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  1. Gardening without Digging

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #6 One of the easiest and most effective ways to improve and build soilfertility in any gardening situation is to use a method known as sheetmulching. Thick layers of mulch are placed directly on the soil,simulating the thick leaf litter and humus found in...
    Asia

  2. Asian Plant Name Databases

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #5 Communicating technical information among different language groups is challenging. For example, despite being familiar with the scientific, English and Tagalog common names for eggplant, how might an Asian development worker know what the Indonesians call...
    Plant Taxonomy Taxonomy ECHO Resources Asia

  3. AN Issue #4

    1/01/2010 The Amazing Effects of Rice Straw Preserving Bamboo with Borates ECHO Agricultural Conference for Northeast India
    Asia

  4. The World Food Situation

    1/04/2009 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #1 What is the outlook for world food prices? In the immediate future (the next few months), some moderation in global food prices seems likely in response to very recent (since mid-2008) declines in world grain and energy prices. In the short-term (next 2 to 3...
    Food Security Asia

  5. Amaranth Potential for the Highlands of Southeast Asia in View of Lessons Learned in East Africa

    1/04/2009 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #1 Based on the experiences of CRWRC and its collaborating partnering organizations in East Africa, the introduction of grain and vegetable amaranths shows real potential for the highlands of Southeast Asia. Grain amaranth should be seen and managed as a high...
    Drought Tolerant P... Dark Green Leafy V... Amaranth Health and Nutrition Nutrition Grain Crops Agriculture Extension Asia

  6. Grown in Asia - Lesser Known Crops of Significance

    1/04/2009 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #1 When ripe, the yellow and apricot-colored fruit of the marian plum (Bouea macrophylla Griff.) seem to glow among the tree's glossy green leaves. The ripe fruit of marian plum offers an edible, crisp skin and juicy flesh. Besides being eaten raw as a dessert...
    Tropical Food Crops Tropical Fruit Agroforestry Asia

  7. SRI Practical and AV Material Webpage

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #2 With regard to SRI, the previously mentioned "SRI Homepage/System of Rice Intensification", a joint collaboration of Association Tefy Saina and CIIFAD, offers a wealth of SRI-related material, particularly on its "SRI Practical and AV Material" page . The...
    SRI System of Rice Int... Asia

  8. Crotalaria juncea, a promising green manure crop for the tropics

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #3 Crotalaria juncea, or sunn hemp, is a member of the pea family (Fabaceae) grown in many countries as a green manure or forage crop. Originating in South Asia, but with a common cultivar developed in Hawaii, it is a fastgrowing, drought-tolerant and...
    Nitrogen Fixation Green Manures and ... Green Manure Cover... Green Manures Cover Crops Legume Asia

  9. Preserving Bamboo with Borates

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #4 Working together with Thai Care, the children's ministry of the Rain Tree Foundation, Meribah Ram Pump is engaged in various community development projects in northern Thailand. A major focus is to make simple, sustainable technology, such as ram pumps and...
    Pest Control Biological Control Bamboo Bamboo preservation Borates Borax Boric acid Asia

  10. An Introduction to Wood Vinegar

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #7 Prakrit Khamduangdao was looking for an alternative to agriculturalchemicals to control pests in his vegetable farm. However, he was notcompletely satisfied with various botanical pest control measures beingpromoted in northern Thailand. He reports that even...
    Wood Vinegar Vinegar Pest Control Asia