Resources Tagged: Asia

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  1. AN Issue #6

    2010-07-01 The Recent Introduction of Niger Seed (Guizotia abyssinica) Production in Northern Thailand Gardening without Digging World List of Seed Sources: FAO plant materials search engine Tropical Agriculture Workshop
    Asia

  2. Soil Quality Assessment: Why and How

    2012-10-01 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...
    Asia

  3. Potentially Important Food Plants of Cambodia

    2016-12-20 This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants of Cambodia. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are very...
    Asia

  4. AN Issue #35

    2018-05-30 Featured in this AN: Livestock Integration on the Tropical Smallholder Farm Putting Biochar to use at the Edge: Quality, Soils, and Measurement
    Asia

  5. 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...
    Black Soldier Fly Asia

  6. Asia News #3

    2013-06-20
    Asia

  7. Three Cheers for Job's Tears: Asia's Other Indigenous Grain

    2012-04-01 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...
    Asia

  8. Agriculture Components for Small Institutions: Realistic Expectations and Best Practices

    2010-04-01 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...
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  9. Lessons Learned from Cement Ring Aquaponics Systems in Northern Thailand

    2014-10-15 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #22 Today, if someone were to ask me to help build a small system on their urban rental property, would I use cement rings? The easy answer is yes, but....
    Asia

  10. Bringing Balance and Caution to Tropical Forage Crops

    2015-08-01 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #25 Invasive alien species (often IAS in the literature) are those species introduced to an area outside their normal or native range, either purposefully or by accident, whose colonization causes significant harm. The species may become weeds, pests or...
    Asia