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  1. Agriculture Components for Small Institutions

    Key Resource 2013-01-01 The ECHO Asia Regional Office receives frequent inquiries from small organizations seeking input and other assistance relatedto their agricultural initiatives, including questions such as the following: How many acres would it take to grow enough food (other than rice) to feed 38 people year...
    Small Enterprises Small Enterprise D... Family Farm Community Supporte...
     

  2. Agriculture Extension with Community-Level Workers: Lessons and Practices from Community Health and Community Animal Health Programs

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    2015-11-04 Active learning and exchange of knowledge are key to farmer adoption of beneficial agricultural innovations. Community health worker (CHW) and community animal health worker (CAHW) programs have led to a rich body of knowledge about extension, much of which is applicable to efforts aimed towards...
    MEAS Agriculture Extension Community Development CHW CAHW Community Health
     

  3. Women and Agriculture

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    2017-06-06 A version of this material first appeared in EDN 134. Gender dynamics in relation to agriculture is a big topic, and one we had not previously written about in EDN. In recent years, widespread attention has been paid to the disparity that often exists between men and women when it comes to...
    Women in Agriculture Family Farm Women
     

  4. The Moringa Tree

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    1985-06-01 The moringa tree, Moringa oleifera, has probably been the most popular plant in ECHO's seed bank of underutilized tropical crops. The tree is native to India but has been planted around the world and is naturalized in many locales. Moringa goes by many names. In the Philippines, where the leaves...
    Moringa oleifera Moringa stenopetala Moringa Seed Moringaceae India
     

  5. Vegetables for SW Florida in the Summer Months

    Key Resource 2009-01-01 Within a couple days after Bonnie and I arrived in Florida in June 1981 to assume my new role as founding CEO of ECHO, I began digging a garden. For an avid gardener used to the long winters “up north” this was an exciting adventure. I was going to grow flowers and vegetables year-round in the...
    Home Garden Perennial Vegetables Leafy Vegetables Garden Vegetables Vegetable Legumes Vegetable Moringa Squash and Gourds ... Urban Gardening Yard Gardens Legume
     

  6. Chickens: Improving Small-Scale Production

    Key Resource 1995-01-01 Domesticated food producing animals in the world outnumber the human population, two to one. There are thousands of animal species in the world, yet, only a few have been successfully domesticated on a permanent basis and none within the last 2000 years. In fact, five species (cattle, sheep,...
    Chickens Poultry Farms
     

  7. Chaya

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    2006-01-01 Dr. Martin Price, co-founder of ECHO and former head of ECHO’s Agricultural Resources Department, has said, “I would consider chaya to be one of the five most important underutilized food plants ECHO distributes. I give it this rank because of its ability to thrive in both arid and rainy regions,...
    Chaya Cnidosculous chaya... Underutilized Crops
     

  8. ECHO Community Garden Toolkit

    Key Resource The purpose of this resource is to suggest several key considerations for beginning a small garden project. This information is meant to be a guideline to better assist you in the organization and implementation of particular elements crucial to making a garden project successful. While each...
    Community Gardens Institutional Agri... Institutional Agri...
     

  9. Underutilized Crops for Small Farm Abundance

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    2018-02-09 Traditional diets included a wide variety of ingredients from myriad wild and domesticated plants. Regional cuisines were shaped by native species in their local environment and by gradually-adopted plants from distant places. The modern global food system and market pressures have reversed this...
    Underutilized Crops Squash and Gourds ... Leafy Vegetables Perennial Vegetables Grain Legumes (Pul... Pulses Grain Crops Grains
     

  10. Tropical Rabbit Production: A Guide to Raising Rabbits with Few Resources

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    2009-03-01 Rabbits are animals for folks that like to eat meat and want to raise it quickly. Rabbits reproduce quickly; up to eight bunnies every three months. A young rabbit can weigh four pounds in three months -- bigger than a broiler chicken. Rabbits are easy to raise, both in urban and rural areas....
    Rabbits