When any kind of emergency or natural disaster has struck around the world, the Peace Corp has a history of being there in its wake to help survivors recover as well as to reach out to isolated communities to help them better survive. The information on remote area development that this organization has gathered over the years is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants to understand beyond lists what it will take to survive a natural or man-made catastrophe in their area.
This manual on remote area development, written by Peace Corps volunteers, is an attempt to help development counselors understand the needs of remote-area groups and to provide for those needs through effective self-help projects. The projects covered are those that can solve most effectively on the village level the most pressing problems. The manual is written in nontechnical language and provides background information and step-by-step directions for many projects with illustrated line drawings.
This 561 page document on remote area development takes a very complete look at what can be done in the areas of agriculture, home engineered projects, animal care and tool development and care for any small isolated group. When combined with the background information study section on cultural anthropology, sociology, education and the effects of climate of plant and animal growth you get a very complete picture of what kinds of information will be needed in any kind of post-disaster community that needs to be self-reliant.
Topics Include
- Cultural Anthropology
- Agronomy
- Horticulture
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Pest Control
- Home Gardens
- Entomology
- Insect Groups
- Crop Pests
- Animal Husbandry
- Beef Cattle
- Milk Goats
- Swine
- Poultry
- Forage from Improved Pasture
- Veterinary medicine
- Aquiculture
- Home industries
- Hand Forging
- Soap
- Candles
- Ceramics
- Charcoal
- Tanning
- Hand Loom Weaving
- Sun Drying Fruits and Vegetables
- Self-help engineering (making tools and equipment)
- Hand Grinder
- Seed Cleaning Sieves
- Bucket Sprayer
- Grain Cleaner
- Drag Grader
- Chicken Brooder
- Earth borer
- Measurements and conversions
