International Resources

The International Programme produces a range of publications on organic and ecological agricultural techniques in the following subject areas:

• General
• Agroforestry and Multipurpose Trees
• Chainsaw milling
• Natural Pest, Disease and Weed Control
• Prosopis
• Seed Saving and Suppliers
• Soil Fertility
• Trade and Certification
• Kiswahili Resources

These publications are designed to assist farmers, small organisations, government extension workers and other groups in their advisory, demonstration and educational work.

• Booklets - (20 pages A5) provide clear and straightforward information on basic techniques
• Leaflets - (1-2 page A4) provide detailed information on specific plants, trees, pests and diseases
• Resource Lists - (1 page A4) provide contact information on a range of topics
• Briefing Papers and Research Papers - from our research projects

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General

Booklets

• Rotations in Vegetable Production
• Water Harvesting and Conservation
• What is organic farming?
• What is organic farming? - Arabic version
• What is organic farming? - French version
• What is organic farming? - Spanish version

Resource Lists

• Contacts in Cuba
• International sustainable agriculture and appropriate technology contacts
• Possible funding sources

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Agroforestry and Multipurpose Trees

Booklets

• Agroforestry in the Tropics
• Moringa oleifera: a multi-purpose tree
• Planting out firewood and fodder species
• Raising Firewood and Fodder Trees in Nurseries

Leaflets

• Apple-ring tree Faidherbia albida
• Baobab Adansonia digitata
• Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis
• Cashew nut Anacardium occidentale
• Cassia Cassia spectabilis
• Cedar wattle Acacia elata
• Desert date Balanites aegyptiaca
• English walnut Juglans regia
• Flame of the forest Delonix regia
• Indian coral tree Erythrina variegata
• Jack fruit Artocarpus heterophyllus
• Mediterranean Saltbush Atriplex halimus
• Purple camel's foot tree Bauhinia purpurea
• Quail brush Atriplex lentiformis
• Rubber Hevea brasiliensis
• Shea butter tree Butryospermum parkii
• Siberian peashrub Caragana arborescens
• Swamp immortelle Erythrina fusca
• White mulberry Morus alba

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Chainsaw milling

Policy Briefs

• Chainsaw milling to improve rural livelihoods
A policy brief outlining how chainsaw milling can be used to improve rural livelihoods
• Chainsaw milling to in Uganda & DRC
A policy brief aimed to shape forest policy in East Africa, taken from studies carried out in Uganda and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
• Chainsaws - milling and regulation
A policy brief suggesting how laws on chainsaw use could be implemented to improve livelihoods without harming the environment
• The future of chainsaw milling in Kenya
A policy brief aimed at all organisations involved in timber production. It suggests how chainsaw milling has a role to play in supplying timber in Kenya and East Africa

Reports

• The potential of chainsaw milling outside forests
A summary report on the various considerations for using chainsaw mills including economic and policy case studies from East Africa
• Turning Trees to Timber: A Chainsaw Milling Manual
A training manual covering many aspects of chainsaw mills. Developed specifically for small farms and dryland trees in the tropics

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Natural Pest, Disease and Weed Control

Booklets

• Natural Pest and Disease Control
• Termite control without chemicals
• The Neem Tree
• Weed Control

Disease Control Leaflets

• Early blight Alternaria solani
• Late blight Phytophthora infestans
• Viruses

Natural Pesticides Leaflets

• Chillipepper Capiscum frutescens
• Garlic Allium sativum
• Mexican Marigold Tagetes minuta
• Pyrethrum Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium

Pest Control Leaflets

• African armyworm Spodoptera exempta
• Aphids Fam. Aphididae
• Cutworms Fam. Noctuidae
• Diamondback moth Plutella xylostella
• Lesser grain borer Rhizopertha dominica
• Maize stalk borer Busseola fusca
• Mexican bean beetle Epilachna varivestis
• Pink stalk borer Sesamia calamistis
• Root nematodes Heteroderidae fam
• Spotted stalk borer Chilo partellus
• Variegated grasshopper Zonocerus variegatus

Research Papers

• Improvement of Neem and its Potential Benefits to Poor Farmers (2001)
Childs FJ, Chamberlain JR, Antwi EA, Daniel J, Harris PJC. HDRA, Coventry, UK. 34pp. ISBN 0 905343 29 8

Resource Lists

• Neem tree contacts

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Prosopis

Books

• Identifying Tropical Prosopis Species: A Field Guide (2004) Pasiecznik NM, Harris PJC and Smith SJ HDRA, Coventry, UK 30pp.
  • Identifying Prosopis: A field guide - the content
  • Identifying Prosopis: A field guide - the cover
• Prosopis juliflora (Vilayati babul): A Technical Manual (2000) Tewari, JC, Harris PJC, Harsh LN, Cadoret K and Pasiecznik NM. CAZRI, Jodhpur, India and HDRA, Coventry, UK. 96pp. ISBN 0 905343 27 1
  • Managing Prosopis Manual
  • Managing Prosopis Cover
• The Prosopis juliflora - Prosopis pallida Complex: A Monograph (2001) Pasiecznik NM. HDRA, Coventry, UK. 162pp. ISBN 0 905343 30 1
  • The complete mongraph
  • Just the main text of the monograph
  • Just the cover of the monograph
  • Just the colour photos section of the monograph

For our comprehensive collection of books, conference & workshop proceedings, CDs, films, policy briefs and reports relating to this important species, please follow this link.

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Seed Saving and Suppliers

Booklets

• Farmer seed saving

Resource Lists

• Herb and medicinal plant suppliers
• Seed saving and Heritage seed contacts
• Tree seed suppliers
• Vegetable seed suppliers

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Soil Fertility

Booklets

• Composting in the Tropics I
• Composting in the Tropics II
• Green Manures / Cover Crops
• Better manure, Better crops - a resource for schools

Leaflets

• Centro Centrosema pubescens
• Cluster bean Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
• Common bean Phaseolus vulgaris
• Cowpea Vigna unguiculata Unguiculata spp.
• Egyptian clover Trifolium alexandrinum
• Faba bean Vicia faba
• Grasspea Lathyrus sativus
• Greenleaf desmodium Desmodium intortum
• Hairy vetch Vicia villosa
• Jackbean Canavalia ensiformis
• Lablab Lablab purpurens
• Lima bean Phaseolus lunatus
• Mung bean Vigna radiata
• Pigeon pea Cajanus cajan
• Rice bean Vigna umbellata
• Soya Glycine max
• Stylo Stylosanthes guianensis
• Sunhemp Crotalaria juncea
• Velvetbean Mucuna pruriens
• White sweetclover Melilotus alba
• White tephrosia Tephrosia candida
• Winged bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Research Papers

• A Review of the Use of Urban Waste in Peri-Urban Interface Production Systems (1998) Allison M, Harris PJC, Hofny-Collins AH, Stephens W. HDRA, Coventry, UK. 34pp. ISBN 0 905343 23 9
• Manure Management in the Kenya Highlands: Practices and Potential (1999)
Lekasi JK, Tanner JC, Kimani SK, Harris PJC. HDRA, Coventry, UK. 35pp. ISBN 0 905343 25 5. 2nd edition.

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Trade and Certification

Leaflets

• How to certify organic produce for export to Europe

Research Papers

• Facilitating the Inclusion of the Resource-Poor in Organic Production and Trade: Opportunities and Constraints Posed by Certification (2001)
Harris PJC, Browne AW, Barrett HR and Cadoret K
• Organic Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: Farmer Demand and Potential for Development (1998)
Harris PJC, Lloyd HD, Hofny-Collins AH, Barrett AR and Browne AW. HDRA, Coventry, UK. 14pp. ISBN 0 905343 22 0

Resource Lists

• Organic trade and markets
• Useful literature on organic growing in the tropics

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Kiswahili Resources

• Agroforestry in the Tropics - Kiswahili version
• Composting in the Tropics I - Kiswahili version
• Composting in the Tropics II - Kiswahili version
• Farmer seed saving - Kiswahili version
• Green Manures / Cover Crops - Kiswahili version
• Moringa oleifera: a multi-purpose tree - Kiswahili version
• Natural Pest and Disease Control - Kiswahili version
• Planting out firewood and fodder species - Kiswahili version
• Raising Firewood and Fodder Trees in Nurseries - Kiswahili version
• Termite control without chemicals - Kiswahili version
• The Neem Tree - Kiswahili version