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Key resources
These documents are related to general information on Labour Saving Technologies and Practices:
On-line documents
This report is one component of a joint IFAD/FAO study, funded by the Government of Japan,
entitled ‘Improving Women’s Access to Labour Saving Technologies and Practices in Sub-Saharan Africa’.
The Agricultural Support Systems Division of FAO assists FAO Members in the development of appropriate policies, strategies and methodologies for agricultural support systems and services as well as technologies for rural development, production and post-production in the agricultural and food sectors.
Practical Action is a charity registered in the United Kingdom which works directly in four regions of the developing world – Latin America, East Africa, Southern Africa and South Asia, with poor communities to help them choose and use technology to improve their lives for today and generations to come.
INPhO, the information Network on Post-Harvest Operations was designed by FAO with the support and collaboration of GTZ and CIRAD. The main objective is to increase the development of activities of the global post- harvest sector for tropical agricultural products for a better access to technical data and an exchange of information among the different post harvest actors.
The Conservation Agriculture Technology database concentrates on equipment and machinery for manual, animal or motorized operation which has been specially designed for the needs of Conservation Agriculture.
This page provides several relevant links on general information on rural transportation: forum, knowledge, information on policies and sustainable issues, etc
FAO recognizes the urgent need for action to be able to respond effectively to the impacts of HIV on food security and rural livelihoods and is currently developing a comprehensive HIV strategy for the agriculture sector. In that purpose, they emphasize the role of labour saving practices.
Books
Farmers' tools: a description of agricultural tools used by farmers in the Eastern and Southern African region (a FAO/ Farmesa publication) 1997
Tools for Agriculture: a guide to appropriate equipment for smallholder farmers (Intermediate Technology Publications) 1992
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