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Revision as of 20:24, 11 March 2010


Appropriate technology is technology that is appropriate to the environmental, cultural and economic situation it is intended for. It usually describes technologies which are suitable for use in the majority world (or "developing nations").

Appropedia is the "appropriate technology wiki" (and more) and many of the pages on this website could be said to be about appropriate technology. Appropriate technology is not about defining a particular technology as appropriate for all situations, but about principles for choosing the best technology for a given situation.

The focus of this portal is on links to Appropedia categories that include examples of technologies suitable for the majority world.


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Sample pages

South-North knowledge transfer

Hexayurt Project

Rope pump

Small Scale Vegetable Oil Extraction

Solar Drying in Morocco

Grameen Phone

CCAT pedal powered innovations

Appropriate technology feeds

AfriGadget Blog

AIDG Blog

Agroinnovations Blog

See also

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