Agriculture and Farming

Agriculture and Farming

These are Shell Book titles in English relating to agriculture and farming.

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A Simple Chicken-feeder
 372 Downloads
 547.2 KB
 15-May-2020

This explains how to make a simple chicken feeder from a plastic bucket or similar container.

An Easy Way to Water Seeds
 227 Downloads
 1.32 MB
 01-Jun-2020

Use a tin can or plastic bottle as a mini-reservoir alongside your seeds or seedlings.

Arid Lands
 116 Downloads
 4.4 MB
 02-Nov-2021

From Arid Lands to Well-Watered Fields

Bokashi for Better Soil
 2.27 MB
 10-Feb-2023

Bokashi for Better Soil: improving fertility without fertiliser

Cattle Care
 298 Downloads
 688.77 KB
 27-May-2020

An interesting booklet on how to care for your cattle, including hints on milking, breeding and the care of your calves.

Chicken Care, Book 1
 328 Downloads
 1.26 MB
 27-May-2020

This is an introduction to keeping hens. It covers building a hen house and what sort of food to provide.

Chicken Care, Book 2
 300 Downloads
 594.04 KB
 27-May-2020

Advice on the daily care of poultry, food and water and how to choose good hens.

Chicken Care, Book 3
 304 Downloads
 624.22 KB
 27-May-2020

Advice on how to select the right hens for reproduction, the right eggs for incubation and the care of newly hatched chicks.

 

Chicken Care, Book 4
 289 Downloads
 997.68 KB
 27-May-2020

This deals with the symptoms and treatment of various diseases and pests that affect chickens.

Collecting and Keeping Seeds
 223 Downloads
 675.14 KB
 01-Jun-2020

Harvesting seeds enables farmers to avoid purchasing them from others each year.

Coping with Climate Change: Tips for Farmers
 169 Downloads
 2.48 MB
 10-Nov-2020

Coping with Climate Change: Tips for Farmers

Crickets — the New Cattle?
 160 Downloads
 1.32 MB
 13-Apr-2021

Crickets — the New Cattle?

Cultivating Eru
 262 Downloads
 2.32 MB
 30-May-2020

Advice is given to enable farmers to propagate cultivated eru from cuttings.

Early Maize Seedlings
 212 Downloads
 1.48 MB
 01-Jun-2020

How to give maize seedlings an early start and save time between crops.

False Bananas
 44 Downloads
 4.24 MB
 21-May-2022

Who would eat a false banana?

Farming with Disabilities
 164 Downloads
 3.07 MB
 10-Jul-2021

Farming with Disabilities

Fattening Cattle in your Backyard
 316 Downloads
 703.83 KB
 27-May-2020

How to buy a few cows, look after them, fatten them up and sell them for a profit.

Food and Farming
 243 Downloads
 1.57 MB
 29-Oct-2020

An overview of relevant Shell Books on farming and food.

Gardening for Better Nutrition
 170 Downloads
 1.61 MB
 18-Jun-2021

Gardening for Better Nutrition

Gardening in a Small Space
 258 Downloads
 6.38 MB
 01-Jun-2020

This contains three simple ideas for planting some herbs or vegetables where space is limited.

Good Granary Design
 293 Downloads
 569.16 KB
 01-Jun-2020

A suggested design for a raised grain or food store to discourage raids by rats and mice.

Growing Bamboo
 178 Downloads
 485.96 KB
 27-May-2020

Advice on how to cultivate bamboo plants from cuttings.

Growing Mushrooms
 227 Downloads
 611.06 KB
 12-Feb-2021

Growing mushrooms can provide a useful extra income stream or supply additional protein for the family diet.

Growing Vegetables in Bags
 179 Downloads
 656.71 KB
 01-Jun-2020

Growing vegetables in plastic bags.

Harvesting Fruit the Easy Way
 254 Downloads
 514.44 KB
 30-May-2020

Some methods of harvesting fruit are dangerous and damage the fruit. Using a container on the end of a stick is safe and fruit can be picked without damage.

Helpful Weeds
 161 Downloads
 1.43 MB
 01-Oct-2021

Helpful Weeds which are beneficial to farmers

How to Extract Quality Honey
 225 Downloads
 2.11 MB
 25-Aug-2020

This explains what equipment and methods are needed to extract honey from the honeycomb.

How to Make and Use a Donkey Plough
 208 Downloads
 1.49 MB
 19-Jan-2021

This book shows how to make a donkey-powered plough and how to ensure the donkey can pull it comfortably and well.

How to Make and Use Compost
 310 Downloads
 1.24 MB
 30-May-2020

Instructions on how to make a compost container out of an old oil drum.

How to Make Natural Pesticides
 228 Downloads
 1.12 MB
 22-Jun-2020

This booklet tells you how to use red chilli peppers to help keep pests away from your crops.

How to Manage Bees
 223 Downloads
 3.69 MB
 25-Aug-2020

This explains how to manage bees: planning the work, inspecting the hive and understanding what you see.

How to Store Grain Effectively
 148 Downloads
 902.86 KB
 10-Sep-2021

Tip on how to store grain effectively and at a low cost

How to Treat Coccidiosis in Chickens
 324 Downloads
 1.83 MB
 27-May-2020

Coccidiosis is a disease in chickens which is caused by parasites. This book describes how to treat it.

Hydroponics - Growing Crops without Soil
 202 Downloads
 1.91 MB
 12-Feb-2021

This book describes and illustrates six systems for growing fruit and vegetables hydroponically.

Increase Chicken Production
 296 Downloads
 1.73 MB
 30-May-2020

This booklet helps you to increase the number of chickens you have.

Keeping Fish and Ducks
 256 Downloads
 3.23 MB
 30-May-2020

Here are some basic suggestions for keeping ducks on a fish pond.

Making a Bee-keeper’s Veil
 204 Downloads
 3.8 MB
 26-Aug-2020

How to make and wear a cheap and simple bee veil.

Making a Beehive
 223 Downloads
 1.01 MB
 25-Aug-2020

How to make a simple beehive from local and low-cost materials.

Making Compost in a Pit or Box
 252 Downloads
 651.56 KB
 29-Dec-2020

Farmers and gardeners use compost to improve their soils and increase their crop yields. This book describes one approach to making compost.

Natural Regeneration - a Bonus for Farmers
 201 Downloads
 1.23 MB
 12-Feb-2021

This book explains how natural regeneration by farmers using simple, low-cost techniques can encourage the re-growth of trees from live stumps and from seeds in the ground.

Olive Trees, Olives and Olive Oil
 217 Downloads
 2.87 MB
 28-Jul-2020

This book tells you how to cultivate olive trees and how their fruit and wood can be used, along with some references to olives in the Bible.

Pig Farming
 7 Downloads
 2.16 MB
 30-Oct-2022

Pig Farming: Raising and Caring for Pigs

Raising Fish
 240 Downloads
 1.57 MB
 30-May-2020

Advice on siting, building and maintaining a fishpond, then buying, farming and harvesting the fish to go in it.

Raising Goats
 238 Downloads
 2.09 MB
 01-Jun-2020

A goat is a good animal to keep because it gives very good milk and meat.

Rice Paddy, Book 1
 232 Downloads
 706.44 KB
 01-Jun-2020

This is the first in a series of four books on planting and maintaining a rice paddy. It looks at how to plant rice.

Rice Paddy, Book 2
 225 Downloads
 581.5 KB
 01-Jun-2020

This is the second in a series of four books on planting and maintaining a rice paddy. It looks at problems with poor soil.

Rice Paddy, Book 3
 220 Downloads
 592.78 KB
 01-Jun-2020

This is the third in a series of four books on planting and maintaining a rice paddy. It looks at problems with pests.

Rice Paddy, Book 4
 206 Downloads
 542.82 KB
 01-Jun-2020

This is the fourth in a series of four books on planting and maintaining a rice paddy. It looks at problems with diseases.

Small Livestock - Guinea Pigs
 161 Downloads
 1.1 MB
 29-Oct-2020

Guinea pigs are easy to raise for households and small-scale farmers.

Small Livestock - Rabbits
 170 Downloads
 2.33 MB
 29-Oct-2020

Rabbits are useful animals for individual farmers, village groups and schools.

Starting A Tree Nursery
 201 Downloads
 3.68 MB
 22-Jun-2020

How to create a tree nursery from the preparation of the ground to planting trees and caring for them.

Sterilising Seed Beds
 159 Downloads
 570.61 KB
 01-Jun-2020

This explains how to use the heat of the sun to sterilise seed beds.

Two Farmers Talking about Conservation Agriculture
 89 Downloads
 2.14 MB
 15-Jul-2021

Two Farmers Talking about Conservation Agriculture

Two Productive Gardens
 89 Downloads
 2.98 MB
 10-Sep-2021

Two Productive Gardens: The Midi and the Mini

Vetiver Grass
 6 Downloads
 2.68 MB
 10-Nov-2022

Versatile Vetiver: A Grass of Many Virtues

Wood and Rice Husk Ash
 170 Downloads
 799.44 KB
 01-Jun-2020

This booklet explains how to keep pests from your crops by using ash from wood or rice husks.

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