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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...
National seed bank training in Burundi
Thu, 24 April 2025 » Fri, 25 April 2025
Faith Center, Burundi
Greetings East Africa network members! ECHO EA and Hope International Burundi are conducting a National seed bank training in Bujumbura. You are cordially invited to participate or send participants. The seed bank training is hosted by Mothers Union Burundi. We encourage you to spread the word to all interested parties in Burundi and ask you to sponsor trainees. We are looking for partners who can cater for some of the training costs
ECHO Asia: Intro to Natural Earth Building Techniques Workshop
Mon, 12 May 2025 » Fri, 16 May 2025
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Course Description: Dive into the art and science of sustainable construction! This hands-on, introductory experience will guide you through the fundamentals of natural building techniques, including adobe, wattle and daub, earthen plastering, and more. Through a mix of engaging classroom sessions and practical activities, you'll learn how to use locally sourced, eco-friendly materials to create durable and beautiful structures. Whether you're a beginner or have already begun you...
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...
ECHO North America: Introduction to Tropical Agriculture Development - July 2025
Mon, 7 July 2025 » Fri, 11 July 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 h...
Access Agriculture - Business Skills
Grafting Mango Seedlings - Video
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With grafting, a young shoot from a preferred mango variety is attached to a seedling. The seedling will develop the root and base of the tree. This is called the rootstock. The yo...
Better Seed for Green Gram - Video
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Coating seed with good microbes and organic fertilizer protects crops from diseases and gives them a healthy start. You can also prepare your own organic solution with cow dung, co...
Harvesting and Storage of Green Gram - Video
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Green gram or mung bean seed and grains need special care during harvesting and storage. Coat the seed with vegetable oil and store them in an earthen pot. Add neem leaves and dry ...
Good Shelling, Sorting and Drying of Maize - Video
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Pre-dry your maize before shelling it. Winnow the maize on a tarpaulin and sort it. Dry your maize under a hot sun on a tarpaulin, and turn it over regularly. Before storing the grain, meas...
Bending Over the Maize - Video
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A traditional Central American practice is to bend over the maize stalk to help dry the maize and to protect it from disease and pest damage. If you do this at just the right time,...
Storing and Managing Maize in a Warehouse - Video
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Storing and managing stock in a warehouse involves three important steps. We should first prepare the warehouse, then store your products on pallets and third, follow and manage the stock i...
Harvesting Maize in a Good Way - Video
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Your maize is mature when the leaves and the husks start to dry and turn yellow. Start harvesting improved varieties first and end with local varieties which are more resistant to pest atta...
Good Storing and Conserving Maize Grain - Video
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Apart from the improved mud granary, you can also use metal silos or bags recommended for storing maize. You can also use drums, or if you do not have any of these, use regular bag...
Cashing in with Parboiled Rice - Video
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Although rice is highly nutritious, a lot of the quality is lost during processing. This results in poor-quality rice on the market, so consumers turn to imported rice. In this vid...