1. 17-11-2015 This workshop will give participants an opportunity to learn more from a evaluation done six years after finishing a 10-year promotion of amaranth initiative that World Renew spearheaded in East Africa through their partnerships, especially in Kenya and Uganda. It will go over the scope, purpose,...
  2. 01-04-2009 ECHO Comes to Southeast Asia The World Food Situation Amaranth Potential for the Highlands of Southeast Asia Grown in Asia - Lesser Known Crops of Significance Books, Websites and Other Resources
  3. 20-07-2006 A few comments and corrections regarding the amaranth article in EDN 91.
  4. 20-07-2009 Many of you have graciously taken the time to fill out the seed harvest report form that accompanies each mailing of seeds from our seed bank. In reading reports from people in our network, we want to learn whether the seeds we are sending out have improved the lives of poor small-holder farmers....
  5. 13-03-2017 Scientists warn that global fish stocks are on the verge of collapse due to the effects of climate change and overfishing, fueling concerns of increased malnutrition. This not only translates into less fish for human consumption but, ironically, impacts aquaculture as commercial fish feed...
  6. 20-07-2008 Brief descriptions of annual underutilized crops for which ECHO provides seeds.
  7. 06-10-2015
  8. 19-10-1982 Amaranth grain, corn and beans were probably the primary foods of the Aztecs. The Aztecs unfortunately practiced a religious observance in which they world mix blood from a human sacrifice with popped amaranth grain. They formed this into a statue of a war god, worshiped the statue, then ate it....
  9. Knowing the correct procedure for saving seed is a valuable skill for small-scale vegetable farmers. Saving seed allows farmers to: save money on inputs maintain local landraces and varieties build a local source of seed in areas lacking access to seed distributors exchange seed with fellow...