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ECHO Development Notes (EDN)

At the center of our work is ECHO Development Notes (EDN), which we send quarterly to thousands of people in over 160 countries in three languages (English, French, and Spanish). In EDN we share the most helpful, practical information that we come across about growing food under difficult circumstances. 

Within each issue you'll find featured techniques, practices, information and experience to help guide your work in tropical and subtropical agricultural development. Also in EDN are "Echoes from Our Network," "From ECHO's Seed Bank," and more. Issues #1-51 were compiled in the 1990s into the Amaranth to Zai Holes book, which  or you may read it online here. Also, Agricultural Options for Small Scale Farmers, expanded on the foundation from Amaranth to Zai Holes by covering EDN 52 through 100, with articles from outside contributors. Agricultural Options for Small Scale Farmers is available for purchase from the ECHO Bookstore and Amazon.

If you would like to browse EDNs via our Index, please click here.

176 Issues in this Publication (Showing issues 57 - 48) |

EDN Issue #57 - 1997-07-19

Tithonia Weed -- A Potential Green Manure Crop

Water Hyacinth and Its Uses

A Spinach for the Humid Lowland Tropics

A New Way To Preserve Viability of Seed In Remote Locations

Do Velvet Bean Leaves Contain L-DOPA

EDN Issue #56 - 1997-04-19

Erythrina Has Many Uses

Some Interesting Questions About Velvet Beans

A Positive Experience With Eucalyptus

 

EDN Issue #55 - 1997-01-19

More on Controlling Leaf Cutter Ants

Small Scale Vegetable Oil Extraction

Making Bonemeal Fertilizer

Grevillea Rebusta Survives On Phosphorus-Poor Soil

 

EDN Issue #54 - 1996-10-19

Atemoya, A Quality Tropical Fruit

Simple Grasshopper and Locust Controls

Echos From our Network

Using Owls To Control Rats

EDN Issue #53 - 1996-07-19

Solar Water Disinfection

Insights From A Biogas Project

"Why Don't My Tomatoes Set Fruit?"

The Nutritive Value of Chaya

 

 

EDN Issue #52 - 1996-04-19

Home-Grown Beans Produce Less Gas

How Toxic Is the Herbicide 2,4-D

In Memoriam Scott Sherman, Age 36

Portable Gardens Made From Old Tires

Tropical High-Altitude Growing Conditions

 

EDN Issue #51 - 1996-01-19

Drip Irrigation

Tropical Onion Seed Germination

Mealybug Control

Raising Pigs On Moringa Leaves

Colored Plastic Mulches

Stringa Controlled in Pearl Millet by Intercropping With Cowpea

EDN Issue #50 - 1995-10-19

Fruits of Warm Climates

Ideas For Controlling Chickpea Pod Borer

Leaf Concentrate (LC)

Capturing Water From Fog

Improving Backyard Chicken Production

The Woodmizer Company Helps Christian Missions and Schools With Portable Sawmills

EDN Issue #49 - 1995-06-19

Why Does ECHO Copyright EDN?

Simple Sawdust Cookers

Alley Cropping to Sustain Yields

Echos From our Network

EDN Issue #48 - 1995-03-19

Causes of Bean Blossom Drop

Will Carambola Trees Come True to Seed?

How Do I Keep Birds Out of the Garden?

A Peat Substitute Made From Coconut

Disease-Resistant Tepary Beans Now Available

Trench Traps Control Colorado Potato Beetle