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Welcome Charei Muene, ECHO East Africa Regional Impact Center Director 2024-11-19

ECHO is excited to announce that Mr. Charei Munene has joined us as our new ECHO East Africa Regional Impact Center Director. Charei is a passionate advocate for farmers and a leader in Agroecology and Ecological Organic Agriculture, bringing over 10 years of experience in the African agricultural landscape. Our outgoing East Africa Director, Mr. Erwin Kinsey, will be working alongside Charei and transitioning out in the months to come.

We feel very blessed to work alongside these diligent workers. Please join us in welcoming Charei to the ECHO team!

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Upcoming events

ECHO North America: Introduction to Tropical Agriculture Development - January 2025
Mon, 20 January 2025 » Fri, 24 January 2025

ECHO North America, United States

Those interested in preparing for short to long-term involvement in international agriculture development are encouraged to participate in this five-day course.  Topics and discussions will focus on improved food security and agricultural livelihoods for small-scale farmers in developing countries.  Participants will be introduced to the complexities related to poverty and community development.  They will also be introduced to principles and practices that contribute toward maintaining healt...

ECHO Asia: Tropical Agriculture & Development (TAD) Course
Mon, 3 February 2025 » Sat, 8 February 2025

Chiang Mai, Thailand

This 1-week course is designed for development workers, missionaries, and volunteers looking to engage their communities with low-cost, high-impact agricultural innovations 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...

The 8th ECHO East Africa Biennial Symposium in collaboration with Hope International Burundi
Tue, 25 February 2025 » Thu, 27 February 2025

King's Conference Center (KCC), Burundi

We are soliciting potential presenters  and attendees for the 8th ECHO East Africa Biennial Symposium in collaboration with Hope International Burundi, to be held in Bujumbura from the 25th - 27th February, 2025, a three day sharing event to be held at the King's Conference Center (KCC)  in Bujumbura, Burundi. The event will draw participants from all across East Africa to address issues of sustainable agriculture and appropriate technologies. We prefer presentations with practical informatio...

ECHO North America: TAD II: Food Forests, Garden Design and Planning
Mon, 7 April 2025 » Fri, 11 April 2025

ECHO North America, United States

This is a five day, hands-on course that will focus on food forests and garden design. By taking this course you will learn how to design and start a food forest in your own backyard. Participants will walk through the design process with professional designers, starting from setting goals, surveying the piece of land, building a base map, considering earthworks, and creatively designing around constraints. Attendees will be able to see and apply these principles to a small garden or a lar...

ECHO Asia: Tropical Agriculture & Development (TAD) Course
Mon, 2 June 2025 » Sat, 7 June 2025

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 innovations 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 op...

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Latest Resources

Chalmers Center Training Options

When it comes to poverty alleviation we quickly find that there is no one-size-fits-all solution. While we often want a “recipe,” what we actually need is a framework to apply within our unique context.

Using the b...

Use of Botanical Pesticides in Agriculture as an Alternative to Synthetic Pesticides

Ngegba, P.M.; Cui, G.; Khalid, M.Z.; Zhong, G. Use of Botanical Pesticides in Agriculture as an Alternative to Synthetic Pesticides. Agriculture 2022, 12, 600. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12050600

Pest man...

Gambling in the garden: Pesticide use and risk exposure in Ugandan smallholder farming

Elina Andersson, Ellinor Isgren, Gambling in the garden: Pesticide use and risk exposure in Ugandan smallholder farming, Journal of Rural Studies, Volume 82, 2021, Pages 76-86, ISSN 0743-0167, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurs...

Manuel de Santé Animale - Handbook of Animal Health

Il s'agit d'un manuel étonnant couvrant les fonctions animales de tous les principaux animaux domestiques. Il contient une quantité incroyable d'informations en un seul volume. Il est écrit dans un style simple et facile à c...

动物健康手册 - Handbook of Animal Health

《动物健康手册》一书，其构思已有多年。早在1985 年，已故的比利.贝克博士就正式开始了 此项工作。那时，作为一名兽医工作者，贝克博士在拉丁美洲的海地已工作8 年了，他深刻 认识到家畜在当今世界的绝大多数农村人口中所起的重要作用。于是，他设想写一本实用的书， 对生活在“没有兽医的地方”的人民有用。本书扩大了原来的想法，并明确地提出读者对象是 对家畜卫生与保健有兴趣的人们，不管他们是否自己拥有家畜。在本书里，我们称这些工作者 为“兽防员”。

Handbook of Animal Health

This is an amazing manual covering animal functions of all the major domestic animals. It contains an incredible amount of information in one volume. It is written in a simple, easy to understand style, supplemented with man...

Farmer perceptions, knowledge, and management of fall armyworm in maize production in Uganda

Odong Thomas Lapaka , Obongo Isaac , Ariong Richard , Adur Stella E. , Adumo Stella A. , Onen Denish Oyaro , Rwotonen Bob I. , Otim Michael H. , Farmer perceptions, knowledge, and management of fall armyworm in maize product...

Agroecological management of fall armyworm using soil and botanical treatments reduces crop damage and increases maize yield

Chawanda Gift , Tembo Yolice L. B. , Donga Trust Kasambala , Kabambe Vernon H. , Stevenson Philip C. , Belmain Steven R. , Agroecological management of fall armyworm using soil and botanical treatments reduces crop damage an...

Controlling Newcastle Disease in Village Chickens - A Laboratory Manual

Young M., Alders R., Grimes S., Spradbrow P., Dias P., da Silva A. and Lobo Q. 2012. Controlling Newcastle disease in village chickens: a laboratory manual. 2nd edn. ACIAR Monograph No. 87. Australian Centre for Internationa...

A Basic Laboratory Manual for the Small-scale Production and Testing of I-2 Newcastle Disease Vaccine

This manual summarizes the basic laboratory procedures used to produce and test experimental I-2 thermostable Newcastle Disease vaccine in the research and training progammes associated with the John Francis Virology Laborat...

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