On-Line Library
- Poster - Guelph Bioeconomy Research Day Guelph, Ontario, Samson 2013
- Enhancing the commercial viability of switchgrass on marginal farmland through plant breeding (Samson et al., 2013)
- Presentation - Assessing Switchgrass in a Northern Environment- European Biomass Conference - Erik Delaquis 2013.pdf
- Présentation - Panic érigée adaptées au sud du Québec - Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, 2013
- Amélioration génétique du panic érigé sur des terres marginales afin de rehausser sa valeur commercial (Samson et al., 2013)
- PowerPoint Presentation Switchgrass in Quebec (Delaquis et al., 2011)
- PowerPoint Presentation Strategies for Improving Yield and Quality in Warm Season Grasses (Samson et al., 2009)
- PowerPoint Presentation Developing Energy Crops for Thermal Applications (Samson 2009)
- PowerPoint Presentation Growing BioEnergy Opportunities in Canada (Bailey Stamler 2009)
- PowerPoint Presentation An Invitation to Success: Growing Grass for Fuel Pellets (Samson 2009)
- PowerPoint Presentation The Ontario Biomass Heat Industry-What is the Potential? (Bailey Stamler and Samson 2009)
- Developing Energy Crops for Thermal Applications: Optimizing Fuel Quality, Energy Security and GHG Mitigation-Abstract (Samson et al., 2009)
- Power Point Presentation Switchgrass for BioHeat in Canada (Samson 2008)
- Power Point Presentation Biomass for Energy and the Great Lakes Economy (Samson 2008)
- Optimization of switchgrass management for commercial fuel pellet production (Samson et al., 2008)
- Power Point Presentation Switchgrass as a Potential Commercial Pellet Fuel in Ontario: Delayed Harvest Study Results (Bailey-Stamler and Samson 2008)
- Establishing and Managing Switchgrass as an Energy Crop (Parrish et al., 2008)
- Assessing the Agri-Fibre Biomass Residue Resources for Creating a BIOHEAT Industry in Alberta (Bailey-Stamler et al., 2007)
- Switchgrass Production in Ontario: A Management Guide (Samson 2007)
- The Emerging Agro-Pellet Industry in Canada (Samson et al., 2007)
- Densified Grasses for Heat-Related Energy (Samson et al., 2007)
- Biomass Resource Options: Creating a BIOHEAT Supply for the Canadian Greenhouse Industry (Bailey et al., 2006)
- Production and distribution of cereal straw on the Canadian Prairies (Sokhansanj et al., 2006)
- Effects of Agricultural Beneficial Management Practices (BMP's) on Conservation and Restoration of Biodiversity in Agricultural Regions (Pepper et al., 2006)
- Biomass in Ontario (Chapter 4) from the report: Smart Generation - Powering Ontario with Renewable Energy (Etcheverry et al., 2004)
- Grass Biofuel Pellets - An ecological Response to North America's Energy Concerns (Samson et al., 2002)
- Agricultural Biomass Residue Inventories and Conversion Systems for Energy Production in Eastern Canada (Samson et al., 2002)
- Switchgrass Fuel Pellet Production in Eastern Ontario: A Market Study (Jannasch et al., 2001)
- Development of Bioenergy Feedstock: Agronomy Data for Eastern Canada (Jannasch et al., 2001)
- Switchgrass Plant Improvement Program for Paper and Agri-Fibre Production in Eastern Ontario (Mehdi et al., 1999)
- Le Panic Erige dans l'Est de l'Ontario: Un Guide pour les Producteurs (Girouard et al., 1999)
- Light Interception, use-efficiency and energy yield of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) grown in a short season area (Madakadze et al., 1998)
- Leaf area development, light interception, and yield among switchgrass populations in a short-season area (Madakadze et al., 1998)
- Phenology and tiller characteristics of big bluestem and switchgrass cultivars in a short growing season area (Madakadze et al., 1998)
- Switchgrass Harvest Study (Girouard and Samson 1997)
- Evaluation of switchgrass and short-rotation forestry in eastern Canada as bioenergy and agri-fibre feedstocks (Samson et al.,1997)
- Evaluating physical, chemical, and energetic properties of perennial grasses as biofuels (McLaughlin et al., 1996
- Short-Rotation Forestry and the Water Problem (Samson and Chen 1995)
- Integrated Production of Warm Season Grasses and Agroforestry for Low Cost Biomass Production (Samson et al., 1993)
- Switchgrass: a living solar battery for the prairies (Samson 1991)
- PowerPoint Presentation Developing Market Opportunities for Warm Season Grasses in Ontario (Samson, 2011)
- Sustainability in the Biofuels Industry (Witter et al., 2009)
- Le Développment durable des biocarburants (Wiiter et al., 2009)
- Commercial Energy Grass Production and Implications for Invasive Species in Canada (Ho Lem et al., 2009)
- PowerPoint Presentation Strategies for Improving Yield and Quality in Warm Season Grasses (Samson et al., 2009)
- PowerPoint Presentation Developing Energy Crops for Thermal Applications (Samson 2009)
- Going Green for Less: Cost-Effective Alternative Energy Sources (Samson and Bailey Stamler 2009)
- PowerPoint Presentation Growing BioEnergy Opportunities in Canada (Bailey Stamler 2009)
- PowerPoint Presentation An Invitation to Success: Growing Grass for Fuel Pellets (Samson 2009)
- PowerPoint Presentation The Ontario Biomass Heat Industry-What is the Potential? (Bailey Stamler and Samson 2009)
- Developing Energy Crops for Thermal Applications: Optimizing Fuel Quality, Energy Security and GHG Mitigation-Abstract (Samson et al., 2009)
Biomass Densification (pelleting and briquetting) and Biomass Quality and Combustion
- The Use of Agricultural Residues and Energy Crops in Biomass Combustion Systems (Samson et al., 2007)
- The Potential of C4 Perennial Grasses for Developing a Global BIOHEAT Industry (Samson et al., 2005)
- A Process and Energy Analysis of Pelletizing Switchgrass (Jannasch et al., 2001)
- Assessment of Pelletized Biofuels (Samson and Duxbury 2000)
- Strategies to Reduce the Ash Content in Perennial Grasses (1998) (Samson and Mehdi 1998)
- Briquettes of Grass: Green coal from the prairie (Samson 1993)
Greenhouse gases, lifecycle analysis and environmental
issues
- Sustainability in the Biofuels Industry (Witter et al., 2009)
- Commercial Energy Grass Production and Implications for Invasive Species in Canada (Ho Lem et al., 2009)
- Going Green for Less: Cost-Effective Alternative Energy Sources (Samson and Bailey Stamler 2009)
- REAP-Canada Biofuels Policy Briefing on Bill C-33 to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Foods (Samson et al., 2008)
- Analysing Ontario Biofuel Options: Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Efficiency and Costs (Samson et al., 2008)
- Power Point Presentation GHG Mitigation Potential of Biofuels in Canada (Bailey-Stamler 2008)
- Analyse des Biocarburants de Remplacement:Efficacité et Coûts de L'atténuation des Gaz à Effet de Serre (Samson et al., 2008)
- Effects of Agricultural Beneficial Management Practices (BMP's) on Conservation and Restoration of Biodiversity in Agricultural Regions (Pepper et al., 2006)
- Changing the energy climate: clean and green heat from grass biofuel pellets (Jannasch et al., 2001)
- Carbon sequestration in perennial bioenergy, annual corn and uncultivated systems in southern Quebec (Zan et al., 2001)
- The Use of Switchgrass Biofuel Pellets as a Greenhouse Gas Offset Strategy (2000) (Samson et al., 2000)
- Economics and Carbon Offset Potential of Biomass Fuels (Girouard et al., 1999)
- BIOCOST - Canada: A New Tool to Evaluate the Economic, Energy, and Carbon Budgets of Perennial Energy Crops (1999) (Girouard et al., 1999)
- The Implications of Growing Short-Rotation Tree Species for Carbon Sequestration in Canada (Samson et al., 1999)
- Bioenergy Opportunities from Agriculture (1998)
- Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration under Two Dedicated Perennial Bioenergy Crops (1998) (Mehdi et al., 1998)
Media Articles
Français - Granules de panic érigé (granules d'herbe)
- PowerPoint Presentation Panic érigé au Québec n (Delaquis et al., 2011)
- Le Développment durable des biocarburants (Wiiter et al., 2009)
- Analyse des Biocarburants de Remplacement:Efficacité et Coûts de L'atténuation des Gaz à Effet de Serre (Samson et al., 2008)
- Power Point Preséntation - La culture du panic érigé pour le biochauffage au Canada (Samson 2008)
- Le Panic Erige dans l'Est de l'Ontario: Un Guide pour les Producteurs (Girouard et al., 1999)
- Power Point Preséntation Les options bioénergetiques pour le Quebec (Samson 2008)
Agri-Fibres and Agro-Forestry
- Power Point Presentation- Producing Eco-Paper from Fast-Growing Warm-Season Grasses in China
- Research and Development of Fiber Crops in Cool Season Regions of Canada (Samson et al., 2000)
- The Potential Role of Perennial Grasses in the Pulp and Paper Industry (Girouard and Samson 2000)
- Le Chanvre Industriel au Quebec: Un Guide de Production (Girouard et al., 1999)
- Evaluation de la Culture du Chanvre dans la Region de l'Estrie (Girouard et al., 1999)
- The Implications of Growing Short-Rotation Tree Species for Carbon Sequestration in Canada (Samson et al., 1999)
- Economics of Small Commercial Wood Chip Combustion Systems in Eastern Canada (Girouard et al., 1997)
- Re-Experimenting with Hemp in Quebec (Girouard and Mehdi 1999)
- An economic analysis of the financial viability of switchgrass as a raw material for pulp production in eastern Ontario (Fox et al., 1998)
- Perennial Grasses: A Promising Alternative for New Growth in the Pulp and Paper Industry (Girouard and Samson 1996)
- Switchgrass: A Potential Pulp Fibre Source (Goel et al., 1996)
- Economic Assessment of Short-Rotation Forestry and Switchgrass Plantations for Energy Production in Central Canada (Girouard et al., 1996)
- Economic Assessment of Biomass Production Systems in Eastern Canada Involving a Perennial Grass, Short-Rotation Forestry and Windbreaks (Girouard et al., 1996)
- Woodchip Combustion in Eastern Canada (REAP 1994)
- Short-Rotation Forestry and the Water Problem (Samson and Chen 1995)
- Integrated Production of Warm Season Grasses and Agroforestry for Low Cost Biomass Production (Samson et al., 1993)
Agro-Ecological Village Model
- Power Point Presentation - The Agro-Ecological Village Development Model - Experiences in the Philippines, China, and the Gambia (Samson and Ho Lem 2008)
- AEV Backgrounder
- AEV Development Model: Experiences in the Philippines and China
Philippines
- Philippine Sustainable Seed and Agriculture (PSSA) Development Project Final Report (2006)
- Nature Farming Manual: A handbook of preparations, techniques and organic amendments inspired by Nature Farming and adapted to locally available materials and needs (2006)
- Philippines Agricultural Climate Change Project: Conservation and Utilization of Crop Residues as a Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategy in the Philippines (2003)
- The Southern Negros Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Project (SNSADP) Phase III Report (2003)
- The Southern Negros Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Project (SNSADP) Phase II Report (2001)
- The Southern Negros Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Project (SNSADP)Phase I Report (2000)
Philippine Case Studies
- Transforming the Land Through a Diversified and Integrated Farming System: The Story of Rodolfo Oray (2001)
- Ecological Management of a Residual Forest in Negros Occidental, Philippines: The Experience of Marcos Flores in Negros Occidental (2001)
- Grassroots Breeding of MASIPAG: The Case of Leopoldo Guilaran (2001)
- From Sugarcane Monoculture to Agro-Ecological Village: The Flora Community in Transition (2000)
- Case Study: Towards an Agro-Ecological village at the Flora Community - Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through organic based farming and energy self reliance (2000)
China
- Powerpoint Presentation - The Agro-Ecological Village Development Model - Experiences in China (Samson 2008)
- Western China Agro-Ecological Village (WCAEV) Final Project Report (2005)
- WCAEV Socio-Economic Survey Results 2005
- Western China Agro-Ecological Village (WCAEV) Project 2003-2004 Annual Workplan
- Western China AEV PRA Report
Farmer Trainings Modules
- Introduction (English)
- Introduction (Chinese)
- Soil Fertility (English)
- Soil Fertility (Chinese)
- Cropping Systems (English)
- Cropping Systems (Chinese)
- Cover Crops and Green Manures (English)
- Cover Crops and Green Manures (Chinese)
- Disease and Pest Management (English)
- Weed Control (English)
- Weed Control (Chinese)
- Soil and Water Conservation (English)
- Soil and Water Conservation (Chinese)
- WCAEV Farm Planning (English)
Gambia/Senegal
- Senegal-Gambia Agroecological Villages (SAEV) Project Implementation Plan (2012)
- Cookstoves Lowering Emissions in the West African Region (CLEAR) Project (2012)
- Gaining Ground in Gambia and Senegal (GGIGS) Project: Final Report (2011)
- Gaining Ground in Gambia and Senegal (GGIGS) Project Workplan_2008-2011
- Fuel wood Project: Effects of consumption and production on the general population and natural resources of The Gambia (Ansumana Jarju, Gambia National Agricultural Research Institute - NARI)
- Gambia Agro-Ecological Village (GAEV) Development Project: Final Project Report (2006)
- Gambia Agro-Ecological Village (GAEV) Development Project: 2004-2005 Workplan
- Gambia Agro-Ecological Village (GAEV) Development Project: PRA report (2004)
- Gambia Ecological Agriculture Development (GEAD) Project: Semi-Annual Report (2004)
- Gambia Ecological Agriculture Development (GEAD) Project: 2004-2005 Workplan
- Gambia Agro-Ecological Village Development Project: Exploratory Phase Report 2004
- Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Energy Supply and Demand Options for Cooking in Developing Areas (1999)
Bokashi Organic Fertilizer
Ecological Sugarcane
- Powerpoint Presentation - Renewable Biomass Fuel as Green Power Alternative for Sugarcane Milling in the Philippines (Mendoza et al., 2004)
- Renewable Biomass Fuels as Green Power Alternative for Sugarcane Milling in the Philippines (Mendoza et al., 2004)
- Evaluating the many benefits of trash farming in sugarcane production system (Mendoza et al., 2003)
- Philippines Agricultural Climate Change Project: Conservation and Utilization of Crop Residues as a Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategy in the Philippines (2003)
- Energy costs of sugar production in the Philippine context (Mendoza and Samson 2002)
- Strategies for Enhancing Biomass Energy Utilization in the Philippines (2001)
- Strategies to Avoid Crop Residue Burning in the Philippine Context (1999)
- Partnership with the Eco-Kalan project in the Philippines
- Fueling the Fight against poverty with improved cookstoves
- Deplaint francais - Forneau en briques d'argile de REAP
- Brochure- REAP Noflay Clay Brick Stove
- Presentation - The Noflay Clay Brick Stove Lessons Learned from Pilot Implementation in West Africa
- Poster- REAP Clay Brick Stove -Clean Cooking Forum 2013
- Poster-Mayon Turbo Stove-Clean Cooking Forum 2013
- Powerpoint Presentation - The Noflay Stove: An Advanced, Low-Cost Clay Brick Stove
- NoFlay Improved Clay Brick Stove Training Manual
- Powerpoint Presentation - Sustainable Household Cooking in the Philippines - Development of the MTS
- MTS Brochure
- How to use the Mayon Turbo Stove (booklet)
- MTS Performance Report by Aprovecho
- Operating and Performance Characteristics of rice hull stoves
- Impact of a Rice Hull Stove on fuel expenditures and GHG emissions
- Enhancing Household Biomass Energy use in the Philippines
- Evolution of the MTS
- Press Release (2001)
Sustainable Agriculture
- Analyse Stratégique des Régions du Québec pour la Valorisation Agricole des Bois Rameaux Fragmentes (BRF) par leur Digestion au Sol (2000)
- Investigating Methods of Integrating Liquid Manure into a Conservation Tillage Cropping System (1997)
REAP-Canada Newsletters
- REAP-Canada Newsletter 2004
- REAP-Canada Newsletter 2003
- REAP-Canada Newsletter 2001-2002
- REAP-Canada Newsletter 2000-2001
Grass Pellet Videos
- CBC Marketplace video
- Switchgrass Fall Harvest 1
- Switchgrass Fall Harvest 2
- Driving through a field of Switchgrass
International Development Videos
- Mayon Turbo Stove video
- Philippines - Interview with Leopoldo Guilaran (ECO-Rice breeder) #1 - COMING SOON!
- Chinese Farmer Interview #1 - COMING SOON!
- Chinese Farmer Interview #2 - COMING SOON!
- Chinese Farmer Interview #3 - COMING SOON!
- Gambia GEAD project - COMING SOON!