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ECHO Asia Community Seed Bank Symposium
Mon, 2 September 2024 » Fri, 6 September 2024
ECHO Asia Small Farm Resource Center Chiang Mai, Thailand, Thailand
Join us as we gather together an inspiring group of current and aspiring managers of Community Seed Banks from across the region. Together we will explore the in's and out's of the diverse Community Seed Bank models in use across ECHO's existing network. Time will be split between classroom time and hands-on activities to gain better understanding of both the theory and practice of operating low-cost, context-appropriate Community Seed Banks. This course is designed for current manag...
La Seguridad Alimentaria Local: soluciones sostenibles para el desarrollo comunitario
Fri, 20 September 2024 » Thu, 26 September 2024
Le invitamos a compartir experiencias y soluciones para formar redes que hacen la diferencia en promover una vida mejor en relación con nuestro prójimo, nuestro planeta y nosotros mismos. Problemas como el hambre, la pobreza, los cambios climáticos…requieren personas comprometidas para hacer la diferencia. ¡Sea parte de la solución!
ECHO® International Agriculture Conference - 2024
Tue, 12 November 2024 » Thu, 14 November 2024
ECHO Global Farm and Crowne Plaza Fort Myers Gulf Coast Hotel, Ft. Myers, USA , USA
Visit The Conference Website Welcome to the 31st annual ECHO International Agriculture Conference! This event brings together industry leaders, practitioners, researchers, and educators dedicated to eradicating hunger and improving lives through agriculture and community development. Our plenary, breakout, and workshop sessions offer valuable opportunities for learning and collaboration. Attendees will have the chance to hear from speakers who share their agricultural challenges and...
ECHO Asia Tropical Agriculture & Development (TAD) Course
Mon, 18 November 2024 » Sat, 23 November 2024
ECHO Asia Small Farm Resource Center Chiang Mai, Thailand, Thailand
This 1-week course is designed for development workers, missionaries, and volunteers looking to engage their communities with low-cost, high-impact agricultural ideas and techniques. Participants will be introduced to various agricultural practices and technologies through classroom time and hands-on activities on the farm, learning to 'use what you have to make what you need.' This course is considered an 'introductory survey course' and will present a broad overview of many options suite...
Profiling the Smallholder Farmer
Having good sources for understanding the focus of ECHO and its many friends and partners is important. How many smallholder farmers are there in total and by country or region? What is their impact on the worldwide food ...
Resources for Thailand
Resources for the Philippines
Introduction to ECHO Asia_Baguio Philippines Feb 2018
Challenges and Opportunities of Seed Multiplication in Eastern Tigray Ethiopia
Gebremedhin Welu, International Journal of Horticulture and Plant Breeding Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 1, December 2014, pp. 1 -19, Available online at http://ijhpbs.com/
Seed is the most important agricultural input and...
North America
The mission and purpose of ECHO North America Regional Impact Center (North America RIC) is to equip small-scale farmers, missionaries, and development workers worldwide to combat hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. Here at E...
Coffee Parchment as a Feed Supplement for Dairy Cattle
This article summarizes ECHO research conducted by Boonsong Thansrithong, Abram J. Bicksler, and Patrick J. Trail.
ECHO Asia staff conducted this research with a main objective of replacing a portion of the purchas...
Quantitative Approaches in Assessing Soil Organic Matter Dynamics for Sustainable Management
Murindangabo, Yves Theoneste, Marek Kopecký, Petr Konvalina, Mohammad Ghorbani, Kristýna Perná, Thi Giang Nguyen, Jaroslav Bernas, Sadia Babar Baloch, Trong Nghia Hoang, Festus Onyebuchi Eze, and et al. 2023. "Quantitative A...
Saline (salt-affected) Agriculture
Farmers and gardeners in semi-arid and arid regions of the world face two associated but separate problems, which limit the crops they can grow and the yield of these crops. The underlying problem is lack of rainfall needed ...
Growing Plants in Water through Hydroponic System
Klient Jay Dellosa, Jaycee Antoinette R. Auguis, Lance Reyjohn F. Dalumpines, & Key Sha C. Bughaw. (2024). Growing Plants in Water through Hydroponic System. International Journal of Agriculture and Animal Production(IJA...