BOOKS AND REPORTS 1. FAO Agricultural and Food Engineering Technical Reports No 3. Farm power and mechanization for small farms in sub-Saharan Africa 2006. Co-authored by Josef Kienzle, the report examines the importance of, and options for, mechanization for smallholder farmers in the region. English.
No 5. Addressing the challenges facing agricultural mechanization input supply and farm product processing 2007. Edited proceedings of a workshop held during a CIGR agricultral engineering world congress. They were edited in collaboration with Josef Kienzle, Roberto Cuevas and Gavin Wall. English, Español, Français.
No 7. Farm equipment supply chains. Guidelines for policy makers and service providers: experiences from Kenya, Pakistan and Brazil 2009. Co-authored by Josef Kienzle, this publication examines the problems of supply chains for agriciultural equipment. English.
Testing and evaluation of agricultural machinery and equipment: Principles and practices FAO
Agricultural Services Bulletin 110, 1994. A technical bulletin giving
detailed test procedures for a range of agricultural machines. The
contents only are displayed, specific chapters are available on
request. English and Español Contents pages Principios y prácticas de prueba y evaluación de máquinas y equipos agrícolas FAO Boletín de Servicios Agrícolas 110, 1994 Contents pages
2. Books  Conservation Agriculture: A manual for farmers and extension workers in Africa. IIRR & ACT. 2005. This manual is the product of a 'writeshop' held in Kenya in 2005. My principal input was into Chapter 3 on field preparation and planting. English. Cover and Contents pages Full text
Animal traction in Cuba RECTA 2003. Co-edited with Paul Starkey, this is a collection of contributions by authors from diverse institutions and covers the whole island. English and Español. Elementos de diseño del tractor y herramientas de labranza. 1984. Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, San José, Costa Rica. Co-authored with John Ashburner this is a basic text book on design parameters for tractors and agricultural implements. The contents only are displayed, specific chapters are available on request. Español. Contents pages
Mecanización para el pequeño agricultor. 1987. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias, Mexico. A compilation of seven years' work of a farm mechanization research unit established with the Mexican agriculture, forestry and livestock research institute. The contents only are displayed, specific chapters are available on request. Español Contents pages
Explaining the finances of machinery ownership Talking about Money No.3 FAO 2009. One of a series of booklets explaining financial concepts for smallholder farmers. The author (Jennifer Heney) based this title on a draft that I prepared and on subsequent discussions that we held. English
Hillsides Systems Guidelines for research on hillside farms: participatory technology development of soil and water conservation technologies Compiled by Brian Sims, Robert Walle and Jim Ellis-Jones DFID 1999 Contents pages Sistemas de Laderas Guía para la investigación: predios de laderas desarrollo participativo de tecnologías de conservación de suelo y agua Compilado por Brian Sims, Robert Walle and Jim Ellis-Jones DFID 1999 Contents pages CONFERENCE PAPERS Mechanizing Sustainable Crop Production Intensification in Developing Countries – scaling conservation agriculture Paper presented at AgEng 2010 Conference, September 2010, Clermont-Ferrand, France. English
Tecnología apropiada para una agricultura sustentable Paper presented at the VI Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería Agrícola. January 2010, Chile. Español Agroforestry and Conservation Agriculture: Complementary practices for sustainable development Paper presented at the II World Congress of Agroforestry. August 2009, Nairobi, Kenya. English Policies and Institutions to promote the Development and Commercial Manufacture of Conservation Agriculture Equipment Paper presented at IV World Congress on Conservation Agriculture. February 2009, New Delhi, India. English Training in conservation agriculture equipment use: FAO’s experience in sub-Saharan Africa Paper presented at the III World Congress on Conservation Agriculture. October 2005, Nairobi, Kenya. English
Linking Production, Livelihoods and Conservation Proceedings of the III World Congress on Conservation Agriculture. October 2005, Nairobi, Kenya. These proceedings are the fruit of a 'writeshop' held at the ACT secretariat in Nairobi in November 2008. Kurt Steiner (GTZ) and I played a key role in the elabotauion of the basic material. English |