Agrodok – Popular series of 44 books on small-scale sustainable agriculture, published by the Agromisa Knowledge Centre for Small Scale Sustainable Agriculture, based in Wageningen in the Netherlands. Agromisa is linked to Wageningen University and Research Centre, one of the world's leading research institutes on tropical agriculture. Agromisa operates a worldwide online Question-and-Answer Service on small-scale sustainable agriculture and rural development issues, working with Wageningen University and Research Centre staff members and graduates and a network of organisations with expertise in specific fields, free-of-charge to individuals and intermediate organisations in developing countries. Agromisa:
http://www.agromisa.org/
The Agrodok books focus on the tropics, but the information is relevant anywhere. Clear and concise but thorough illustrated guides, savvy, written from experience, well presented.
Titles cover compost preparation and use, soil fertility management, green manuring, erosion control, water harvesting, soil moisture conservation, fruit growing, the vegetable garden, urban agriculture, agroforestry, soya and other legumes, seed production, mushrooms, greenhouses, granaries, storage, preservation of foods, crop protection, donkeys for traction and tillage, pigs, chickens, goats, dairy cattle, fish, rabbits, ducks, bees and honey, marketing, cooperatives.
In English, French, many also in Portuguese and Spanish.
Download: All 44 Agrodok books are available for free download as pdf files from the Agromisa website: http://www.agromisa.org/. Select Publications > Agrodok series > click on the “Show publications” button. There are four pages listing the titles. Click on the title you want. See “Download”: right click on the Acrobat logo and choose "Save Target As" to download the book. Click on “Go back to Publication List” at the end of the page to select further titles to download. .
34 of the Agrodok books can be downloaded direct from the Small Farms Library, see list below.
Agrodok publications list
Pig keeping in the tropics -- Housing, breeding, reproduction, nutrition, healthcare, AD-1, ISBN 90-77073-53-1, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish -- Download here
Soil fertility management -- Problems, plant nutrients, fertilizers, green manuring, crop husbandry methods, AD-2, ISBN 90-77073-03-5, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish -- Download here
Preservation of fruit and vegetables -- Preservation techniques, storage life, AD-3, ISBN 90-77073-30-2, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Small-scale chicken production -- Breeds, housing, nutrition, health care, hatching and raising, improving local chickens, products, records, AD-4, ISBN 90-8573-069-4, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish -- Download here
Fruit growing in the tropics -- Cropping systems, form and function, propagation, growth rhythm, crop protection, harvesting, AD-5, ISBN 90-8573-056-2, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
The preparation and use of compost -- Composting methods, materials, liquid manure, bokashi, AD-8, ISBN 90-8573-006-6, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
The vegetable garden in the tropics -- Vegetables, small-scale crops, cultivation, garden tools, AD-9, ISBN 90-77073-50-7, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Erosion control in the tropics -- Erosion process, technical & agronomic control methods, cropping systems, AD-11, ISBN 90-8573-013-9, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Preservation of fish and meat -- Preservation techniques, storage life, AD-12, ISBN 90-72746-01-9, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Water harvesting and soil moisture retention -- Water harvesting techniques, land rehabilitation, run-off, contour systems, AD-13, ISBN 90-77073-40-X, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Dairy cattle husbandry -- Cattle farming systems, breeding, calf rearing, nutrition, health, administration, AD-14, ISBN 90-77073-66-3, English, French -- Download here
Small-scale freshwater fish farming -- Fish farming practices, fish pond construction, carp, tilapia, catfish, AD-15, ISBN 978-90-8573-077-4, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Agroforestry -- Agroforestry practices, improved land use, farmers extension, AD-16, ISBN 90-72746-92-9, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
How to grow tomato and peppers -- Tomato, pepper, paprika, cultivation, seed production, AD-17, ISBN 90-77073-27-2, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Protection of stored grains and pulses -- Storage pests, preventive methods, non-chemical control, use of pesticides, AD-18, ISBN 90-77073-49-3, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Propagating and planting trees -- Multiplication techniques, on-farm nursery, natural regeneration, AD-19, ISBN 90-77073-99-X, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Backyard rabbit farming in the tropics -- Housing, breeding, reproduction, nutrition, diseases, administration, AD-20, ISBN 90-77073-74-4, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
On-farm fish culture -- Integrated fish farming natural fish food, fertilizing fish ponds, rice-fish culture, AD-21, ISBN 90-77073-44-2, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Protected cultivation -- Construction, requirements and use of greenhouses in various climates, AD-23, ISBN 90-77073-90-6, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Urban Agriculture -- Growing vegetables in cities, AD-24, ISBN 90-8573-015-5, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Granaries -- Storage, food security, income generation, AD-25, ISBN 90-8573-018-X, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Marketing for small-scale producers -- Trade, pricing, food security, production management, financing, cooperatives, AD-26, ISBN 90-77073-89-2, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Establishing & managing waterpoints for livestock -- Livestock water supply, finance, creation, management, AD-27, ISBN 90-77073-64-7, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Non-chemical crop protection -- Pests, insects, diseases, weeds, striga, Farmer Field schools, AD-30, ISBN 978-90-8573-074-3, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
The storage of tropical agricultural products -- Storage methods, dry seeds, oily seeds, root crops, AD-31, ISBN 90-77073-60-4, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish -- Download here
Beekeeping in the tropics -- Bee keeping practices, honey production, bee wax, beehives, feeding, diseases, AD-32, ISBN 90-77073-57-4, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Duck keeping in the tropics -- Breeding, housing, healthcare, feeding, products, administration, AD-33, ISBN 90-77073-85-X, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Hatching eggs by hens or in an incubator -- Artificial incubation, construction of incubators, improved natural hatching, AD-34, ISBN 90-77073-96-5, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish -- Download here
Donkeys for traction and tillage -- Donkeys, use, training, equipment, AD-35, ISBN 90-77073-95-7, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Preparation of dairy products -- Significance, hygiene, processing techniques, starter cultures, recipes, cheese, AD-36, ISBN 90-8573-062-7, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Small-scale seed production -- Variety improvement of cereals and pulses, AD-37, ISBN 90-77073-43-4, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Starting a cooperative -- Establishing a cooperative; advantages, types, organization, statutes, finance, pitfalls, AD-38, ISBN 90-8573-046-5, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish -- Download here
Non-timber forest products -- Relevance, ownership and rights, processing and preserving, transport and marketing, pitfalls, AD-39, ISBN 90-8573-027-9, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Small-scale mushroom cultivation -- Oyster, shiitake and wood ear mushrooms, AD-40, ISBN 90-8573-038-4, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish -- Download here
Small-scale mushroom cultivation - 2 -- Biology, spawn, composting, harvesting, marketing, AD-41, ISBN 978-90-8573-083-5, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Bee products -- Pollination, marketing, quality and regulation, bee bread, honey, royal jelly, brood, AD-42, ISBN 90-8573-028-7, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish -- Download here
Rainwater harvesting for domestic use -- Basic principles, pre-conditions, designing a system, materials, costs, water quality aspects, maintenance, AD-43, ISBN 90-8573-053-8, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
Ethnoveterinary medicine -- Diagnosis, materia medica, administration, conventional medecine, practical applications, AD-44, ISBN 978-90-8573-080-4, English, French, Portuguese -- Download here
A nursery man and his trees -- The work of John Maurice in Israel, the Negev Desert, and remote areas in tropical countries -- Mini-trees, fruit, nut, roots, AS-1, ISBN 90-77073-82-5, English -- Download here
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