How to Grow a Balanced Diet: A handbook for community workers by A Burgess, G Maina, P and S Harris
This is a practical handbook which bridges the gap between nutritional problems and agricultural solutions. It provides information about nutritional education and balanced diets. It explains the basic techniques of organic agriculture and includes details about producing and storing over 40 food crops and vegetables. It is designed to be used both as a training manual and as a selfstudy guide. With over 240 pages, it is well illustrated and easy to use. There are discounts for large orders or for surface postage. Contact:
VSO Books 317 Putney Bridge Rd, London, SW15 2PN, UK
Fax +44 20 8780 7300 E-mail: sbernau@vso.org.uk
Trabajemos en Equipo: Manual para miembros de una Junta Directiva by Mauricio Solís
This is a self-help manual that is written for leaders of Christian organisations. It provides practical tools to help in team building, efficient decision making and encouraging motivation and commitment within the organisation. It has 117 pages and is available only in Spanish from:
IINDEF, Apdo 168-2350, San Francisco de Dos Ríos, San José, Costa Rica. E-mail: iindefcr@sol.racsa.co.cr
Ética Crista na Saúde (Christian ethics in health) by Dr Jorge Cruz
This is a useful book looking at issues of concern to Christians in health. It provides a Christian viewpoint on issues such as abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, suicide and alternative medicines. It is available only in Portuguese from:
GBU, Rua Rabelo da Silva, 45-1o, 1000 Lisboa, Portugal.
Tel/Fax: 01-3578036 E-mail: gbu@mail.telepac.pt
Vetiver for Soil Erosion Control by E Balbarino and R Gravoso
A helpful and well illustrated booklet describing the advantages and uses of vetiver grass in the Philippines. It contains farmers’ comments on their own experiences. Available free of charge from:
ViSCA, Baybay, Leyte, Philippines.
E-mail: vnp-ed@mozcom.com
IIRR resources
The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) has developed a fast and efficient way to produce information materials through participatory workshops. These workshops bring together scientists, NGO staff, extension workers and local people, together with editors and artists to produce manuals or kits made up of loose-leaf sheets or booklets. So far, IIRR has produced information kits and manuals on 20 different topics, including agriculture, agroforestry, women and development, health and aquaculture. The publications are interesting and easy to use. Here is a selection of their recent titles. Contact IIRR for further information.
- Resource Management in Rainfed Drylands US $20
- Backyard Eel Culture US $10
- Farmer to Farmer Extension: Lessons from the Field US $15
- Participatory Action Research and Social Change US $30
- Creative Training: A User’s Guide US $5 – a kit to help trainers think more creatively in adapting tools to suit their needs.
- Farmer’s Changing the Face of Technology: Choices and Adaptations of Technology Options US $15
- Details from: Publications Unit, YC James Yen Center, Silang, Cavite 4118, Philippines Fax: 63-46-414 2420
E-mail: pub-iirr@cav.pworld.net.ph
- Sustainable Livelihood Options for the Philippines – an information kit with three booklets: upland, coastal and urban lowland. Available only at:
DENR, National Capital Region, Aaron Building II, Araneta Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines
- Small-scale Freshwater Aquaculture in Bangladesh Available in Bengali, cost Taka 375 (US $15). Available only from: Bangladesh RRA, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
SPANISH KITS
- Guía Práctica para su Huerto Familiar Orgánico
(The bio-intensive approach to small-scale household food production) US $20
- Sondeo Rural Participativo (Participatory Rural Appraisal) US $25
- Experiencias Sobre Cultivos de Cobertura y Abonos Verdes (Experiences with Cover Crops and Green Manures)
These are only available from: IIRR, Ap Postal 17-08-8494, Quito, Ecuador Fax: 593-2-443 763,
E-mail: daniel@iirr.ecuanex.net.ec