfer.

Using over 50 case studies from 22 countries which show how unconventional projects have developed women''s earning power, this book is a source of ideas for all those helping to develop cash-producing work for women in developing countries.

Describes techniques to reduce the incidence of punctures on low-cost, slow-speed vehicles used in rough terrain. The techniques are suitable for handcarts, wheelbarrows, bicycles, cycle trailers, animal drawn carts and motorized vehicles.

The construction industry pattern of most industrialized countries is often unsuited to the needs of developing countries. Case studies in Ghana and Sri Lanka suggest a new approach, and illustrate how existing frameworks could be changed.

In 1958 the first eight VSO volunteers arrived in Ghana and Sarawak. Since then over 20,000 others have worked overseas through VSO, and this book marks twenty-five years of their experiences and achievements, and of those among whom they lived and worked

This book aims to assist anyone about to start or to expand a small scale foundry to consider the various available processes, and to select the most appropriate for the circumstances. Technical aspects covered include pattern-making, moulding, coremaking, melting cast iron, steel castings, non-ferrous metal castings, cleaning castings, safety, planning and wources of foundry equipment and materials.

ABOUT THIS BOOK: Wherever there are problems of bad sanitation in rural areas, with all the sickness and disease that results, one may be tempted to assume that improved technology is the answer, and that new latrines will provide the necessary ''technological fix''. But technology by itself does not solve anything, and in rural areas of developing countries it is often found that latrines, when built, are not fully used, and when used, do not always banish the diseases of bad sanitation. The essential point is that good sanitation depends primarily on people and on how they organise hygiene-related activities. Although the term ''sanitation'' can, strictly speaking, cover water supply as well as excreta disposal, it has been assumed here that sanitation is not concerned with major improvements to village water supplies, mentioning backyard wells, small water filters, and in particular, rainwater storage tanks. However, these subjects are considered from the standpoint of planning, not technology. As with the other booklets in this series of publications on ''socially appropriate technologies'', it is focused mainly on experience gained from practical projects. It has been written mainly for hospital staff and community development workers in Third World countries who may be planning programmes to improve sanitation or hygiene in the rural areas. The author, Arnold Pacey, is a writer on technical subjects who has worked for OXFAM, the UK- based charitable organisation working for the Third World. His previous publications have mainly been concerned with water supply in developing countries and the history of technology.This document is written for hospital staff and community development workers in developing countries who are planning to start sanitation or hygiene improvement programmes.

These simple specifications, although originally applied to the Kenya road program, are equally applicable to labour-intensive projects in other countries.

A guide to the technical and social problems involved in community well projects, with an extension and evaluation of the different types of hand pumps available.

This book is concerned with appropriate construction technology in the building and maintenance of roads. It is one of a series resulting from the World Employment Programme of the ILO.By drawing upon the detailed studies that have been carried out by the ILO and experience from recently executed labour-based programmes, the book shows that the use of more labour-intensive techniques can be technically and economically efficient. It also shows that the level of planning and organisation required for efficient labour-based programmes is no less demanding than that for equipment-based programmes.The book is in two parts. The first deals with the institutional framework within which the application of appropriate technology is proposed and with the various aspects of the implementation of appropriate technology. Having discussed the institutional framework it continues with a discussion of the major aspects of labour-based road construction, using as a basis the various ILO studies and programme in Iran, Thailand, Nepal, the Philippines, India and Kenya.Finally, in the summary, the editors draw together the main aspects that arise from the preceding chapters and discuss the implications of the use of a more appropriate technology in road construction in developing countries.

Getting and keeping clients is top priority for the successful building contractor. This book, the third and final volume in the series, shows how small contractors can get established and run their business satisfactorily.

This excellent, clearly illustrated book has been written for those working with farmers on development and extension in rural areas who do not have much access to the technical know-how needed for developing irrigated agriculture on a small scale.

Co-operatives can bring prosperity to those who join them, but only if the members know how a Co-operative works. This book has been written to help you to be an active member of a successful Co-operative.To use the book, work in this way. First read each section in a chapter on your own, testing yourself by completing the sentences at the foot of the section. Then think about the problems on the tinted page at the end of the chapter. If possible, meet with other people who are also studying the book to discuss the problems. Then act on what you have learnt.

Based on their experience in Tanzania, the authors examine the idea that rural development can become the key to economic stability and growth. The premise is that industrialization of the rural areas in developing countries must go hand-in-hand with mechanization of agricultural methods.