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2025 Presentations - ECHO East Africa & Hope International Burundi Joint Symposium on Sustainable Agriculture and Appropriate Technologies

The 8th ECHO East Africa Biannual symposium in collaboration with HOPE International Burundi was held at the end of February, 2025. The symposium had 30 presenters and 130 participants from 14 countries across continents. Participants shared and encouraged one another in areas of sustainable agricultural practices, agroecology, farming systems, and more! 

 

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Past ECHO East Africa Events

  1. Advancing Global Seed Banking Through Capacitating a Network of Seed Savers

    2025-02-25 This presentation highlights the history of ECHO East Africa's Seedbank, ECHO's Strategic Seedbanking Goal, and much more!

  2. Agribusiness & Market Strategies

    2025-02-25 Agribusiness refers to the industry involved in the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products, encompassing farming, supply chains, input supply, and value-added activities like agro-processing and marketing. Importance of Agribusiness: Economic Growth Food Security...
    Success in Business Business models

  3. Plant Tissue Culture Training

    2025-02-25 Topics included in this training: To expose and empower anybody who is interested in Tissue culture Technologies for sustainable agriculture, seed sustainability and just as a hobby To revolutionise agriculture by introducing as many people as is possible by introducing them to Tissue culture Aim...

  4. An Overview of the ECHO East Africa Regional Impact Center

    2025-02-25 Overview of the EA RIC: ECHO opened its 3rd Impact Center in East Africa in 2012 in Arusha, Tanzania Offers sustainable small-scale options for farmers/pastoralists throughout East Africa ECHO East Africa’s Niche: Demonstrating Agroecology-sustainable agriculture options Livestock technologies...

  5. Some Serious Invasive Weeds​ in Northern Tanzania ​& their Management

    2025-02-26 This presentation will cover five of the most invasive, noxious plants in the north Tanzania. Parthenium hysterophorus, Chromolaena odorata, Prosopis juliflora, Opuntia sp., and Lantana camara. However, if you look at this link, you will find over 200 invasive plants, many of which are popular...

  6. Chaya, A Public Health Important Shrub Whose Time has Come in Africa​

    2025-02-25 Presentation outline: What is the problem What is Chaya So why Chaya Importance of Chaya in: a) Public health, b) Gender issues, c) Climate change Propagation of Chaya Challenges Solutions Cyanogenic compounds in Chaya and their possible effects

  7. Green Manure agroforestry systems

    2025-02-25 This presentation will go over what GM/CCs are and an example of how they can be used. According to the FAO, "Green manure/cover crops are plants that are grown to provide soil cover and to improve the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of soil."
    ECHO Conference GMCC Green Manures and ...

  8. The Power of Partnerships: Advancing Sustainable Food Systems through Agroecology

    2025-02-26 In this presentation, topics include: An agricultural ecosystem What is an ecosystem? Historic Approaches to Agroecology Brainstorming biotic & abiotic factors. And, finally, a case study to demonstrate how an agroecosystem is an agricultural ecosystem (shaped by humans)
    ECHO Conference

  9. Biogas Technology for Smallholder Farmers

    2025-02-26 This presentation will cover: What does biogas technology mean to a small holder farmer? What is Biogas? Types of biogas systems Dissemination of Biogas Technology
    ECHO Conference

  10. Carbonized Rice Husks for Increased Production

    2025-02-26 This Presentation will go over the benefits of Carbonized Rice Husk(CRH): Very good in soil fertilizer and conditioner as it contains phosphorous (k), calcium (ca), and magnesium (mg) nutrients vital for crop growth It controls soil-borne diseases, for example, it creates a bad conditioner for...
    ECHO Conference

  11. Direct Solar Food Dryers:​ Simpler, Cheaper, Better?​

    2025-02-26 The topics in this presentation include: Presenting an example of one solar dryer type and how it works Report on experience with using this solar dryer Think about ways to use solar food dryers to improve household nutrition and rural livelihood. Share ideas on ways to improve the dryer or make...
    ECHO Conference

  12. Best Practices in Livestock Projects​

    2025-02-26 Learnings from project holders and farmers especially through the work of Heifer International Partners in Tanzania. Livestock are a beneficial part of most agricultural systems, contrary to some modern theories of their obsolescence in a world spoiled by human-induced climate change. Smallholder...
    ECHO Conference Animal Husbandry

  13. Protéger, restaurer, stopper la dégradation des terres et la biodiversité

    2025-02-26 Les ressources en eau et en terres sont essentielles au développement économique et social des pays et le BURUNDI est une préoccupation. Ces ressources subissent de fortes pressions dues à la croissance démographique, à la surexploitation des terres et à la demande croissante de ressources...
    ECHO Conference Biodiversity

  14. Why Pfumvudza Works ECHO Burundi

    2025-02-26 The topics in this presentation include: An introduction to Foundations for Farming The Heart of FFF Why Pfumvudza is important The Concept The Science The Solution