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ECHO Development Notes (EDN)

At the center of our work is ECHO Development Notes (EDN), which we send quarterly to thousands of people in over 160 countries in three languages (English, French, and Spanish). In EDN we share the most helpful, practical information that we come across about growing food under difficult circumstances. 

Within each issue you'll find featured techniques, practices, information and experience to help guide your work in tropical and subtropical agricultural development. Also in EDN are "Echoes from Our Network," "From ECHO's Seed Bank," and more. Issues #1-51 were compiled in the 1990s into the Amaranth to Zai Holes book, which  or you may read it online here. Also, Agricultural Options for Small Scale Farmers, expanded on the foundation from Amaranth to Zai Holes by covering EDN 52 through 100, with articles from outside contributors. Agricultural Options for Small Scale Farmers is available for purchase from the ECHO Bookstore and Amazon.

If you would like to browse EDNs via our Index, please click here.

175 Issues in this Publication (Showing issues 66 - 57) |

EDN Issue #66 - 1999-12-19

Getting Bats out of the Attic

I Know the Protein Content of a Dry Forage.

How Do I Calculate What It Would Be When I Feed It Green?

What Services Does ECHO Offer to Its "Network?" 

Farmers and Fish Love Cocoa

Rapid Multiplication of Banana Plants in the Field

Plant-Insect Communication

EDN Issue #65 - 1999-10-19

Tephrosia Fallow Management in Cameroon

Paprika as a Cash Crop

Two Drugs at Once for Malaria

Pregnant Women Should Not Use Papaya Seed to Treat for Worms

Selection of Trees on which to Grow Vanilla

How to Make Your Own Salt Licks and Urea Blocks

EDN Issue #64 - 1999-07-19

Introduction of Maize Hybrids to Areas Currently Using Open-Pollinated Varieties 

Collards Can Protect Cabbage From Diamondback Caterpillars

An Impressive Moringa Project in Senegal

Where to Get Seed After a Disaster

EDN Issue #63 - 1999-03-19

Micro-Scale Water Harvesting

Fly Control for Cattle

Additional Comments About Cashew

Performance of Jack Bean Seed that ECHO Sent Us.

The Papaya Seed Stomach Cure

EDN Issue #62 - 1998-12-19

A Second Look At Green Leafy Vegetables As A Source Of Vitamins And Minerals

Our Experience with Cashew

Some Tree Seeds Need Smoke To Germinate

Mulch or trees in the Sahel

EDN Issue #61 - 1998-08-19

Edible Australian Acacias, A "New" - "Old" Food For Semi Arid Zones

 

EDN Issue #60 - 1998-05-19

Why Intercropping Reduces Yield Of Sweet Potatoes

Yardlong Beans For Hot, Humid Climates

Does Mulching Make Sense In Semi-Arid Areas?

Turning Peanuts Into Peanut Butter

Some Thoughts On Sawing Tropical Trees

 

EDN Issue #59 - 1998-02-19

Techniques For Storing Onions

Kerosene Emulsifiable Concentrate Insecticide

New Disease-Resistant Banana Hybrids Available

Seed For Sorghum That Is Resistant To Striga Is Available From ECHO

Katuk, Sauropus Androgynous, A Great Vegetable For The Hot, Humid Tropics (With A Caution)

 

 

EDN Issue #58 - 1997-11-19

Suppressing Varroa Mites In Bee Hives

Effect of Intercropping On Yield Of Sweet Potato

Manure Management To Prevent Produce Contamination

Taro Tuber Processing For Animal Feed

Tick Control For Goats

Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration

Principles of Agriculture For The Humid Tropics

 

EDN Issue #57 - 1997-07-19

Tithonia Weed -- A Potential Green Manure Crop

Water Hyacinth and Its Uses

A Spinach for the Humid Lowland Tropics

A New Way To Preserve Viability of Seed In Remote Locations

Do Velvet Bean Leaves Contain L-DOPA