Resources Tagged: East Africa

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  1. East Africa

    This center was developed to provideECHO services to help those in East Africa who work with the poormore effectively,especially in agriculture and alternative methods. ECHO East Africa is a basic training centerprovidingtechnical assistanceto help organizations and community development workers...
    East Africa

  2. Best Practices in Highland Areas Symposium

    2016-11-01 We have the pleasure to inform you that an ECHO East Africa Highlands Symposium II entitled "Best practices of sustainable agriculture and livestock in highlands"will take place at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Addis Ababa from 1st-3rd November 2016. SCHOLARSHIPS TWELVE...
    East Africa

  3. FMNR Works Along-Side CA Principles

    Farmers in southern Niger have reclaimed 5 million hectares of land and increased food production by more than 500,000 tons per year by managing naturally-occurring trees and shrubs with Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR). The FMNR movement began in the early 1980s, and in recent years...
    East Africa

  4. Fill It Full: A Simple Way to Reduce Weevil Damage in Maize Seed Stored in Airtight Containers

    2021-09-27 Postharvest losses inflicted by insect pests in stored grains represent major challenge smallholder famers face in the global South. The maize weevil (Sitophiluszeamais) is one of the most important postharvest pests in maize. With dry maize stored in woven polypropylene bags, Likhayoet al.(2018)...
    East Africa

  5. Sustainable Agriculture Extension Manual for Eastern and Southern Africa

    Key Resource Sustainable Agriculture covers a wide range of topics: soil and water conservation, using organic matter to sustain soil fertility, pest management, cropping systems, livestock management, and many others. For agriculture to be sustainable, it must take into account not only the physical...
    Sustainable Agricu... Agriculture Extension East Africa

  6. Managing Livestock in CA Systems

    Balancing the needs of livestock and the need to keep soils covered is an on-going challenge with conservation agriculture throughout the world. When crop residues, grass, and mulch materials are in short supply, animal health and soil health both suffer. Competition for these materials can lead...
    Conservation Agric... Livestock East Africa

  7. Guest Post: Travis Silveus - Peace Corps Volunteer, Tanzania

    2016-05-24 Travis Silveus is a Peace Corps Volunteer who is extending for his 3rd year in Tanzania by working with ECHO East Africa. He did his two year work in Kijunguvillage, Kiteto, Manyara Region, and here he shares some honest experiences of that time. "In my village, deforestation is a problem. If a...
    Deforestation FMNR African Moringa Tanzania Peace Corps East Africa

  8. Best Practices to Improve Nutrition in Dryland Areas Symposium - August 2018

    2018-08-07 Greetings!You are cordially invited to join us for this important symposium jointly organized by World Vision Tanzania,ECHO East Africa,and Amaranth Institute. We hope that you will make time to gather with us at this very important event, a valuable time of learning, information sharing and...
    East Africa

  9. Voices From Our Network - East Africa

    2016-06-28 "Agriculture is important to me because if I can share what I know about farming with my village, maybe they will learn from me and our lives will be better. At ECHO demonstration gardens, we learned what vegetables grow well with little water in case there is a drought, and we learned new and...
    East Africa

  10. Do you know this smothering weed?

    2016-07-11 Recently, ECHO East Africa Regional Impact Center Director Erwin Kinsey and Technical Research Coordinator Bob Hargrave received a request from an ECHO network member to identify and propose control methods for a “new weed that is spreading and smothering trees and hedges.”
    Pest Management East Africa