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  1. Access Agriculture - Training Videos

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    Welcome to Access Agriculture Access Agriculture is a non-profit organisation that showcases agricultural training videos in local languages. We promote the transition towards organic farming and agroecology across the global South. To impact on rural livelihoods, please explore Access...
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  2. Women and Agriculture

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    2017-06-06 A version of this material first appeared in EDN 134. Gender dynamics in relation to agriculture is a big topic, and one we had not previously written about in EDN. In recent years, widespread attention has been paid to the disparity that often exists between men and women when it comes to...
    Women in Agriculture Family Farm Women
     

  3. Creating a Low-Cost Seed Dryer for Use in Local Seed Banks

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    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...
    Seed Bank Seed Drying Seeds Asia
     

  4. Low-Budget Research Ideas

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    2017-09-29 As an organization that equips people with informational resources to reduce hunger, ECHO values the role of science in validating agricultural practices. Over the years, we have received numerous inquiries from university faculty and students looking for ways to do research that benefits...
    Research Science Experimentation Agricultural Exper...
     

  5. Black Soldier Fly Larvae Production

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    2023-06-09 This guide expands on a summary by Chalermliamthong and Trail (2021) of the black soldier fly larvae production system at the ECHO Asia Small Farm Resource Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The production system there serves as an approach for scaling up larvae production as an alternative protein...
    Black Soldier Fly Animal Feed Animal Feeding
     

  6. Assisting Pastoralists

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    2014-02-26 Pastoralism is a livelihood whereby people depend upon herding domesticated livestock. In East Africa, pastoralists depend primarily upon cattle, sheep, donkeys, goats and camels— listed in order of least resilience as one moves into drier and more arid lowland areas. Pastoralists play an...
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  7. African Swine Fever Virus

    Key Resource 2021-06-01 The deadly virus has decimated pig populations globally, reaching Asia in 2018. This article gives an overview of the origin, transmission, diagnosis, and prevention and coping strategies.
    African Swine Fever Livestock Health Livestock Handling LIvestock-Diseases Livestock-Diseases...
     

  8. The Moringa Tree

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    1985-06-01 The moringa tree, Moringa oleifera, has probably been the most popular plant in ECHO's seed bank of underutilized tropical crops. The tree is native to India but has been planted around the world and is naturalized in many locales. Moringa goes by many names. In the Philippines, where the leaves...
    Moringa oleifera Moringa stenopetala Moringa Seed Moringaceae India
     

  9. Introduction to Tropical Root Crops

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    2015-02-16 Tropical root and tuber crops are consumed as staples in parts of the tropics and should be considered for their potential to produce impressive yields in small spaces. They provide valuable options for producing food under challenging growing conditions. Cassava and taro, for instance, are...
    Potatoes ECHO Resources Root Crops Sweet Potato Cassava Taro Yam
     

  10. Living Fence

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    1991-01-01 There are several reasons for establishing fences on the small farm. Fences are used to: To mark boundary lines between farms or next to roads. To separate adjacent fields used for distinct purposes To protect and keep animals from straying To protect crops from animal damage A fence represents a...
    Agroforestry Living Fence Fences