Agroforestry Extension Resources

Resources A090-099

A093 Improving Food Security

A Tearfund PILLARS guide

Isabel Carter. 2001. Tearfund, Teddington, Middlesex 52pp. Partnership in Local Language Resources (PILLAR). ISBN 0953997103

A guide in the same series as the Agroforestry guide. For details about the PILLARS series and rationale, see A091 . A good companion to the Agroforestry guide.

• Information about the PILLARS guides, and ordering, is available at: http://www.tilz.info/frameset.asp
• A PDF example of this guide (drying fruits and vegetables) is at: http://www.tilz.info/uploads/documents/PI%20FoodENG-fruit.pdf
• Tearfund's website is at: http://www.tearfund.org/

 

CONTENTS:

Storing the harvest
The benefits of a mixed harvest
Grain storage
Practical tips - drying grain
Solar grain driers
Controlling pests
Removing oxygen from grain
Using protective plants to reduce pest damage
Using sacks for grain storage
Good hygiene
Community grain banks
Establishing community grain banks
Operating a community grain bank
Preserving other staple foods
Building clamps for storing roots
Drying root crops
Drying fruit and vegetables
Preserving fish by drying
Processing food -jam making
Processing food - making pickles and chutneys
Processing fruit - making juice
Bible studies