Resources Tagged: East Africa

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  1. Innovation Exchange Conference, hosted in collaboration with ECHO East Africa and Watersheds Foundation

    2025-07-16 Kind Greetings from ECHO East Africa. We are delighted to ask you to participate and present at our upcoming Innovation Exchange Conference organised by ECHO East Africa in collaboration with the Watersheds Foundation. The conference will focus on Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH),...
    East Africa

  2. Transformative Impact of Internships on Young Individuals

    2024-01-25 ECHO trains energetic, highly motivated youth chance to gain hands-on experience in sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and environmental conservation; through a three-month to one-year internship program. Allowing them to dive deep and understand the complexities facing local farmers on...
    East Africa

  3. Best Practice Note 9: Livestock Projects Now Available!

    2024-11-12 This ECHO Best Practice Note distills insights from farmers and other specialists who collaborated in promoting livestock as a means to improve rural livelihoods.The author’s experience affirms that livestock are indeed a beneficial part of most agricultural systems, contrary to some modern...
    East Africa

  4. 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.jrurstud.2021.01.013....
    East Africa

  5. Harvesting Water with Hafirs

    2024-12-16 Hafirs are shallow, excavated basins that collect and store rainwater for various uses, such as irrigation, livestock watering, and domestic needs.Hafirs effectively capture runoff during the rainy season for use in the dry season. Hafirs are particularly useful in drylands, where rainfall is...
    Water Harvesting Rainwater Harvesting East Africa

  6. ECHO East Africa Update: Lablab (Ngwara)

    2025-02-04 During the Ngwara field day,Mr. Emmanuel Kasembe,Iles de Paix Tanzania Technical Advisor, andBonny,ECHO East Africa Technical Advisor, facilitated an open discussion on Ngwara-related topics. The discussion covered various aspects, including planting techniques, uses, markets, and more. Visitors...
    East Africa

  7. Using Jack Beans to Overcome the “Hurricane of Hunger” Across Sub-Saharan Africa

    2024-09-01 This publication shares experiences about the uses of jack bean (Canavaial ensiformis) from the knowledgable green manure cover crop expert, Roland Bunch.
    East Africa

  8. Using Gliricidia Trees to Overcome the “Hurricane of Hunger” Across Africa

    2024-09-01 This publication shares experiences about the uses of gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium) from the knowledgable green manure cover crop expert, Roland Bunch.
    East Africa

  9. Using Pigeon Peas or Lablab Beans to Overcome the “Hurricane of Hunger” Across Sub-Saharan Africa

    2024-09-01 This publication shares experiences about the uses of pigeon pea(Cajanus cajan) or Lablab purpureusfrom the knowledgable green manure cover crop expert, Roland Bunch.
    East Africa

  10. National seed bank training in Burundi

    2025-04-24 Greetings East Africa network members! ECHO EA and Hope InternationalBurundiare conducting aNational seed banktrainingin Bujumbura. You are cordially invited to participate or send participants. The seed banktrainingishosted by Mothers UnionBurundi. We encourage you to spread the word to all...
    East Africa