Agrodoks (Agromisa, CTA)
This hugely popular series consists of simple, practical manuals on agricultural methods. Agrodoks have proved to be useful and informative guides for farmers and field workers in tropical and subtropical countries. With nearly 50 titles in English, French and Portuguese and 2 in Swahili, every topic is covered in a language you can understand
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Beef production
The main aim of this Agrodok is to provide information on how to increase beef ...
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Crop residues for animal feed: Especially in stall-feeding
Straw is vital for animal feed and other purposes for many resource-poor farmers, yet growing ...
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Edible insects in Africa: An introduction to finding, using and eating insects
‘For centuries people have been collecting the nearly 2000 species of insects available for human ...
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Goat keeping: Useful management practices for smallholders
Adaptable, tough and relatively cheap to keep, goats play an important role in food production ...
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Backyard grasscutter keeping
Domestication of the grasscutter (or cane rat) is becoming a success story in parts of ...
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Improving lowland rice cultivation
There has long been a need for current, practical information on lowland rice farming that ...
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Improving hatching and brooding in small-scale poultry keeping
An essential resource for smallholder farmers wishing to keep a backyard poultry flock, this manual ...
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Packaging of agricultural products
This low-cost, practical manual is clearly structured and laid out, with a wealth of illustrative ...
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Pig farming in the tropics
Smallholder pig rearing is becoming a resurgent interest area for both farmers and farmer advisers. ...
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Storage of agricultural products
With post-harvest losses still a major issue for small-scale farmers in the tropics, this revised ...