Resources Tagged: Asia

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  1. ECHO Asia Notes Issue 23

    2015-03-10 Many of the forages that farmers currently provide to their livestock are of low quality but are perceived as being readily available and low in cost. However, the opportunity costs of spending time seeking forages is often not considered; the time spent herding and tethering animals to find feed...
    Asia

  2. ECHO's Engagement Around the World

    2015-03-26 An overview of ECHO's regional Offices in West Africa, and in East Africa. David Erickson serves on the Executive Team of ECHO, Inc. and oversees the organization’s international activities. He also helps guide the strategic and organizational development of ECHO. His undergraduate studies were...
    Asia

  3. Poster Session Announcement and Guidelines

    We are pleased to announce that the 2015 ECHO Asia Agriculture and Community Development Conference will feature a poster session. This will provide conference attendees with another way, in addition to a talk or workshop, to share and exchange information. If you plan to attend the conference,...
    Asia

  4. Aquaponic Gardening

    2015-03-26 Aquaponics looks like a real solution to food poisoning and environmental degradation through the extensive use of agro-chemical products. This method of food production which sees a symbiotic relationship between fish farming and crop farming is safe way of producing food naturally as God...
    Aquaponics Asia

  5. New Leaders in Indonesian Small-Scale Farm Development

    2015-04-28 YAS Project managers Hermansyah and Anthony, along with Mr. and Mrs. Kusnadi, attended the 2011 ECHO Asia Agriculture and Community Development Conference in Thailand. Their purpose was to network with other individuals and organizations like theirs, and to learn about techniques that could be...
    Vermiculture Small Farm Resourc... Asia

  6. Community Member Spotlight - Fah Mui: Biological S.R.I. Rice Farmer

    2015-06-02 Fah Mui is a local farmer and member of the ECHO Asia network. Below she shared her story and experience with System of Rice Intensification, or SRI, a tool promoted throughout the ECHO Asia network as a way to increase farmers’ rice yields and reduce their inputs.
    SRI System of Rice Int... Asia

  7. Sustaining pollinators: lessons learned from a first season of beekeeping

    2015-07-14 In northern Thailand, widespread mono-cropping has led to environmental changes which have affected the natural habitat of bees, resulting in diminishing numbers and reduced honey production. As ECHO Asia already has a variety of different flower species, trialing honey production seemed like a...
    Apiculture Asia

  8. How to Build a Low-Cost ECHO Asia Seed Germination Chamber

    A how-to video describing how to build a low-cost seed germination chamber using local materials in Asia. This research was made possible by a generous gift from Hort CRSP and USAID.
    Seed Saving Seed Germination Germination Asia

  9. Contribute Audio/Video Resources to the ECHOcommunity

    2015-08-21 We have recently been receiving an increase in requests for audio and video training resources, especially for resources in languages other than English. As a community, we have the opportunity to share resources and increase the overall impact of what we produce. Here is a great example: This...
    Asia

  10. ECHO Asia Agriculture and Community Development Conference 2015 - Plenary Sessions

    Videos and resources from theECHO Asia Agriculture and Community Development Conference held from October 6-8, 2015 at the Holiday Garden Hotel in Chiang Mai Thailand.
    Asia