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      Fisheries Technologies for Developing Countries

      Board on Science & Technology for International Development,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores technological considerations of small-scale, primitive fishing technologies, and describes innovative, relatively inexpensive methods and tools that have already been successfully applied in developing countries. This book is illustrated throughout…

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      Food Aid Projections for the Decade of the 1990’s: Report of an Ad Hoc Panel Meeting, October 6th and 7th 1988

      Board on Science & Technology for International Development,National Research Council

      Presents the results of a meeting held by the Board on Science and Technology for International Development. At this meeting, six groups of modelers presented their estimates of the food…

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      Lost Crops of Africa

      Board on Science & Technology for International Development,Office of International Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Focuses on native cereals in Africa, including African rice, finger millet, fonio, pearl millet, sorghum, tef, and other cultivated and wild grains. This book dispels myths, often based on Western…

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      Vetiver Grass: A Thin Green Line Against Erosion

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      Soil erosion is among the most chronic environmental and economic burdens. Vetiver, a little-known tropical grass, offers one practical and inexpensive way to control erosion on a huge scale. This…

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      Microlivestock: Little-Known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future

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      Microlivestock is a term coined for species that are inherently small. This book aims to raise awareness of the potential of these small species, including microcattle, microsheep, various poultry, rabbits…

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      Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation

      National Research Council

      Contains information about more than 30 different Incan crops that promise to follow the potato’s lead and become important contributors to the world’s food supply. This work includes color photographs…

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