Notes de développement de ECHO (EDN)
Au cœur de notre travail, il y a les Notes de développement de ECHO (EDN), que nous envoyons à des milliers de personnes dans plus de 160 pays. Publiée trimestriellement en anglais, en français et en espagnol, nous partageons dans EDN les informations les plus pratiques et utiles que nous rencontrons en produisant de la nourriture dans des situations difficiles.
Dans chaque numéro, vous seront proposées des techniques, des pratiques, des informations et des expériences pour aider à guider votre travail dans le développement agricole tropical et subtropical. Dans EDN également vous trouverez les « ECHOS de notre réseau », «ECHOS de nos Centres Régionaux d'Impact », « ECHOS de notre Banque de Semences », et plus encore. Les numéros 1-51 ont été compilés dans les années 1990 dans le livre livre Amaranth to Zai Holes (De l’Amaranthe aux Trous de Zaï), qui est maintenant disponible en ligne pour vous gratuitement. En outre, Options Agricoles pour les Agriculteurs de Petite Echelle, le livre le plus récent de ECHO, a étendu le fondement de Amaranth to Zai Holes en faisant passer les EDN de 52 à 100, avec de nouveaux articles provenant de contributeurs externes seulement pour le livre.
174 Problématiques abordées dans cette publication (Affichage des numéro 35 - 26) Précédent | Suite
EDN Issue #35 - 19/12/1991
We Are Beginning Our Second Decade!
Sudanese Experience With Neem To Control Pests
Some Helpful Facts About Salinity
Caution About Using Moringa Tree Roots As A Horseradish Substitute
Guidelines For Farmers Near Volcanos Who Must Now Plant In Fresh Volcanic Ash
Use Of Partially Buried Flower Pots Or Tin Cans Can Make A Big Difference In Watering Plants
Echos From Our Network
EDN Issue #34 - 19/10/1991
Use Of Gliricidia Sepium (Mother Of Cacao, Mata Raton, Rat Killer) To Control Rats
The Jaboticaba Tree, Myrciaria Cauliflora
Mushroom Cultivation In The Tropics
Saving Your Own Lettuce Seed
Echos From Our Network
The Simplest Way Yet To Control Bean Beetles
EDN Issue #33 - 19/06/1991
Reports On Experience With Rabbits In St. Kitts
Muscovy Ducks And Fly Control
Seed For Marama Bean, Tylosema Esculentum
Neem Seed As A Feed Ingredient
Echos From Our Network
EDN Issue #32 - 19/03/1991
Wood Ash To Preserve Tomatoes For Months
Some Other "Gems" From My Conversation With Dr. Lamb
An Unexpected Reason For Increased Soil Fertility Under Trees
Can A "Pesticide Tree" Such As Neem Have Serious Insect Pests?
Cashew Would Seem To Be A Great Cash Crop. Is It As Good As It Appears?
Echo's From Our Network
Seed For Moringa Stenopetala
Seed For A New "Bird Resistant" Grain Sorghum
How To Make A Fish Emulsion Fertilizer
EDN Issue #31 - 19/12/1990
Fresh Seed For The "Beta Iii" (High Carotene) Carrot
How To Produce Carrot Seed Where Winters Are Not Cold
Update On Apples For The Highland Tropics
Echos From Our Network
Some Reflections
How To Make A Rope And Washer Pump
Can You Help Us?
EDN Issue #30 - A Special Expanded Issue on Rooftop Gardening - 19/08/1990
INTRODUCTION TO OUR SPECIAL EXPANDED ISSUE.
One of ECHO's purposes is to help people grow food under difficult conditions. You are not likely to encounter a soil worse for gardening than a cement slab. Neither will you find such large areas of unused growing space in full sun and near prime markets as on cement rooftops in Third World cities.
The most expensive agricultural land is always that located near large markets. If there were large areas of unused flat land right in the middle of huge population centers, the potential value for producing vegetables would be obvious. How many acres of unused flat rooftops do you suppose there are in the cities in your country?
For the past eight years ECHO has been working on methods for gardening on rooftops. It turns out that cement slabs are not nearly as difficult a challenge for gardening as one might think. In fact, they have become one of my favorite gardening spots. They offer an enormous and almost untapped opportunity for ministry to urban populations. (There are also applications in certain rural settings as well).
Many church-related groups are looking for practical ways to help the people they minister to spiritually. There do not seem to be many options (medical help, community organization, and development of small businesses seem to be the major areas). Urban gardening has a reputation of not being very successful overall. I think the rooftop gardening methods outlined in this issue of EDN will not be limited by some of the factors that have caused other urban gardening projects to fail.
This issue of EDN is being devoted to the subject of rooftop gardening. Its purpose is to (1) help you evaluate its potential for your area, (2) give sufficient technical details to get started, and (3) set up an informal network among those of you who decide to try rooftop gardening so we can learn from each other's experience. Even if you never use the technique, I think this discussion will give you a new understanding of how plants grow and of their adaptability to different conditions.
EDN Issue #29 - 19/04/1990
Lost Crops Of The Incas
The Andes Berry (Rubus Glaucus).
Passion Fruits For Higher Altitudes
The Lost Crops Of Africa Will Be The Next In The "Underexploited Plants" Series
Echos From Our Network
New Pigeonpea Varieties From Icrisat
EDN Issue #28 - 19/12/1989
Intercropping With Sugar Cane
Can Kiwifruit (Actinidia Deliciosa) Be Grown In The Tropics
Sweet Potato Cookbook
Stopping Bees
EDN Issue #27 - 19/09/1989
Vernonia (Vernonia Glamensis): A Potential New Crop For Semi-Arid Areas Of The Tropics And Sub-Tropics
How Can I Simulate Long Days To Make Plants Bloom?
Sawdust Used To Fill Old Tractor Tires
Markets Saturated With Free Grain
New Magazine -- Agroforestry Today
Potential Contraceptive From Neem Tree Oil
Inter-Cropping Of Sugar Cane
Rearing Ladybug Beetles (Coccinella Spp.) In Captivity
EDN Issue #26 - 19/07/1989
Peanut Oil Treatment Prevents Weevils (Calloso Bruchus Maculoatus) In Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata)
What Is The Huge Grub That Is Eating Banana Roots?
Neem Leaf Tea To Control Termites
Ralph Kusserow In Tanzania Writes About Rhubarb
Use Stp To Make "Yellow Sticky Traps."
More On Insect Traps
Is The "Killer" Bee Sting More Lethal Than "Italian" Bees?
Sunn Hemp As Green Manure