This Manual is the fruit of an enterprise that was initiated in 1990 with the preparation and delivery of a practical course on farm machinery evaluation for scientists of the Mexican National Forestry and Agriculture Research Institute (INIFAP). Since 1990...
This publication is primarily addressed to members of the technical or administrative staffs of government services or assistance to development agencies working in field projects related to prevention of grain losses. It is a manual of basic information on post-harvest...
Advanced blacksmithing is the last of three FAO technical papers. As in the first two manuals, the practice jobs increase in difficulty and assume the acquisition of techniques and tools resulting from earlier descriptions. This manual begins with the forging...
As with the previous volume, Basic blacksmithing, all practice jobs described here have been well tried and tested. Again, this second volume is. intended to help instructors who are training blacksmiths for work in rural areas in developing countries. The...
This material is intended as a guide to assist instructors training blacksmiths and general metal workers who, after training, are likely to practise their skills in rural development areas. All jobs used as exercises and the techniques explained and illustrated...
The purpose of this publication is to provide guidance which, within the context of a mechanization strategy, will help governments to reach decisions regarding rehabilitation programmes, and to implement them when appropriate. Unfortunately, it is not possible to establish precise...
The present document deals with the techniques of food grain storage in warehouses with capacities between some hundreds and several thousand tonnes. The work begins with a review of the main characteristics of grain and the different factors likely to...
This aim of this publication aim is to define and put into perspective the relationships between agricultural mechanization and overall national development objectives in the developing countries, and to provide guidelines for appropriate mechanization strategy formulation.
These guidelines are concerned with one aspect of aftersales service: that of agricultural machinery parts. Some farmers enjoy aftersales service which enables them to maintain and operate their machinery without undue inconvenience throughout its working life.
This publication is intended to point out the factors contributing to the proper organization of servicing structures, analyse them, quantify the problems and provide guidelines along which a systematic activity can be planned. These guidelines are based on empirical data...