East Africa Regional Resources
About the Impact Center
This center was developed to provide ECHO services to help those in East Africa who work with the poor more effectively, especially in agriculture and alternative methods. ECHO East Africa is a basic training center providing technical assistance to help organizations and community development workers work more effectively to reduce hunger.
Services
- Conduct research and development on locally appropriate sustainable agriculture practices
- Collaborate with, and provide networking opportunities for, development agencies working in East Africa
- Provide garden displays and demonstrations of agricultural options
- Provide agricultural resources for study
- Demonstrate alternative training methods, including creative collaboration and exhibitions
- The ECHO seed bank provides packaged seeds, as well as seed exchange opportunities and seed conservation education
- Training for home gardens (organic gardens, kitchen gardens, gardens, bags and manufacture of peat)
- Training and visits to fruit tree nurseries
- Organization of conferences, workshops, forums, exchange visits, and training in best practices
- Network between farmers and other development partners
- Conduct agricultural fairs
Contact:
Erwin Kinsey
ECHO East Africa Impact Center
P O Box 15205
Arusha Tanzania
eastafrica@echocommunity.org
आगामी घटनाहरु: East Africa
The 8th ECHO East Africa Biennial Symposium in collaboration with Hope International Burundi
मंगल, 25 फेब्रुवरी 2025 » बिही, 27 फेब्रुवरी 2025
King's Conference Center (KCC), Burundi
We are soliciting potential presenters and attendees for the 8th ECHO East Africa Biennial Symposium in collaboration with Hope International Burundi, to be held in Bujumbura from the 25th - 27th February, 2025, a three day sharing event to be held at the King's Conference Center (KCC) in Bujumbura, Burundi. The event will draw participants from all across East Africa to address issues of sustainable agriculture and appropriate technologies. We prefer presentations with practical informatio...
Innovation Exchange Conference, hosted in collaboration with Waterlines and ECHO East Africa
बुध, 16 जुलाई 2025 » शुक्र, 18 जुलाई 2025
Uhuru Hostel & Conference Centre in Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
We are delighted to invite you to present and partcipate at the upcoming Innovation Exchange Conference, hosted in collaboration with Waterlines and ECHO East Africa. This event will occur from 16th to 18th July 2025 at the Uhuru Hostel & Conference Centre in Moshi, Tanzania. The purpose of this exchange is to have groups funded by the Watersheds Foundation and previously by Waterlines come together to present their innovative ideas in food security, sustainable livelihoods, and water, sa...
नवीनतम संसाधन: East Africa
Gambling in the garden: Pesticide use and risk exposure in Ugandan smallholder farming
Elina Andersson, Ellinor Isgren, Gambling in the garden: Pesticide use and risk exposure in Ugandan smallholder farming, Journal of Rural Studies, Volume 82, 2021, Pages 76-86, ISSN 0743-0167, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurs...
Africa Soil Health Consortium
ASHC defines integrated soil fertility management or ISFM as : "A set of soil fertility management practices that necessarily include the use of fertilizer, organic inputs and improved germplasm combined with the knowledge o...
The effect of traditional malting technology practiced by an ethnic community in northern Uganda on in‐vitro nutrient bioavailability and consumer sensory preference for locally formulated complementary food formulae
Alowo D, Muggaga C, Ongeng D. The effect of traditional malting technology practiced by an ethnic community in northern Uganda on in-vitro nutrient bioavailability and consumer sensory preference for locally formulated compl...
Diversity of Sources of Income for Smallholder Farming Communities in Malawi: Importance for Improved Livelihood
Bhatti, M.A.; Godfrey, S.S.; Ip, R.H.L.; Kachiwala, C.; Hovdhaugen, H.; Banda, L.J.; Limuwa, M.; Wynn, P.C.; Ådnøy, T.; Eik, L.O. Diversity of Sources of Income for Smallholder Farming Communities in Malawi: Importance for I...
Agriculture and Food Security - Malawi
To address food insecurity and spur agriculture-led growth, the government of Malawi has developed a National Nutrition Policy and Strategic Plan, closely linked to its Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (C...
About East Africa
Food insecurity has increased significantly in East Africa due to the rapid increase in population, with an increase of 150% by 2050. Over 40% of children in East Africa are malnourished. The largest number of these children are orphaned and living in difficult circumstances. Most of the rural population lives in poverty, relying on a subsistence lifestyle. Some of the reasons for this situation include:
- A High rate of loss of yield
- Underdeveloped, weak markets, farmers lack the infrastructure to improve thier value chains
- Minority farmers and herdsmen in the region, don't have adequate access to agricultural services, continuing education or access to formal training
- Increased pressure forcing families to cultivate a little land, which results in land degradation and loss of sustainability in food production
- Drought, especially in arid pastoralist areas.
- Deforestation
- Flooding
- Climate