1. 14/11/2018 Despite the incredible diversity of useful plants that exist, a small handful of crops feed the majority of the world and millions of people still suffer from malnutrition and poverty. This talk will discuss some often overlooked crops that have the potential to alleviate suffering through...
  2. 1/1/2007 En un mundo donde el hambre y la pobreza son temas que afectan a un gran porcentaje de la población, la tecnología y la educación son deficientes y los recursos agrícolas a menudo son escasos, un productor se siente agradecido por los cultivos de bajo mantenimiento que cosechará con un mínimo...
  3. Recurso clave Despite the incredible diversity of useful plants that exist, a small handful of crops feed the majority of the world and millions of people still suffer from malnutrition and poverty. This talk will discuss some often overlooked crops that have the potential to alleviate suffering through...
  4. 1/3/2021 Featured in this AN Stingless Beekeeping (Meliponiculture) on Java [Editor’s Note: For questions, comments, or personal experience on this topic visit the echocommunity ‘conversations’ forum Meliponiculture: Stingless Beekeeping.] Production of Vegetable Fern (Diplazium esculentum Reytz.) Under...
  5. Abstract, bioRXiv, 2017 Millions of subsistence farmers cultivate crops on terraces. These farmers face unique challenges including severe shortages of arable land and remoteness leading to poor access to inputs including nitrogen fertilizer. These challenges contribute to human and livestock...
  6. Recurso clave 15/8/1998 Vibrant color photos of fruits, flowers, leaves, and whole plants made it alluring for rural Amazonians, who appreciated seeing pictures of many of the plants they use to fashion crafts, roofs, food, and medicine. For their part, ecologists and botanists enjoyed the convenience of viewing the...
  7. La chaya, llamada quelite en nuestro país, es una planta que ha sido cultivada en Mesoamérica desde tiempos prehispánicos. Los mayas la llamaban chay y fueron quienes la heredaron a sus descendientes en la península de Yucatán (México), y Guatemala, aunque pasaron muchos años para que se...
  8. Abstract, Plants People Planet, 2020 Dec Societal Impact Statement Using Taro (Colocasia esculenta) as a case study, we examine how perception gapscontribute to negative feedback loops that create or maintain the orphan status ofcertain crops. For students and researchers seeking uncrowded areas...
  9. 29/1/2019 La 25ava Conferencia Agrícola Internacional de ECHO se celebró en noviembre de 2018. Abajo se presenta una breve descripción de algunas de las sesiones plenarias matutinas. En ECHOcommunity.org se encuentran disponibles videos y presentaciones en filminas sobre éstas y otras charlas.