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  1. पनचक्की के साथ खेल: कम कीमत वाले सिंचाई के पंप खोजना
    01-03-2022 जब हम पानी को पंप करने के टिकाऊ समाधान और उनके विकलप ढूंढ़ने लगे तो हमारी टोली पनचककी की कलपना कर इस उपाय पर विचारने लगी की किस परकार से नीचे उननयन में पानी की आपूरति की जाए। शुरुआत में हमने Sling Pump एक सलिंग पंप का परिकषण किया, पर कई नमूनों को जांचने के बाद इस को रदद कर दिया। सवयं करने के...





  2. एक 'सफल असफलता' उत्तरी थाईलैंड में साल्ट तकनीक का परिचय देना
    01-03-2022 डेव दो साल पहले थाईलैंड इसी अवसर के लिए आये थे जो उनहें अब मिला। संजाति विषयक अलपसंखयक पहाड़ी के किनारों पर खेती करने वाले किसान ज़यादा रसायनिक उरवरक इसतेमाल करने के बावजूद कम उपज पा रहे थे।





  3. एक नवाचार 'सब कुछ करने वाला' बायोचार बर्नर डिज़ाइन
    01-09-2021 [संपादक की टिपणणी: वरतमान में असतितव में कई बायोचार बरनर डिज़ाइन हैं, जिनका उददेशयविभिनन पैमानों और अंतिम उपयोगों को धयान में रखना है। यह विशेष डिज़ाइन एक ही समय में बड़ी मातरा में पाइरोलाइज़ड की गई सामगरी और लकड़ी के सिरके का उतपादन करने की कषमता के लिए इको एशिया फारम सटाफ का पसंदीदा बन गया है। इस...





  4. ब्लैक सैनिक मक्खी की उचित अनुपात में बढ़ाने की प्रणाली की स्थापना
    01-09-2021 [समपादक का लेख: यह गाइड करमशः थाईलैंड के चिआंग माई में इको एशिया लघु कृषि संसाधन केंदर की बी एस एफ (बलैक सैनिक मकखी) उतपादन परणाली का अनुसरण करता है। यह केवल एक चालू परणाली का उदहारण है और इसे सथानीय सनदरभ तथा निविषटि की उपलबधता देख कर अपनाना चाहिए। यह लेख एक सकेलड-अप परणाली को विसतार से समझाने...





  5. हिन्दी भाषा PDF I Suspect ASFV on my Farm
    01-06-2021 What Steps Should I Take?





  6. हिन्दी भाषा PDF African Swine Fever Virus: Overview and Prevention on the Small Farm
    01-06-2021 As global prosperity has risen, so too has demand for animal protein. Pork has become the most consumed meat of terrestrial animals at 37% of total global meat consumption (Beltrán-Alcrudoet al., 2017). Pork production most drastically increased in Asia (Figure 1), accounting for as much as 55%...





  7. हिन्दी भाषा PDF [Example] Small Farm Biosecurity Plan
    01-06-2021 [Editor’s Note: This is only one example of a biosecurity plan for small-scale pig operations in one region and may be used as a template. It is unlikely that all measures will be practical or appropriate for your context and should therefore be adapted according to the needs and priorities of...





  8. (सब्ज़ी वाली फर्न) लिंगड़ा का उत्पादन (डिपलाज़ियम एस्कुलेंटम रेट्ज) अलग अलग छाँव में
    01-02-2021 पूरे विशव में कई परकार की खादय फ़रन पायी जाती हैं, उषणकटिबंधीय इलाकों से शीतोषणीय इलाकों तक, सामानय रूप से इसमें परणांग फरन (पटेरिडियम सपप.), शुतुरमुरग फरन (मटटेयुसिआ सटरुथिओपटेरिस), तथा सटेनोचलाइना सपप. फरन। लेकिन इस शोध का केंदर है सबज़ी वाली फरन (डिपलाज़ियम एसकयुलेंटम रेटज़.) एक उषणकटिबंधीय चिरस...





  9. Stingless Beekeeping (Meliponiculture) on Java
    Stingless Beekeeping, or Meliponiculture, is the keeping of bees from the tribe Meliponini. Stingless bees comprise hundreds of species with there being a possible 89 confirmed species in Subtropical/Tropical Asia and Australia alone (Rasmussen, 2008); and, while many are able to produce honey,...





  10. Cyantesmo Paper for Detecting Cyanide
    Some tropical crops contain cyanogenic glycosides, toxic substances that release hydrocyanic acid (HCN; also referred to as cyanide or prussic acid) when cells are crushed. Consuming these plants without cooking them can cause cyanide poisoning, with varying effects depending on cyanide levels...





  11. Do all parts of a chaya plant contain hydrocyanic acid?
    Leaves of tropical crops like chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) and cassava (Manihot esculenta) contain cyanogenic glycosides, toxic substances that release hydrocyanic acid (HCN; also referred to as cyanide or prussic acid) when cells are crushed. Consuming these plants without cooking them can...





  12. The Martinez Airlift Pump: Lifting Water with Air
    Water pumps have long been a key component of the small-scale farm and are valuable labor-saving devices that offer a variety of practical applications. Pumps ofdifferent types are regularly used for water storage & filtration, irrigation, aquaculture systems, and more. While convenient and...





  13. दक्षिण पूर्व एशिया में टमाटर ग्राफ्टिंग: वर्षा ऋतू उत्पादन के लिए एक उपयोगी तकनीक
    दकषिणपूरवएशियाकेगरमऔरआदरमॉनसूनीबरसातकेमौसममेंटमाटरउगानामुशकिलहोताहै।जलभराववालीमिटटीकासंयोजन,रोगकाबढ़तादबावऔरउचचतापमानअकसरयुवाटमाटरकेपरतयारोपणकोमारदेतेहैंयापैदावरकोकाफीकमकरदेतेहैं।मूलरूपसेदकषिणअमेरिकासेशुरूकीगयीफसलकेरूपमेंटमाटरसभीदकषिणपूरवएशियाईजलवायुऔरमिटटीकेअनुकूलनहींहैऔरइसकषेतरकीगीलीपरिसतिथियों...





  14. खेत में सूअर का चारा बनाना: किण्वित केला आधारित मिश्रण बनाम वाणिज्यिक फीड
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 42 The integration of livestock on the smallholder farm is often a key component to the long-term sustainability of the farm, specifically by means of critical nutrient cycling. Livestock play a unique and critical role on the farm, transforming plant and...





  15. Black Soldier Fly System of the Frangipani Langkawi Organic Farm
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 41. [Editor’s Note: Anthony Wong the Managing Director of the Frangipani Langkawi Resort in Langkawi, Malaysia andis a longtime steward of green initiatives in Malaysia and the region. Using constructed wetland systems, grey water at his hotels are cleaned...





  16. Uptake of Heavy Metals in Tire Garden Planters
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 40. Tire gardens have many good uses, including growing a variety of crops where only concrete or poor soils exist, such as urban gardens, homegardens, and refugee camp settings. They can be raised onto supports to keep vegetables out of reach of livestock,...





  17. State of Land in the Mekong Region - Brief
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 40. The Mekong region lies at the intersection of Southeast, East and South Asia, between two Asian giants: China and India. It comprises five countries that host the bulk of the Mekong river watershed: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The...





  18. Backyard Vermicomposting Systems: Examples from Myanmar
    Introduction to Vermiculture There are over 6,000 species of worms in the world, many of them not even named or studied. However, the farmer is interested in two main categories of earthworms, namely “deep burrowers” and “surface dwellers”. Deep burrowers include the common garden worm or...





  19. Refugee Camps as Microcosm: Restoration & Sustainability in an Accidental City
    [Editor’s Note: This article seeks to address the broader challenges of food security in refugee camp environments, of which there are many within our Asia region, while offering individual practical options that may be implemented to address the need for nutritional diversity in these...





  20. Low-Cost Natural Building Options for Storing Seed in Tropical Southeast Asia
    Introduction Given the proper facilities necessary to store seeds long-term, whereby low temperature and low humidity are kept stable over time, it is very possible to store most orthodox seeds for several years at a time in the tropics (Harrington, 1972). Unfortunately, implementation and...





  21. Preventing Insect Damage of Stored Seed Using Low-Cost Control Options
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 37. Seed saving in sub-tropical and tropical climates is challenging. Without equipment designed to maintain dry and cool environments, the quality of seeds may quickly deteriorate. High temperature and humidity during storage increase seed metabolism and...





  22. Rice Hull Gold - 10 On-Farm Uses of Rice Hulls
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 37. One of the great challenges of sustainable agriculture is the sourcing of adequate and affordable organic (carbon based) resources that can be used on-farm for the production of food and feed. Utilizing composts, manures, mulches, and other organic inputs...





  23. Soil Amendments for Healthier Soils
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 36. Soil chemical, physical, and biological properties range from those highly favorable to plant growth to those highly unfavorable to plant growth. It is rare—especially in the tropics—to find a soil in its natural state in which all properties are highly...





  24. The Value of a Seed: Growing a Network of Community Level Seed Banks in Asia
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 36. As an organization that seeks to equip people with agricultural resources and skills, we often find ourselves coming back to the seed. Again and again we witness the value saving open-pollinated seeds, shedding light on locally adapted and underutilized...





  25. Putting Biochar to Use at the Edge: Quality, Soils and Measurement
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 35. Dr. Michael Shafer is a retired Professor of Political Science from Rutgers University in the USA who founded the Warm Heart Foundation in 2008. After first learning about biochar at an ECHO conference in 2013, Warm Heart began to design and test improved...





  26. Livestock Integration on the Tropical Smallholder Farm
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 35. One of the best things that you can do to complete your sustainable farm or garden is to balance it with a small livestock unit. Livestock integration is fundamental #10 in my book Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropics. If you read ECHO Asia Notes,...





  27. An Innovative, Inexpensive, Environmentally Friendly Method to Pasteurize Mushroom Media in the Tropics Using a Styrofoam Box
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 33. Mushrooms such as oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) are usually grown in plastic bags filled with organic material that may include organic farm wastes. That material must be sterilized (heated to temperatures above 100C) or pasteurized (heated to a...





  28. Op-Ed: Forage Plants for Improved Human Development
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 33. I read David Price’s concerns about promoting invasive forage plants in Asia Note #25 [Eds’ Note: AN #25 was written in response to AN #23] and would like to respond based on my own experience and observations. My reply will be based on the following...





  29. Comparing Locally Available Waste By-Products as Feedstocks for Gasifier Cook-Stoves
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 32. In many developing world households, meeting the daily energy needs required for cooking is burdensome and costly. Fortunately, low-cost cooking methods that require less fuel while burning more cleanly and efficiently are becoming available at the...





  30. Inexpensive Mass Propagation Techniques for Introducing Improved Potato Varieties in the Tropics
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 32. Dr. Tapani Haapala Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) contain high-quality food properties and are very good protein and energy sources on a daily per hectare basis of production (Frusciante et al. 2000). Potatoes are grown mostly in cool climate areas. In the...





  31. Feed Options for Ruminants in the Tropics
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 31. The amazing multi-stomached ruminant comes in many forms, with varied nutritional requirements. Ruminants are even-toed, cloven-hoofed, four-legged, cud-chewing mammals of the suborder Ruminantia (within order Artiodactyla). Cattle, water buffalo, goats,...





  32. Creating a Low-Cost Seed Dryer for Use in Local Seed Banks
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 31. Saving your own seeds can be a cost-effective way to access crop seed for future planting and to help maintain the planet’s plant biodiversity. Whether you plant your own saved seeds, give them away to friends and neighbors, or distribute them through...





  33. Permaculture in Development
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #30 The word permaculture is mentioned with increasing frequency in speeches, books and magazine articles on sustainability and food security. What is permaculture? Is it a movement? A philosophy? Simply a set of design tools? In this article, I answer the...





  34. Soils of Mainland Southeast Asia
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #30 Editor’s Note: Peter is a freelance consultant based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with a M.Sc. in Agriculture from Leipzig, Germany. Peter is a former researcher in “The Uplands Program,” a collaborative research program between Hohenheim University (Germany),...





  35. Diagnosing Crop Nutrient Deficiencies in the Field
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #29 The old adage ‘You can’t fix a problem if you don’t know you have one’ underpins the basic science of diagnosing plant nutrient deficiencies. For years, farmers and scientists have worked together to identify a set of visual clues that can be used to...





  36. A Primer on Coffee Harvesting and Processing
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #29 Processing methods for coffee can drastically change the quality and taste of the final product, for better or for worse. By choosing a method that positively impacts quality, flavor, and cost, a coffee producer can optimize the coffee’s potential, at the...





  37. HINDI Seed Saving in the Tropics: Lessons Learned from the Network
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #28 For both farmers and researchers in the tropics, seed saving can be very frustrating. In Mondulkiri province, farmers are rarely able to keep seed for more than the six months between harvest and the new planting season. Seeds stored longer than this tend...





  38. HINDI Farm-Generated Feed: Chicken Feed Production
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #28 Farm-generated fertility contributes to a more sustainable agricultural system. Crop residues and manures are part of the nutrient cycle for plant production and can lower input costs through the use of thermophilic composting, vermiculture, bokashi...





  39. Soil Microorganisms: What They Do and How to Measure Them
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #27 Microorganisms are defined as any living things too small for the eye to see; they include fungi, algae, and bacteria (Rao, 1995). These small organisms can be found everywhere: in water, air, and in the soil. On a farm, microorganism numbers are especially...





  40. Constructing an Improved Cold Room for Seed Storage
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #27 When planning to construct a “Cold Room” or “Seed Storage Room” for the purpose of preserving seed viability, one must first consider principles for optimum seed storage. InECHO Asia Note 14(July 2012), we shared results from our comparison of vacuum...





  41. An Introduction to the Mound, Reservoir, and Paddy Model of Water Management
    15-12-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #26 This series of articles on water management has been reprinted with permission from Thailand’s Natural Farming Magazine and serves as an introduction to small-scale water management. Many of the ideas offered in these articles are consistent with...





  42. Options for Smallholder Farms: Water Management Design Principles
    01-09-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #26 At the beginning of last year, Thailand experienced its most severe drought in twenty years. Only four years ago it also experienced its most severe flooding. Natural disasters are occurring with increasing frequency and severity; it is therefore vital to...





  43. Making and Testing an Alternative Herbicide for Smallholder Farmers
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #26 ECHO Asia Impact Center staff members first heard about alternative herbicide recipes that use fermented papaya and pineapple from a retired technical school teacher and organic farmer, Kru Pratoom. As weeding is a big part of any farmer’s life, the Seed...





  44. हिन्दी भाषा PDF Farm-Generated Feed: Hog Feed Production
    01-08-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #25





  45. उष्णकटिबंधीय चारा फसल ं के टलए संतुलन और सावधानी ले कर आना Bringing Balance and Caution to Tropical Forage Crops
    01-08-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #25 डेविड पराइस एविया के िरिषठ पयााििण सलाहकाि हैं LEAD Asia’s Senior Environmental Consultant औि पुिे एविया में उन मुददों पि सलाह देतें हैं वजनमें पयााििण सथििता औि गरामीण विकास िावमल हैं; जलिायु परिितान, पारिसथिवतक पुनथिाापना औि वनोंमनीकृ त भूवम-िदधन, अपविषट...





  46. बांग्लादेश में ट्राइको खाद बनाने की प्रक्रिया
    15-06-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #24 Hindi PDF





  47. PDF HINDI Neem for Sustainable Pest Management and Environmental Conservation
    15-06-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #24 PDF HINDI





  48. दिक्षण पूवर् एिशया में उष्णकिटबंधीय चारे का रोज़ी रोटी के िलए बेहतर उपयोग- पशुधन पर ध्यान के न्द्रण
    15-02-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #23 एक साधारण पिरभाषा के रूप में, चारा िकसी भी पौधे की वह सामगरी है िजसे पशुओं को खाने के िलए िदया जाता है। हालाँिक, एक िवशेष पिरभाषा के रूप में जो इस लेख में परसतुत की गई है, पौधे (घास एं व फलीदार पौधे) िजनको िवशेष रूप से लगाया जाता है तािक वह उचचकोिट का चारा...





  49. मलेिशया म" िकसानो के साथ काम करना
    15-02-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #23 मलेिशया में कृ षी का िकसानों की -,-./ 01-234 दवारा #5 67 #8 9':7 है,- िमटटी से िनवारह करने वाले िकसानों से ले कर जिटल वयवसायक रूप से संचािलत उधिमयों त#। इनमें से ;<=*7 0127 ,'&1 >#='? नवीनतम तकनीक तथा उसकी िकसमों के आकलन में काफी िनपुणर हैं, तथा...





  50. उत्तरी थाई लैण्ड में सीमेंट की िरं ग्स द्वारा ऐक्वापोिनक्स प्रणाली से सीखे सबक स्कोट ब्रेडन द्दारा:
    15-10-2014 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #22 संपादक की िटपपणी सकोट बरेडन उततरी थाईलैणड में िपछले आठ सालों से रह रहे हैं।वह यहाँ पर पार सांसकृ ितक सेवा, पिरयोजना परबनधन, तथा ओसटरल-एिशया एं व अफरीका में िवकास पर अतयिधक अनुभव के साथ आए थे। िपछले छ: सालों में उनहोंने मकान के पीछे के आँ गन में बागबानी तथा...





  51. एक कम खचर् वाली कनकर्ीट से बनी हुई  िरंग एक्वापोनोक्स पर्णाली पर्ेसटन करसे 
    15-10-2014 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #22 परेसटन करसे अतलानटा जोरिजया से ह। उनहने दिकषण जोरिजया के िविवधयालय से हाइडरोिजयोलोजी म िडगरी हािसल की। वह वतरमान म िचयांग माई म रहते ह तथा वहाँ के सथानीय लोग को अपनी खेती की परणािलय म सुधार लाना िसखाते ह। वह वतरमान म एकवापोिनकस तथा हरे पानी की तकनीक का पता...





  52. HINDI Increase Yields and Save Money with Innovative SRI Tools
    14-06-2014 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #21 The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a promising rice-farming methodology that is able both to lower production costs—of seed, fertilizer, chemicals, and water—and to increase yield by enabling each rice plant to reach its full potential. However,...





  53. HINDI SRI Roller Planting Marker
    14-06-2014 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #21 Wanpen’s roller planting marker was developed from her experience. When a problem occurred, she would alter and develop the tool according to the problem and rice variety. Wanpen’s tool was designed to be lightweight, easy to handle and convenient to use....





  54. HINDI Learning from Farmers
    14-06-2014 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #21





  55. HINDI SRI Transplanting Tools
    14-06-2014 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #21 This article contains diagrams of the SRI RollingMarker, Rotary Weeder, and Grass Cutter discussed in other articles from Echo Asia Note 21.





  56. जवै नयं ण कवक ाईकोडमा व यवू ेरया का उपादान
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #20 परचय - क ृ त मदज़न ो क सं या महानकारक कवक हजो एक पौधेको मार सकतेह, इसम यज ू ेरयम ऐप” भी आता हैजो फयज ू ेरयम वट का आम करक हैतथा फेकोपोरा पेकराइज़ी जो सोयाबीन का आम करक है । कवक वयं अपने लए पोशक तव नहं बना सकतेहइसीलए उनको कोई दसू रा ोत ढू ंढना पड़ता है । कई बार...





  57. खेत - भोजन उपादन: मतय भोजन उपादन
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #20 [सपं ादकय लेखन - कथ सतत खेती का अयास अलोहा हाउस अनाथालय, य ु एट सं ेसा मकई साल सेकाम कर रहहैताक पोषण सेभरप ूर खेतो मउपादत भोजन बनाया जा सके िजसको अनाथालय मतथा थानीय उपभोता भी खा सके । पछलेमाच महनेमम ुझेकथ व उनके परवार सेअलोहा ममलनेका अवसर ात ह ु आ, जहाँ इको...





  58. Running a Diesel Engine on Biogas
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #19 It iscompletely possible to run a diesel engine on biogas; however, a number of considerations must be taken into account before it may be considered a serious option in a development program. This article will explore some key considerations when...





  59. Research Note: Creating an Optimum Potting Mixture for Resource-Constrained Growers
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #19 In a tropical setting, growing seedlings can be a difficult task. A major factor of concern for nursery production is water-logging (Zhu, 2007). During the rainy season, oversaturated soils can effectively suffocate root systems of a seedling by restricting...





  60. The Participatory Approach: Illustrations from Experience
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #18 “Participatory methods” in community development initially emerged in the 1970s, and interest in their use has continued to increase among practitioners, especially in recent years.1 Many practitioners agree that this growing acceptance is a good thing, as...





  61. An Introduction to Bokashi Fertilizers and Soil Amendments
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #17 Around the world, many agriculturists and gardeners are adopting soil amendments and fertilizers that are called bokashi. Bokashi is a Japanese word that has no good translation into English, according to Yukiko Oyanagi, a staffer with the Asian Rural...





  62. Sustainable Decentralized Water Treatment for Rural Developing Communities Using Locally Generated Biochar Adsorbents
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #17 Contamination of drinking water sources by harmful synthetic organic compounds (SOCs), such as pesticides, is a major worldwide problem. Pesticide pollution appears twice in the top ten of The World’s Worst Toxic Pollution Problems Report 2011 by the...





  63. How to Facilitate Seed Exchanges During Country Meetings or as a Single-Day Event
    20-03-2013 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #16 Since 2011, ECHO Asia has developed and facilitated seed exchange events during meetings with local partners. Through conversations with farmers and NGO staff, we have gained better insight about locally-important plant varieties, seed saving practices,...





  64. A Toolkit of Resilient Agricultural Responses to Climatic Challenges in Tropical Asia
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #16 During the 2012 ECHO Agriculture Workshop in Yangon, 63 attendees representing at least 25 agriculture and community development organizations from across Myanmar were polled about their observations and opinions related to climate change. The vast majority...





  65. Demystifying Soybean Production and Marketing: Our Experience in Laos
    01-10-2012 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #15 Editor: Between 1997 and 2009, Kirby Rogers worked as part of a team to establish an agriculture-based business called Natural Products (NPI) in Bokeo, Laos. Much of this effort involved promoting soybean as a local cash crop as well as developing related...





  66. Soil Quality Assessment: Why and How
    01-10-2012 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #15 Soil quality, also known as soil health, is the capacity of the soil to function – how well it fills the roles we need it to, whether in a natural or managed ecosystem. There are a variety of measures used to gauge soil health and although we can use these...





  67. Vacuum Sealing vs. Refrigeration: Which is the most effective way to store seeds?
    01-07-2012 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #14 Introduction Storing seeds in the tropics can often be difficult; with high temperatures and humid conditions, seeds lose their ability to germinate quickly. Many techniques for seed storage exist, from the high-tech standards of gene banks to simple...





  68. The Crop Genetic Pump: A Possible Task for NGOs
    01-07-2012 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #14 Editor: Dr. Dick Tinsley is an Emeritus Professor with Colorado State University. With decades of experience as an advisor to smallholder agriculture development projects, he was worked in numerous locations across Asia and Africa. In this article, Dr....
  69. Three Cheers for Job's Tears: Asia's Other Indigenous Grain
    01-04-2012 This article is found in ECHO Asia Note #13 Introduction In many parts of tropical Asia, especially on rainfed farms, there has been an explosion of acreage planted in maize. The increase in commercial maize production is driven by growing livestock feed demand, and is displacing many traditional...





  70. Vegetable Production Through the Rainy Season
    01-04-2012 This article is found in ECHO Asia Note #13 The cool, dry season offers the best window for vegetable production in the tropics, assuming an adequate water supply. Pest and disease pressures are relatively low and temperatures are moderate. By contrast, the rainy season brings a combination of...





  71. Seed fairs: Fostering local seed exchange to support regional biodiversity
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #12 Introduction When you come across an especially promising local variety of a crop grown in your area, how can you enable other farmers to try out this variety? If a farmer gives you 30 seeds of an exceptional variety, how might you go about distributing...





  72. The Use of Green Manure/Cover Crops for Relay Cropping in Northern Thailand
    01-07-2011 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #10 Introduction During the late rainy season, the permanent hill fields that surround a cluster of hilltribe villages in the Chiang Dao district of northern Thailand radiate various hues of green. These verdant fields, belonging to ethnic Lisu, Lahu, Akha,...





  73. सुधारित चावल सीडिंग प्रोडक्शन के लिए संशोधित मैट नर्सरी (एमएमएन) तैयार करना
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #9 Editor: The System of Rice Intensification (SRI), an unconventional approach to rice production that has spread throughout many parts of the world since the late 1990s, is comprised of a set of flexible management practices. CEDAC, based in Cambodia,...





  74. Biochar - An Organic House for Soil Microbes
    01-04-2011 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #9 Rick Burnette wrote an article for Issue 6 (July 2010) of ECHO Asia Notes, titled "Charcoal Production in 200-Liter Horizontal Drum Kilns." My article takes the charring process a step further by exploring the rapidly re-emerging world of biochar. Biochar is...





  75. Build Your Own Seed Germination Cabinet for Testing Seed Viability
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #8 Editor: Abram serves as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow andInstructor with the International Sustainable DevelopmentStudies Institute in Chiang Mai. He also assists the ECHO AsiaRegional Office as a technical advisor. Introduction and Background Saving your...





  76. Zanthoxylum: A Low-Profile Asian Crop with Great Potential
    01-01-2011 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #8 Introduction The genus Zanthoxylum (familyRutaceae) contains a fascinatinggroup of plants found around theworld from the tropics to temperatezones. With over 200 species,ranging from small shrubs to largetrees, Zanthoxylum spp. arecharacterized by sharp...





  77. Charcoal Production in 200-Liter Horizontal Drum Kilns
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #7 Editor: Due to the length of this article, only a portion isincluded in ECHO Asia Notes. The full article, includingillustrated steps related to the assembly of 200- liter drumkilns as well as charcoal and wood vinegar production, canbe accessed via the web...





  78. 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...





  79. 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...





  80. The Recent Introduction of Niger Seed (Guizotia abyssinica) Production in Northern Thailand
    01-07-2010 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #6 The arrival of a new crop No one seems to know whymembers of the Lisuhilltribe in northernThailand refer to a certain field crop with brilliantyellow flowers as Japanesesesame. The seeds of thiscrop yield quality cooking oil, but the plant looksnothing like...





  81. 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...





  82. Agriculture Components for Small Institutions: Realistic Expectations and Best Practices
    01-04-2010 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #5 Across Asia, small institutions such as children's homes play an essentialrole in caring for orphans and other young people at risk. Likewise, hostels (i.e., boarding facilities) provide disadvantaged students with safe places tostay in order to further...





  83. The Amazing Effects of Rice Straw
    01-01-2010 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #4 Does rice straw have any value? Looking at the practices of most farmers, it seems not! The burning of rice straw is a common sight during the harvest period in many parts of Asia. Yet a number of farmers think otherwise. One of them is Isidro Prado from...





  84. 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...





  85. 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...





  86. Micro-Hydro in Myanmar and Thailand
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #3 Rugged northeastern Myanmar is home to the Lahu, Shan, Akha, Palaung and various other ethnic groups. With few paved roads and only a small percentage of the Shan State's population connected to the electrical grid, infrastructure serving the locals is still...





  87. Lessons Learned from the Spread of SRI in Cambodia
    01-07-2009 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #2 In a 2001 ECHO Development Notes article, “SRI, the System of Rice Intensification: Less can be more,” ECHO first reported on SRI’s radical rice production steps including: Transplanting rice seedlings when the first two leaves have emerged, usually sometime...





  88. 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...





  89. Amaranth Potential for the Highlands of Southeast Asia in View of Lessons Learned in East Africa
    01-04-2009 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...





  90. Grown in Asia - Lesser Known Crops of Significance
    01-04-2009 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...





  91. The World Food Situation
    01-04-2009 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...