Links to a selection of appropriate technologies we feel may be useful to your development initiatives, which you should know about, will be highlighted here on a regular basis.  

Check out the following:

Practical Action (formerly ITDG): for  a list of over 100 downloadable technical briefs with full processing instructions, designs and other related ideas  covering food processing, energy, manufacturing, water, transport, construction, and other areas. For example there are technical briefs on small scale production of essential oil,  fruit juice processing, sugar production from   cane sugar, soap making, solar cooking, beekeeping, recycling of organic waste, food processing equipment design, drying technology, among many others.

See also our other web pages for ideas on Agriculture, Education, and Ideas in the News where you may also find other technology related ideas.