International Resources
The International Programme produces a range of publications on organic and ecological agricultural techniques in the following subject areas:
- General
- Agroforestry and Multipurpose Trees
- Chainsaw milling
- Natural Pest, Disease and Weed Control
- Prosopis
- Seed Saving and Suppliers
- Soil Fertility
- Trade and Certification
- Kiswahili Resources
These publications are designed to assist farmers, small organisations, government extension workers and other groups in their advisory, demonstration and educational work.
- Booklets - (20 pages A5) provide clear and straightforward information on basic techniques.
- Leaflets - (1-2 page A4) provide detailed information on specific plants, trees, pests and diseases.
- Resource Lists - (1 page A4) provide contact information on a range of topics.
- Briefing Papers and Research Papers - from our research projects.
General 🔗
Agroforestry and Multipurpose Trees 🔗
Booklets
- Agroforestry in the Tropics
- Moringa oleifera: a multi-purpose tree
- Planting out firewood and fodder species
- Raising Firewood and Fodder Trees in Nurseries
Leaflets
- Apple-ring tree Faidherbia albida
- Baobab Adansonia digitata
- Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis
- Cashew nut Anacardium occidentale
- Cassia Cassia spectabilis
- Cedar wattle Acacia elata
- Desert date Balanites aegyptiaca
- English walnut Juglans regia
- Flame of the forest Delonix regia
- Indian coral tree Erythrina variegata
- Jack fruit Artocarpus heterophyllus
- Mediterranean Saltbush Atriplex halimus
- Purple camel's foot tree Bauhinia purpurea
- Quail brush Atriplex lentiformis
- Rubber Hevea brasiliensis
- Shea butter tree Butryospermum parkii
- Siberian peashrub Caragana arborescens
- Swamp immortelle Erythrina fusca
- White mulberry Morus alba
Chainsaw milling 🔗
Policy Briefs
- Chainsaw milling to improve rural livelihoods A policy brief outlining how chainsaw milling can be used to improve rural livelihoods.
- Chainsaw milling to in Uganda & DRC A policy brief aimed to shape forest policy in East Africa, taken from studies carried out in Uganda and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Chainsaws - milling and regulation A policy brief suggesting how laws on chainsaw use could be implemented to improve livelihoods without harming the environment.
- The future of chainsaw milling in Kenya A policy brief aimed at all organisations involved in timber production. It suggests how chainsaw milling has a role to play in supplying timber in Kenya and East Africa.
Reports
- The potential of chainsaw milling outside forests
A summary report on the various considerations for using chainsaw mills including economic and policy case studies from East Africa. - Turning Trees to Timber: A Chainsaw Milling Manual
A training manual covering many aspects of chainsaw mills. Developed specifically for small farms and dryland trees in the tropics.
Natural Pest, Disease and Weed Control 🔗
Booklets
Disease Control Leaflets
- Early blight Alternaria solani
- Late blight Phytophthora infestans
- Viruses
Natural Pesticides Leaflets
- Chillipepper Capiscum frutescens
- Garlic Allium sativum
- Mexican Marigold Tagetes minuta
- Pyrethrum Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium
Pest Control Leaflets
- African armyworm Spodoptera exempta
- Aphids Fam. Aphididae
- Cutworms Fam. Noctuidae
- Diamondback moth Plutella xylostella
- Lesser grain borer Rhizopertha dominica
- Maize stalk borer Busseola fusca
- Mexican bean beetle Epilachna varivestis
- Pink stalk borer Sesamia calamistis
- Root nematodes Heteroderidae fam
- Spotted stalk borer Chilo partellus
- Variegated grasshopper Zonocerus variegatus
Research Papers
- Improvement of Neem and its Potential Benefits to Poor Farmers (2001)
Childs FJ, Chamberlain JR, Antwi EA, Daniel J, Harris PJC. HDRA, Coventry, UK. 34pp. ISBN 0 905343 29 8
Resource Lists
Prosopis 🔗
Books
- Identifying Tropical Prosopis Species: A Field Guide (2004) Pasiecznik NM, Harris PJC and Smith SJ HDRA, Coventry, UK 30pp.
Identifying Prosopis: A field guide - the content
Identifying Prosopis: A field guide - the cover
- Prosopis juliflora (Vilayati babul): A Technical Manual (2000) Tewari, JC, Harris PJC, Harsh LN, Cadoret K and Pasiecznik NM. CAZRI, Jodhpur, India and HDRA, Coventry, UK. 96pp. ISBN 0 905343 27 1
Managing Prosopis Manual
Managing Prosopis Cover
- The Prosopis juliflora - Prosopis pallida Complex: A Monograph (2001) Pasiecznik NM. HDRA, Coventry, UK. 162pp. ISBN 0 905343 30 1
The complete monograph
Just the main text of the monograph
Just the cover of the monograph
Just the colour photos section of the monograph
For our comprehensive collection of books, conference and workshop proceedings, CDs, films, policy briefs and reports relating to this important species, please follow this link.
Seed Saving and Suppliers 🔗
Soil Fertility 🔗
Booklets
- Composting in the Tropics I
- Composting in the Tropics II
- Green Manures / Cover Crops
- Better manure, Better crops - a resource for schools
Leaflets
- Centro Centrosema pubescens
- Cluster bean Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
- Common bean Phaseolus vulgaris
- Cowpea Vigna unguiculata Unguiculata spp.
- Egyptian clover Trifolium alexandrinum
- Faba bean Vicia faba
- Grasspea Lathyrus sativus
- Greenleaf desmodium Desmodium intortum
- Hairy vetch Vicia villosa
- Jackbean Canavalia ensiformis
- Lablab Lablab purpurens
- Lima bean Phaseolus lunatus
- Mung bean Vigna radiata
- Pigeon pea Cajanus cajan
- Rice bean Vigna umbellata
- Soya Glycine max
- Stylo Stylosanthes guianensis
- Sunhemp Crotalaria juncea
- Velvetbean Mucuna pruriens
- White sweetclover Melilotus alba
- White tephrosia Tephrosia candida
- Winged bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
Research Papers
A Review of the Use of Urban Waste in Peri-Urban Interface Production Systems (1998) Allison M, Harris PJC, Hofny-Collins AH, Stephens W. HDRA, Coventry, UK. 34pp. ISBN 0 905343 23 9
Manure Management in the Kenya Highlands: Practices and Potential (1999)
Lekasi JK, Tanner JC, Kimani SK, Harris PJC. HDRA, Coventry, UK. 35pp. ISBN 0 905343 25 5. 2nd edition.
Trade and Certification 🔗
Leaflets
How to certify organic produce for export to Europe
Research Papers
- Facilitating the Inclusion of the Resource-Poor in Organic Production and Trade: Opportunities and Constraints Posed by Certification (2001)
Harris PJC, Browne AW, Barrett HR and Cadoret K - Organic Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: Farmer Demand and Potential for Development (1998)
Harris PJC, Lloyd HD, Hofny-Collins AH, Barrett AR and Browne AW. HDRA, Coventry, UK. 14pp. ISBN 0 905343 22 0
Resource Lists
- Organic trade and markets
- Useful literature on organic growing in the tropics
Kiswahili Resources 🔗
- Agroforestry in the Tropics - Kiswahili version
- Composting in the Tropics I - Kiswahili version
- Composting in the Tropics II - Kiswahili version
- Farmer seed saving - Kiswahili version
- Green Manures / Cover Crops - Kiswahili version
- Moringa oleifera: a multi-purpose tree - Kiswahili version
- Natural Pest and Disease Control - Kiswahili version
- Planting out firewood and fodder species - Kiswahili version
- Raising Firewood and Fodder Trees in Nurseries - Kiswahili version
- Termite control without chemicals - Kiswahili version
- The Neem Tree - Kiswahili version