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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

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...

Newcastle disease vaccine virus I-2 fails to acquire virulence during repeated passage in vivo

Bisschop SPR, Peters A, Domingue G, Pearce MC, Verwey J, Poolman P. Newcastle disease vaccine virus I-2 fails to acquire virulence during repeated passage in vivo. Gates Open Res. 2021 Dec 23;5:76. doi: 10.12688/gatesopenres...

Newcastle disease vaccines—A solved problem or a continuous challenge?

Dimitrov KM, Afonso CL, Yu Q, Miller PJ. Newcastle disease vaccines-A solved problem or a continuous challenge? Vet Microbiol. 2017 Jul;206:126-136. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.12.019. Epub 2016 Dec 16. PMID: 28024856;  PMCID...

Current situation and future direction of Newcastle disease vaccines

Hu, Z., He, X., Deng, J. et al. Current situation and future direction of Newcastle disease vaccines. Vet Res 53, 99 (2022).  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-022-01118-w

Newcastle disease (ND) is one of the most eco...

Newcastle disease in poultry a new food pellet vaccine

Newcastle disease virus can infect many bird species, and the domestic chicken is particularly susceptible.  Highly virulent strains of the virus are endemic throughout Asia, where they cause greater economic loss than any o...

Newcastle Disease

Newcastle disease (ND) is considered the most important poultry disease worldwide and is one of the major constraints to production of village chickens. Newcastle disease belongs to the same family of viruses that causes mea...

International Animal Health Consultants

a. Training - IAHC encourages participatory training through which individuals are empowered to identify their challenges and then design and carry out their own solutions.

b. Holistic - IAHC is committed to the de...

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