1994 THAILAND
PROJECT: Klong Mac Nut Community Forest Project
TEAM: Philippa Allen
PARTNER: German Development Service (DED). Thai Payap Development Association (TPDA)
PROJECT SUMMARY:
Assessment of forest use by local communities and preparation with TPDA of a marketing strategy for forest products and handicrafts.
PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Rapid Rural Appraisal of forest resources and species diversify Preparation of a marketing plan for export of local handicrafts
* Secured a loan to develop local business and the TPDA office.
* Training community groups in the production of Mulberry paper and natural dyes.
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1994 INDIA
PROJECT: Lucknow Appropriate Technology Project
TEAMS:
Project 1: Mike Duxbury
Project 2: Jeremy Richardson
PARTNER: Schumacher Institute of Appropriate Technology, Appropriate Technology Development Association
PROJECT SUMMARY:
Project 1:
Development of a multi-geared Pedal rickshaws system to reduce spinal problems associated with heavy loads,
Project 2:
Assessment of Mulberry and Arjuna trees for rearing silkworms to generate income for a local woman's group.
PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS:
Project 1:
* Design, development and fabrication of a gear system. Trial results positive.
Project 2:
* Establishment of Mulberry and Arjuna nursery trials and assessment of appropriate irrigation systems
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1992 PHILIPPINES
PARTNER: Philippines National Power Corporation.
Regrettably this report is unavailable.
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1991 THAILAND
PROJECT: Thailand
TEAM: Nigel Riglar
PARTNER: The Dhammanaat Foundation for Conservation and Rural Development (D.F.C.A.R.D).
Nigel Riglar worked with the D.F.C.A.R.D., which is a Thai non-profit making organisation based on Buddhist principles. Their immediate aim is to restore forest and water resources through projects focussing on education, rural development and reforestation.
PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Design and construction with local engineers of a 35, 000M3 reservoir.
* Reconstruction of a channel and the installation of three drop structures.
* Survey of 1Okm of irrigation canals and channels.
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1990 THAILAND
Partner: Chris Ekungwe
Regrettably, this report is unavailable.
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1988-1989 INDIA
PROJECT: Madhya Pradesh
TEAM I: Kate Davies, Ann Couttel.
TEAM II: 3 Members.
TEAM Ill: Neil Brooker, Ancly Hotson, Ursula Lorcoran. Matthew Lortin, Harriet Skinner.
PROJECT SUMMARY:
SAFAD were invited to visit Padhar Hospital completing various surveys and suggesting improvements to existing programmes.
PARTNER: Evangelical Lutheran Church, Padhar Hospital.
PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS:
TEAM I - (NOV'88 - JAN'89)
* Completion of a survey of Padhar Hospital prioritising the needs of the community.
* Review of the existing programmes of the Community Health and Development Department with suggestions to improve efficiency. TEAM II - (SUMMER'89)
* Establishment of two nurseries.
* Demonstrations of soil conservation measures.
* Promotion of efficient water use. TEAM Ill -(AUTUMN '89)
* Installation of demonstration plots for soil and water conservation.
* Development of the Padhar hospital dairy into a demonstration farm.
* Preparation and distribution of illustrated information sheets in Hindi.
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1986 THAILAND
PARTNER: Population and Community Development Association (PCDA)
Regrettably, this report is unavailable.
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1985 THAILAND
PROJECT: Loei
TEAM: 3 Members
PARTNER: The UK-Thai Project (UTP).
PROJECT SUMMARY:
The SAFAD team participated in the second phase of a Thai-British project aimed at finding a practical solution to the problem of aflatoxin in maize. (The annual cost to Thailand of the aflatoxin problem is approximately US$50 million per annum).
PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Drying and storage trials were carried out in two provinces.
* Maize with low levels of aflatoxin was successfully produced.
* The benefits of the research were passed onto local farmers in order to produce better quality maize.
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1983 PAKISTAN
PROJECT: Gilgit, Nothern Areas
TEAM:Simon Bamford, Chris Brighouse, Ingrid Eichler,John Graham, Mahamood Jumani, Stuart Lockton, Oliver Morgan, Phillip Nuttall, Steve Rickets, Hamish Rowan-Hamilton.
PARTNER: United Nations Development Programme.
PROJECT SUMMARY:
The SAFAD team undertook various agricultural engineering projects throughout the Northern Areas of Pakistan by request of the UNDP and FAO. The projects were aimed at demonstrating various means of low-cost, appropriate technologies for agricultural development.
PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Testing of tent and see-saw type fruit dryers.
* Demonstration of windmill and turbo-hammer sprinklers.
* Feasibility studies for regional canal systems.
* River bank protection in the village of Damaris.
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1982 MALAYSIA
PROJECT: Sarawak
TEAM: Regretably unknown
PARTNER: Department of agriculture, Soils Division.
PROJECT SUMMARY:
The Sarawak project was run by the Malay Department of Agriculture in the Ulu Lemanak Region of Malaysia. The project focussed on introducing new methods of farming to enable farmers to exploit previously unused land.
PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Supervision and construction of bundled terraces.
* Mapping of the Ulu Lemanak region showing the extent and regions of shifting agriculture.
* Grass seed cover crop trials
* Analysis of the accuracy of estimating field sizes in the Padawan region.
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1980 SRI LANKA
PROJECT: Sri Lanka
TEAM: Adam Dickinson, James Spence, Stephen Rendeil, Arni Sigurdsson, Jeremy Short, Peter Thompson, Ruth Hulme, Judith Hinch, Janet Skilton, Edward Blanchard.
PARTNER: Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Sri Lanka
PROJECT SUMMARY:
Volunteers spent time working on various projects at the University of Sri Lanka. These projects aimed to further research and development in agricultural engineering.
PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Design and construction of two types of evapotranspiration measuring devices.
* Design and construction of a biogas unit to act as a demonstration model for students.
* Design and construction of a hand held dynamometer to assist in the measurement of energy expenditure during weeding operations.
* Completion of a tractor survey for the Overseas Development Administration (ODA)
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1969 IRAN
PROJECT: Iran-Karaj
TEAM: Pat Wetherell, Rick viner, Brian Watts, Hugh Stirling, Anne Watts
PARTNER: Karaj Agricultural Training Centre
PROJECT SUMMARY:
In the summer of 1968, two Silsoe postgraduates and two undergraduates, arranging their own sponsorship from companies and organisations, spent five weeks working at the Karaj Agricultural Training Centre in Iran. The expedition proved extremely successful and out of it was born SAFAD.
PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Investigation into the efficiency of agricultural irrigations systems.
* Demonstrations of machinery and soil conservation techniques to students at the Karaj Agricultural Training Centre.
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