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Edition 69: 22 April, 2011.

Edition 79: 10 November, 2013.

SOME RECOMMENDED DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES

Bio-fuels : Locally grown fuels used for local consumption only. Refer to Box 4, p. 41 of the report by Rice T, Meals per gallon, Action Aid, London, 2010 for the acceptable conditions). For technical information : Production of Liquid Biofuels, Technology Brief 10, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Abu Dhabi, January 2013.

Cool roofs. (Use of white roofs to reduce ambient temperatures in dwellings and built-up areas).

Gypsum composite products technology.

Infiltration ditches : Soil and Water Conservation with a Focus on Water Harvesting and Soil Moisture Retention, Chapter 3 : Overview of water harvesting and soil retention approaches p.5-19.

LED lights for lighting. Information from the Light Up the World Foundation.

Moringa sand filters for water purification.

Permaculture. Integrated development projects incorporate most of the principles of permaculture. For a basic introduction see the introduction to David Holmgren’s Permaculture : Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability. (E-book published by D. Holmgren, Australia, 01 December, 2002. This introduction accessed at website www.permatcultures.com on 14 March, 2013.)

Plant oil for small-scale energy generation.

The quiet revolution : Push-Pull Technology and the African Farmer, Khan Z. et al, Gatsby Charitable Foundation, London, 2005

Rice intensification : How to help rice plants grow better and produce more : Teach yourself and others, Association Tefy Saina, Antananarivo, Madagascar with Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, about 2000. The concepts also apply to other crops. Refer also to : J.Vidal, India’s Rice Revolution, The Observer, London, Saturday, 16 February, 2013, which includes a short video (photo) presentation.

Seeds, how to collect and conserve seeds.

Seed balls (Tsuchi Dango)also known as Seed Dumplings.

Soap nuts.

Solar Spring Solar submersible horizontal axis piston pump technology.

Solar Photovoltaics Technology Brief 11. Updated information published by International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Abu Dhabi, January 2013.

Village Life Spring rebound inertia (or water oscillation) hand pump technology.

Zai pits for agriculture in marginal areas.

Zeer pots for cooling food products.

Peter Weir’s collection of appropriate technologies

One of the most useful sites on the internet for technologies suitable for local application within the framework of projects under the Model is the CD3WD site run by Peter Weir in Harare, Zimbabwe. For more information refer to the introduction to Peter Weir’s work.

Peter Weir's work can be accessed through his index of single issue CD3WD file groups.

Peter Weir’s entire website can be downloaded. Because of its size, many local operators in developing countries may not be able to do this. If you have colleagues and friends busy with grass-roots development work who are interested in these technologies, download the site, copy it onto CD’s and send them to them. They form a high quality constructive gift. Your colleagues and friends will be grateful.

Part I of the download (N.B. This is a large 429 megabyte zip file!)

Part II of the download (N.B. This is a large 421 megabyte zip file!)

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“Poverty is created scarcity”

Wahu Kaara, point 8 of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, 58^th annual NGO Conference, United Nations, New York 7^th September 2005

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