Asia Impact Center Regional Resources

About the Impact Center

     
The ECHO Asia Impact Center & Small Farm Resource Center, exists to equip agriculture and community development practitioners to be more effective in their work serving smallholder farmers in Asia. We do this by providing technical resources, publications, training, and seeds to our network members residing in Asia.

We want to serve you!

Here at ECHO Asia, our vision is to equip and empower agriculture and community development workers. We do this through...

Upcoming Events:

For practical, hands-on training we invite you to join our monthly workshops at the ECHO Asia Small Farm Resource Center in Chiang Mai.

Connect With Us Through...

• In-Person Training: In addition to monthly workshops at the ECHO Asia Farm, we host quarterly Tropical Agriculture & Development Courses (1 week), and customized trainings for groups. 

• Farm Tours: We host individuals and small groups for educational tours of the farm and seed bank. These 1-2 hr contextualized conversations provide an overview of ECHO Asia and will provide a better idea of how we can partner together. To connect with us on the farm through a tour please complete our On-Farm Request Form.

• Seeds: The ECHO Asia Seed Bank distributes 200+ varieties of Neglected & Underutilized Species, all of which are Open-Plloinated Varieties. Seeds can be picked up on site or ordered through our online ECHO Asia Seed Bank store. Network members qualify for 10 free seed packets per year!

• ECHO Asia Notes and other technical resource publications are published regularly, with translation into 7 regional languages including Thai, Burmese, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Indonesian, Hindi and Khmer. 

• Virtual Training Materials: Topics include...
  • Intro to Biochar
  • Intro to Biosand Water Filtration
  • Intro to Black Soldier Fly (BSF) Production
  • Intro to the System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
  • Virtual ECHO Asia Farm Tour

To request more info about virtual trainings, please complete our Virtual Training Form. 

Other Services Provided:

• Consultations and Third-Party Project Assessment/Evaluation
• Customized Training Opportunities, on-site and across the region
• Internship Opportunities, including an Asian National program aimed at 3-6 month programs.

To request our involvement on the regional level, please complete our Regional Request Form.

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Services

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