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| Human Power
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☐ Energy Efficiency
☑ Renewable Energy
☑ Alternative Methodology
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| Description
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Human power is work or energy that is produced from the human body. It can also refer to the power (rate of work per time) of a human. Power comes primarily from muscles, but body heat is also used to do work like warming shelters, food, or other humans.
World records of power performance by humans are of interest to work planners and work-process engineers. The average level of human power that can be maintained over a certain duration of time, say over the extent of one minute or one hour is interesting to engineers designing work operations in industry. Human power is sometimes used to generate electricity that is stored.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_power
Still, the use of human or animal power can be found in small scale farms.
To simplify agricultural processes and actions, cycle or pedal driven implements and tools are in use.
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| Technology for the Application of
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| ☐ Solar
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☐ Biomass
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☐ Biofuel
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| ☐ Biogas
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☐ Wind
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☐ Geo-Thermal
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| ☐ Hydro
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☐ Energy Efficiency
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| ☑ Other: Human power
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| Primarily Relevant for the following Agricultural Value Chain Steps
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| ☑ Mechanization
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☐ Efficiency of Operation
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☐ Processing
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| ☑ Transportation
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☐ Controlled Atmosphere
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☐ Controlled Temperature
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| ☐ Mechanical Sorting
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☐ Preservation
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| ☐ Other: /
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| Primarily Relevant for the following Agricultural Value Chain Activities
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| ☑ Grinding
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☑ Hauling and conveying
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☐ Sorting
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| ☑ Seedbed Preparation
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☑ Milling
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☐ Tearing
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| ☑ Planting
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☑ Washing
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☐ Mixing
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| ☑ Pumping
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☐ Heating
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☐ Drying
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| ☑ Irrigation
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☐ Cooling
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☐ Animal feeding
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| ☐ Fertilizing
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☐ Venting
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☐ Animal health and Welfare
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| ☐ Pest Management
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☐ Lighting
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☐ Packing and branding
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| ☑ Cutting
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☐ Sanitation
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| ☐ Other: /
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| Primarily Implemented in the following Commodity Groups
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| ☑ Cereals
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☑ Fruits and vegetables
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☐ Nuts and berries
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| ☐ Forage
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☐ Dairy products
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☐ Meat products
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| ☐ Oil Seeds
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☑ Roots and Tubers
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☐ Eggs
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| ☑ Pulses
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☐ Fiber Crops
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☐ Forestry
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| ☐ Sugars
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☐ Stimulants
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☐ Spices
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| ☐ Other: /
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Region & Country of
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N/A
☐ Africa
☐ South Asia
☐ East Asia & The Pacific
☐ Europe & Central Asia
☐ Latin America & The Caribbean
☐ Middle East & North Africa
☐ North America
☐ N/A: /
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Region & Country of
Current Deployment
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N/A
☐ Africa
☐ South Asia
☐ East Asia & The Pacific
☐ Europe & Central Asia
☐ Latin America & The Caribbean
☐ Middle East & North Africa
☐ North America
☐ N/A: /
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Region & Country of
Potential Deployment
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Worldwide
☑ Africa
☑ South Asia
☑ East Asia & The Pacific
☑ Europe & Central Asia
☑ Latin America & The Caribbean
☑ Middle East & North Africa
☑ North America
☐ N/A: /
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| Relevance for Autonomy and Food Security
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| Conformity with Bio- Cybernetic System Rules
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| Additional information / Comments
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No comments.
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| Internal Reference
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| Additional Links
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http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/05/pedal-powered-farms-and-factories.html
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ags/publications/draugth_ap_overview.pdf
http://www.appropedia.org/Human_power
http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/ilri/x5455b/x5455b0z.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_power
Tools for agriculture (1985): http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/JF/417/06-256.pdf
The Scythe Book, Mowing Hay, Cutting Weeds and Harvesting Small Grains with Hand Tools (1981): http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/JF/417/06-273.pdf
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