| Home-made Hydraulic Ram Pump | 2007-11-11 23:46:53 |
 The Hydraulic Ram Pump uses the inertia of moving water to pump water up to a water tower or tank. The process is simple and has no moving parts other than a valve. The best thing about these pumps ar... |
| water, storage, pump, hydraulic, ram, gravity |
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| Emergency Drinking Water Disinfection Procedures | 2007-11-06 09:03:22 |
 An informative PDF article by the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (UACHPPM!) about water disinfection. The article outlines several chemical methods and ratios and also m... |
| emergency, drinking, water, filtration, chemical, treatment,disinfection |
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| Treating water with UV energy. - Missouri S&T Research | 2007-11-06 08:43:05 |
 This is just a news article about a University of Missouri research project, but it has some fairly interesting implications, and I'll be following up on the progress.
When a water supply is c... |
| uv, water, procurement, filtration, treat, drinking |
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| Case Studies in Alternative Transportation | 2007-11-01 22:30:45 |
 An Interesting Article with several case studies of different alternative transportation projects worldwide. Included are Malaysia's Tricycles and Brazil's Bus system... |
| transportation, alternative, bicycle, efficient, case studies |
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| Building a Bamboo Bike | 2007-10-29 13:09:35 |
 Despite the critical need for bicycle transportation in Africa, there are no bike-building businesses. All bicycles are instead imported, and these relatively few imported bicycles are designed for w... |
| bamboo, transportation, bicycle, human powered, business, microenterprise |
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| Tank Culture of Tilapia | 2007-10-29 12:52:23 |
 Tank culture of tilapia is a good alternative
to pond or cage culture if
sufficient water or land is not available
and the economics are
favorable. Tilapia grow well at high
densities in the conf... |
| agriculture, fish, fishing, farm, tilapia, tank |
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| Cage Culture Of Tilapia | 2007-10-29 12:51:01 |
 Informative article on cage raising Tilapia Fish. Formal article with diagram of cage and useful statistics. Link<... |
| agriculture, fish, fishing, farm, tilapia, cage |
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| Pond Culture of Tilapia | 2007-10-29 12:49:21 |
 Informative article on Raising Tilapia in a pond environment. Formal paper by SRAC. Link... |
| agriculture, fish, fishing, farm, tilapia |
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| Fish Aggregating Devices | 2007-10-29 12:34:28 |
 Fish Aggregating Devices are essentially floating objects used to lure in fish looking for cover. These devices may increase small scale fishing production or be seen as a fish farming method.
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| food, procurement, fish, fishing |
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| Domestic Animal Diversity Information System | 2007-10-29 00:00:52 |
 The Domestic Animal Diversity Information System is a FAO online library of livestock worldwide and their characteristics. Its a great tool for anyone researching new livestock options.
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| fao, agriculture, livestock, library, breed, species |
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| Brazilian technology for agriculture in Africa | 2007-10-28 23:55:19 |
 The objective is to boost agricultural production by optimizing the use of farm labour and helping reduce widespread land degradation
A new FAO project in Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzan... |
| brazil, technology, planters, planting, tilling, sowing, agriculture, crops,machinery |
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| How to bottle coconut water | 2007-10-28 23:48:59 |
 A simple cold preservation process keeps bottled coconut water fresh for up to three weeks...
The traditional method for extracting coconut water is extremely simple: 1) climb a coconut palm; 2)... |
| food, preparation, storage |
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| Water Filter Could Help Millions of Bangladeshis | 2007-10-28 23:42:35 |
 BERKELEY, CA – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) scientist Ashok Gadgil is developing a cheap and effective way to provide safe drinking water to 60 million Bangladeshis who live un... |
| water, filtration, filter, bangladesh |
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| New filter promises clean water for millions | 2007-10-28 23:15:21 |
 A handful of clay, yesterday’s coffee grounds and some cow manure are the simple ingredients that could bring clean drinking water to developing countries around the globe.
An innovative new technolo... |
| water, filtration, filter |
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| The BodaPhone in Uganda | 2007-10-24 11:32:23 |
Ken Banks of Kiwanja.net is a mobile expert as it relates to the developing countries. He sends in a picture from his most recent trip to Uganda. 200 Ugandan Shillings per unit is equivalent to ab... |
| communications, business, phone, bodaphone, africa, afrigadget, uganda |
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| Homemade Paraglider From Africa | 2007-10-24 11:27:27 |
 Most of the stories on AfriGadget are stories of work-based ingenuity. However, every once in a while you get an incredible story about someone who creates an amazing do-it-yourself “fun” item. In thi... |
| transportation, aircraft, paraglider, africa, afrigadget, homemade, home, made |
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| Metal Crocodile Art From Scrap Metal | 2007-10-24 11:22:47 |
 Simon Mwangi calls himself a mabati (sheet metal) blacksmith. He takes junk and creates beautiful metal animal sculptures. If you happen by his roadside shop on Ngong Road in Nairobi, you’ll see a num... |
| art, scrap, metal, crocodile, africa, afrigadget |
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| Homemade Helicopter From Africa | 2007-10-24 11:17:35 |
 Yahoo! News (among other sources) carries a story from October 21st about Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi of the Kano Plains of Nigeria who has built a working helicopter over the last 8 months using scrap... |
| transportation, aircraft, helicopter, africa, afrigadget, homemade, home, made |
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