1. 01-03-2022 Dave đã đến Thái Lan hai năm trước cho đúng cơ hội mà anh ấy giờ được trao. Nông dân người dân tộc thiểu số trồng trọt trên sườn đồi thường bị năng suất cây trồng thấp hơn ngay cả khi họ đã cố gắng dùng nhiều phân hóa học hơn.





  2. 01-03-2022 Khi chúng tôi bắt đầu xem xét các giải pháp bền vững và thay thế để bơm nước, nhóm chúng tôi bắt đầu 'nghịch' với ý tưởng về bánh xe nước để cung cấp nước tưới cho đất nông nghiệp ở độ cao thấp. Ban đầu, chúng tôi bắt đầu nghiên cứu và thử nghiệm một loại máy bơm có tên là Máy Bơm Dây Đeo (Sling...





  3. 01-09-2021 Critical to the success of a small-scale farm is its ability to turn on-farm waste into alternative value-added products. By integrating the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) on the farm, small-scale enterprises can do just that. Taking common waste products such as food scraps and manure,...





  4. 01-09-2021 [Ghi Chú của Biên Tập: Hiện có nhiều thiết kế đầu đốt bằng than sinh học cho các quy mô và mục đích sử dụng khác nhau. Thiết kế cụ thể này đã trở thành một yêu thích của các nhân viên trang trại ECHO Châu Á, nhờ khả năng sản xuất cùng lúc lượng lớn nguyên liệu nhiệt phân và giấm gỗ. Thiết kế này...





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  6. 01-06-2021 Vi-rút Dịch Tả Heo Châu Phi và Các Ảnh Hưởng của nó đến Ngành Chăn Nuôi Heo Toàn Cầu Cùng với sự thịnh vượng trên toàn cầu tăng lên, nhu cầu về protein động vật cũng tăng theo. Thịt heo trở thành loại thịt được tiêu thụ nhiều nhất trong các loài động vật trên cạn, với 37% tổng lượng thịt tiêu thụ...





  7. 01-06-2021 [Ghi Chú Biên Tập: Đây chỉ là một ví dụ về một kế hoạch an toàn sinh học cho các hoạt động chăn nuôi heo quy mô nhỏ trong một vùng và có thể sử dụng làm mẫu. Không chắc rằng tất cả các biện pháp sẽ thực tế hoặc phù hợp với hoàn cảnh của bạn và do đó cần được điều chỉnh theo những nhu cầu và ưu...





  8. Nghề nuôi ong mật không chích, hay Meliponiculture, là việc nuôi ong từ bộ tộc Meliponini. Ong không chích bao gồm hàng trăm loài, trong đó có thể có 89 loài được xác nhận chỉ riêng ở vùng châu Á Nhiệt Đới /Cận Nhiệt Đới và Úc (Rasmussen, 2008); và, trong khi nhiều loài có thể sản xuất mật ong,...





  9. 01-02-2021 Vài loài dương xỉ ăn được hiện diện trên thế giới, từ vùng nhiệt đới đến các vùng ôn đới, và phổ biến nhất bao gồm dương xỉ nước lợ (Pteridium spp.), dương xỉ đà điểu (Matteuccia struthiopteris), và dương xỉ Stenochlaena spp. Tuy nhiên, mục tiêu của nghiên cứu này là rau dương xỉ (Diplazium...





  10. Máy bơm nước từ lâu đã là một thành phần quan trọng của trang trại quy mô nhỏ và là thiết bị tiết kiệm sức lao động đáng giá có nhiều ứng dụng thực tế. Các loại máy bơm khác nhau thường được sử dụng để chứa và lọc nước, hệ thống tưới tiêu, nuôi trồng thủy sản, v.v. Mặc dù thuận tiện và hữu ích,...





  11. Một số cây trồng nhiệt đới có chứa glycoside cyanogen, chất độc giải phóng axit hydrocyanic (HCN; còn được gọi là xyanua hoặc axit prussic) khi các tế bào bị nghiền nát. Ăn những cây này mà không nấu chín chúng có thể gây ngộ độc xyanua, với các tác động khác nhau tùy thuộc vào mức độ xyanua và...





  12. Leaves of tropical crops like chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) and cassava (Manihot esculenta) contain cyanogenic glycosides, toxic substances that release hydrocyanic acid (HCN; also referred to as cyanide or prussic acid) when cells are crushed. Consuming these plants without cooking them can...





  13. Tomatoes are difficult to grow during Southeast Asia’s hot and humid monsoonal rainy season. A combination of waterlogged soils, increased disease pressure, and high temperatures often kill young tomato transplants or significantly reduce yields. As an introduced crop, originally from South...





  14. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 42 The integration of livestock on the smallholder farm is often a key component to the long-term sustainability of the farm, specifically by means of critical nutrient cycling. Livestock play a unique and critical role on the farm, transforming plant and...





  15. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 41. [Editor’s Note: Anthony Wong the Managing Director of the Frangipani Langkawi Resort in Langkawi, Malaysia andis a longtime steward of green initiatives in Malaysia and the region. Using constructed wetland systems, grey water at his hotels are cleaned...





  16. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 40. Tire gardens have many good uses, including growing a variety of crops where only concrete or poor soils exist, such as urban gardens, homegardens, and refugee camp settings. They can be raised onto supports to keep vegetables out of reach of livestock,...





  17. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 40. The Mekong region lies at the intersection of Southeast, East and South Asia, between two Asian giants: China and India. It comprises five countries that host the bulk of the Mekong river watershed: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The...





  18. Introduction to Vermiculture There are over 6,000 species of worms in the world, many of them not even named or studied. However, the farmer is interested in two main categories of earthworms, namely “deep burrowers” and “surface dwellers”. Deep burrowers include the common garden worm or...





  19. [Editor’s Note: This article seeks to address the broader challenges of food security in refugee camp environments, of which there are many within our Asia region, while offering individual practical options that may be implemented to address the need for nutritional diversity in these...





  20. Introduction Given the proper facilities necessary to store seeds long-term, whereby low temperature and low humidity are kept stable over time, it is very possible to store most orthodox seeds for several years at a time in the tropics (Harrington, 1972). Unfortunately, implementation and...





  21. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 37. One of the great challenges of sustainable agriculture is the sourcing of adequate and affordable organic (carbon based) resources that can be used on-farm for the production of food and feed. Utilizing composts, manures, mulches, and other organic inputs...





  22. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 37. Seed saving in sub-tropical and tropical climates is challenging. Without equipment designed to maintain dry and cool environments, the quality of seeds may quickly deteriorate. High temperature and humidity during storage increase seed metabolism and...





  23. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 36. As an organization that seeks to equip people with agricultural resources and skills, we often find ourselves coming back to the seed. Again and again we witness the value saving open-pollinated seeds, shedding light on locally adapted and underutilized...





  24. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 36. Soil chemical, physical, and biological properties range from those highly favorable to plant growth to those highly unfavorable to plant growth. It is rare—especially in the tropics—to find a soil in its natural state in which all properties are highly...





  25. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 35. One of the best things that you can do to complete your sustainable farm or garden is to balance it with a small livestock unit. Livestock integration is fundamental #10 in my book Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropics. If you read ECHO Asia Notes,...





  26. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 35. Dr. Michael Shafer is a retired Professor of Political Science from Rutgers University in the USA who founded the Warm Heart Foundation in 2008. After first learning about biochar at an ECHO conference in 2013, Warm Heart began to design and test improved...





  27. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 33. I read David Price’s concerns about promoting invasive forage plants in Asia Note #25 [Eds’ Note: AN #25 was written in response to AN #23] and would like to respond based on my own experience and observations. My reply will be based on the following...





  28. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 33. Mushrooms such as oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) are usually grown in plastic bags filled with organic material that may include organic farm wastes. That material must be sterilized (heated to temperatures above 100C) or pasteurized (heated to a...





  29. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 32. Dr. Tapani Haapala Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) contain high-quality food properties and are very good protein and energy sources on a daily per hectare basis of production (Frusciante et al. 2000). Potatoes are grown mostly in cool climate areas. In the...





  30. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 32. In many developing world households, meeting the daily energy needs required for cooking is burdensome and costly. Fortunately, low-cost cooking methods that require less fuel while burning more cleanly and efficiently are becoming available at the...





  31. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 31. The amazing multi-stomached ruminant comes in many forms, with varied nutritional requirements. Ruminants are even-toed, cloven-hoofed, four-legged, cud-chewing mammals of the suborder Ruminantia (within order Artiodactyla). Cattle, water buffalo, goats,...





  32. This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 31. Saving your own seeds can be a cost-effective way to access crop seed for future planting and to help maintain the planet’s plant biodiversity. Whether you plant your own saved seeds, give them away to friends and neighbors, or distribute them through...





  33. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #30 Editor’s Note: Peter is a freelance consultant based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with a M.Sc. in Agriculture from Leipzig, Germany. Peter is a former researcher in “The Uplands Program,” a collaborative research program between Hohenheim University (Germany),...





  34. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #30 The word permaculture is mentioned with increasing frequency in speeches, books and magazine articles on sustainability and food security. What is permaculture? Is it a movement? A philosophy? Simply a set of design tools? In this article, I answer the...





  35. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #29 The old adage ‘You can’t fix a problem if you don’t know you have one’ underpins the basic science of diagnosing plant nutrient deficiencies. For years, farmers and scientists have worked together to identify a set of visual clues that can be used to...





  36. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #29 Processing methods for coffee can drastically change the quality and taste of the final product, for better or for worse. By choosing a method that positively impacts quality, flavor, and cost, a coffee producer can optimize the coffee’s potential, at the...





  37. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #28 Farm-generated fertility contributes to a more sustainable agricultural system. Crop residues and manures are part of the nutrient cycle for plant production and can lower input costs through the use of thermophilic composting, vermiculture, bokashi...





  38. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #28 For both farmers and researchers in the tropics, seed saving can be very frustrating. In Mondulkiri province, farmers are rarely able to keep seed for more than the six months between harvest and the new planting season. Seeds stored longer than this tend...





  39. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #27 Lời Dẫn Từ tháng Chín đến tháng Mười Một 2014 và lặp lại vào tháng Bảy và tháng Tám 2015, ECHO Châu Á đã thực hiện kiểm tra thuốc diệt cỏ thay thế bằng thảo mộc sử dụng nguyên liệu sẵn có tại địa phương tại Ngân Hàng Hạt Giống ECHO Châu Á, tại Mae Ai, Thái...





  40. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #27 Các Nguyên Tắc Bảo Quản Hạt Giống Cần Xem Xét Khi lập kế hoạch để xây dựng một “Phòng Lạnh” hoặc “Phòng Bảo Quản Hạt Giống” nhằm mục đích bảo quản khả năng nảy mầm của hạt giống, trước tiên phải xem xét đến các nguyên tắc cho việc bảo quản hạt giống cách...





  41. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #26 Bối cảnh Nhân viên Trung Tâm Tác Động ECHO Châu Á lần đầu tiên nghe về công thức thuốc diệt cỏ thảo mộc sử dụng đu đủ và dứa lên men từ một giáo viên trường kỹ thuật nghỉ hưu và nông dân hữu cơ, Kru Pratoom. Do việc làm cỏ là một phần lớn của đời sống người...





  42. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #26 Mr. Bunlom Taokaew is the son of rice farmers. He chose a career as a businessman after he finished school. Because he didn’t make enough of a living, he went into debt to the order of hundreds of thousands of baht. He borrowed money from his father, a...





  43. 01-09-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #26 “Năm nay nước trong đập Pa Sak Jolasid xuống thấp đến mức bạn có thể nhìn thấy những tàn tích của ngôi đền, cây cối, những tòa nhà cũ, tất cả chúng. Đó là một cuộc khủng hoảng nước trầm trọng, nhưng nếu nó kéo dài nửa tháng nữa mà không có mưa, cuộc khủng...





  44. 15-12-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #26 Vào đầu năm ngoái, Thái Lan đã trải qua đợt hạn hán nghiêm trọng nhất trong 20 năm. Trong khi đó, chỉ 4 năm trước, chúng ta trải qua trận lũ dữ dội nhất của mình. Thiên tai đang xảy với tần suất và mức độ ngày càng nghiêm trọng hơn; vì thế vấn đề sống còn...





  45. 01-08-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #25 LỜI GIỚI THIỆU Phân bón từ trang trại góp phần giúp các hệ thống nông nghiệp bền vững hơn. Tàn dư cây trồng sau khi thu hoạch và phân chuồng là một phần của vòng tròn dinh dưỡng và có thể giảm chi phí đầu vào bằng việc sử dụng phân ủ nhiệt, phân trùn, sản...





  46. 01-08-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #25 Tôi đã đọc và rất thích thú với bài viết gần đây của Stuart Brown, trong Tài Liệu ECHO Châu Á #23 có tựa đề Sử Dụng Thức Ăn Gia Súc Nhiệt Đới Để Cải Thiện Sinh Kế Ở Đông Nam Á: Một Tập Trung Vào Chăn Nuôi (Brown 2015). Ông Brown là một nhà tư vấn nông...





  47. 15-06-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #24 Tóm tắt: Muốn bền vững thì các quy trình nông nghiệp, bao gồm quản lý sâu bệnh và côn trùng phải hiệu quả (hữu hiệu và đem lại lợi ích kinh tế), không gây hại môi trường (để ổn định lâu dài), bình đẳng (đem lại công bằng cho xã hội) và có đạo đức (tôn trọng...





  48. 15-06-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #24 Phân ủ Tricho là gì? Phân ủ Trico là vật liệu có được khi sử dụng bào tử của một loại nấm có lợi tên là Trichoderma sp. trong quá trình ủ phân. Trichoderma sp. là đối thủ tự nhiên chống lại một dải rộng các loại nấm có hại; sau khi được thêm vào phân ủ,...





  49. 15-02-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #23 In Malaysia, agriculture is practised by a range of farmers – from subsistence cultivators of the soil to sophisticated, commercially-driven entrepreneurs. The latter group are quite adept at assessing the latest in technology and varieties, and already...





  50. 15-02-2015 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #23 In its simplest definition a forage is any plant material grazed or fed to livestock. However, a more specific definition that’s presented in this article focuses on plants (grasses and legumes) that are planted specifically to provide superior feed...





  51. 15-10-2014 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #22 Trong các hệ thống aquaponics, cả cá và cây rau được cùng nuôi trồng. Cá thường nuôi trong bể cá, và các loài cây rau được trồng tách biệt khỏi cá trong một cái máng hoặc bể cạn trồng cây. Cá trong hệ thống cung cấp chất dinh dưỡng cho cây, trong khi các...





  52. 15-10-2014 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #22 Sự Khởi Đầu Khoảng năm năm trước, sau khi nghiên cứu trên mạng về aquaponics, một người bạn muốn thử nghiệm một hệ thống quy mô nhỏ trong sân sau của anh ta (trên một mảnh đất thuê) trong thành phố Chiang Mai. Tôi đã có một số kinh nghiệm làm việc trên một...





  53. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #21 SRI was first tried by farmers in Thailand over ten years ago. However, many farmers struggled to avoid trauma to the seedlings and to transplant young seedlings using human labor. Additionally, trying to draw lines (for even spacing of the transplants) was...





  54. 14-06-2014 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #21 This article contains diagrams of the SRI RollingMarker, Rotary Weeder, and Grass Cutter discussed in other articles from Echo Asia Note 21. Máy Đánh dấu lăn cho SRI





  55. 14-06-2014 Viết bởi Rajendra Uprety, in lại từ tạp chí Các Vấn Đề Nông Nghiệp, tháng 3 năm 2013 Đó là một buổi chiều năm 2002 khi tôi lần đầu tiên đọc về SRI. Là một cán bộ khuyến nông thuộc Phòng Phát triển Nông nghiệp cấp Huyện (DADO), tôi bắt đầu quảng bá SRI tại huyện Morang, Nepal trong những năm tiếp...





  56. 14-06-2014 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #21 Hướng tới một tương lai canh tác lúa tốt đẹp hơn Phương Pháp Thâm Canh Lúa Cải tiến (SRI) đang trở nên phổ biến ở Thái Lan. Cả nông dân mới và nông dân giàu kinh nghiệm đều rất hứng thú học hỏi để cải thiện hệ thống trồng lúa thay vì chỉ tập trung vào năng...





  57. 14-06-2014 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #21 Các Hệ thống canh tác lúa cải tiến (SRI) là một phương pháp canh tác lúa đầy hứa hẹn có thể vừa giảm chi phí sản xuất – của hạt giống, phân bón, hóa chất, và nước – vừa tăng năng suất bằng cách giúp cho mỗi cây lúa phát huy hết tiềm năng của nó. Tuy nhiên,...





  58. Farm-generated fertility makes agriculture more sustainable. Crop residues and manures are part of the nutrient cycle and can lower input costs through the use of thermophilic composting, vermiculture, bokashi production, or green manures. Farm-generated feeds can also reduce expenses, if farmers...





  59. In nature, dozens of species of harmful fungi can quickly kill a plant, including Fusarium spp., the causal agents of Fusarium wilt, and Phakospora pachyrhizi, the causal agent of soybean rust. Fungi are unable to produce nutrients on their own, so they must find another source; sometimes that...





  60. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #19 It iscompletely possible to run a diesel engine on biogas; however, a number of considerations must be taken into account before it may be considered a serious option in a development program. This article will explore some key considerations when...





  61. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #19 In a tropical setting, growing seedlings can be a difficult task. A major factor of concern for nursery production is water-logging (Zhu, 2007). During the rainy season, oversaturated soils can effectively suffocate root systems of a seedling by restricting...





  62. “Participatory methods” in community development initially emerged in the 1970s, and interest in their use has continued to increase among practitioners, especially in recent years.1 Many practitioners agree that this growing acceptance is a good thing, as it has made us pay attention to the ways...





  63. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #18 As the new director of the ECHO Asia Impact Center, I would like to take this opportunity to greet all of you, our network members. I would also like to thank you for being part of our network, which continues to span the globe and which exists as an...





  64. Contamination of drinking water sources by harmful synthetic organic compounds (SOCs), such as pesticides, is a major worldwide problem. Pesticide pollution appears twice in the top ten of The World’s Worst Toxic Pollution Problems Report 2011 by the Blacksmith Institute, and has been indicated...





  65. 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...





  66. 20-03-2013 Since 2011, ECHO Asia has developed and facilitated seed exchange events during meetings with local partners. Through conversations with farmers and NGO staff, we have gained better insight about locally-important plant varieties, seed saving practices, attitudes towards saving seeds, and...





  67. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #16 During the 2012 ECHO Agriculture Workshop in Yangon, 63 attendees representing at least 25 agriculture and community development organizations from across Myanmar were polled about their observations and opinions related to climate change. The vast majority...





  68. 01-10-2012 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 characteristics as indicators of soil...





  69. 01-10-2012 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #15 Editor: Between 1997 and 2009, Kirby Rogers worked as part of a team to establish an agriculture-based business called Natural Products (NPI) in Bokeo, Laos. Much of this effort involved promoting soybean as a local cash crop as well as developing related...





  70. 01-07-2012 Introduction Storing seeds in the tropics can often be difficult; with high temperatures and humid conditions, seeds lose their ability to germinate quickly. Many techniques for seed storage exist, from the high-tech standards of gene banks to simple methods used by villagers for saving their own...





  71. 01-07-2012 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #14 Editor: Dr. Dick Tinsley is an Emeritus Professor with Colorado State University. With decades of experience as an advisor to smallholder agriculture development projects, he was worked in numerous locations across Asia and Africa. In this article, Dr....





  72. 01-04-2012 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 crops, including the staple upland rice....





  73. 01-04-2012 This article is found in ECHO Asia Note #13 The cool, dry season offers the best window for vegetable production in the tropics, assuming an adequate water supply. Pest and disease pressures are relatively low and temperatures are moderate. By contrast, the rainy season brings a combination of...





  74. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #12 Introduction When you come across an especially promising local variety of a crop grown in your area, how can you enable other farmers to try out this variety? If a farmer gives you 30 seeds of an exceptional variety, how might you go about distributing...
  75. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #12 In 2010 the ECHO Asia Impact C enter, along with lead partner, Pennsylvania State University, and Maejo University, was awarded a CRSP Horticulture Exploratory Project grant with major support from USAID. Entitled, "Strengthening Indigenous Informal Seed...





  76. 01-07-2011 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #10 Introduction During the late rainy season, the permanent hill fields that surround a cluster of hilltribe villages in the Chiang Dao district of northern Thailand radiate various hues of green. These verdant fields, belonging to ethnic Lisu, Lahu, Akha,...
  77. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #9 Editor: The System of Rice Intensification (SRI), an unconventional approach to rice production that has spread throughout many parts of the world since the late 1990s, is comprised of a set of flexible management practices. CEDAC, based in Cambodia,...





  78. 01-04-2011 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #9 Rick Burnette wrote an article for Issue 6 (July 2010) of ECHO Asia Notes, titled "Charcoal Production in 200-Liter Horizontal Drum Kilns." My article takes the charring process a step further by exploring the rapidly re-emerging world of biochar. Biochar is...
  79. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #8 Editor: Abram serves as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow andInstructor with the International Sustainable DevelopmentStudies Institute in Chiang Mai. He also assists the ECHO AsiaRegional Office as a technical advisor. Introduction and Background Saving your...





  80. 01-01-2011 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #8 Introduction The genus Zanthoxylum (familyRutaceae) contains a fascinatinggroup of plants found around theworld from the tropics to temperatezones. With over 200 species,ranging from small shrubs to largetrees, Zanthoxylum spp. arecharacterized by sharp...





  81. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #7 Editor: Due to the length of this article, only a portion isincluded in ECHO Asia Notes. The full article, includingillustrated steps related to the assembly of 200- liter drumkilns as well as charcoal and wood vinegar production, canbe accessed via the web...





  82. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #7 Prakrit Khamduangdao was looking for an alternative to agriculturalchemicals to control pests in his vegetable farm. However, he was notcompletely satisfied with various botanical pest control measures beingpromoted in northern Thailand. He reports that even...





  83. 01-07-2010 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #6 The arrival of a new crop No one seems to know whymembers of the Lisuhilltribe in northernThailand refer to a certain field crop with brilliantyellow flowers as Japanesesesame. The seeds of thiscrop yield quality cooking oil, but the plant looksnothing like...





  84. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #6 One of the easiest and most effective ways to improve and build soilfertility in any gardening situation is to use a method known as sheetmulching. Thick layers of mulch are placed directly on the soil,simulating the thick leaf litter and humus found in...





  85. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #5 Communicating technical information among different language groups is challenging. For example, despite being familiar with the scientific, English and Tagalog common names for eggplant, how might an Asian development worker know what the Indonesians call...





  86. 01-04-2010 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...





  87. 01-01-2010 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #4 Does rice straw have any value? Looking at the practices of most farmers, it seems not! The burning of rice straw is a common sight during the harvest period in many parts of Asia. Yet a number of farmers think otherwise. One of them is Isidro Prado from...





  88. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #4 Working together with Thai Care, the children's ministry of the Rain Tree Foundation, Meribah Ram Pump is engaged in various community development projects in northern Thailand. A major focus is to make simple, sustainable technology, such as ram pumps and...





  89. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #3 Crotalaria juncea, or sunn hemp, is a member of the pea family (Fabaceae) grown in many countries as a green manure or forage crop. Originating in South Asia, but with a common cultivar developed in Hawaii, it is a fastgrowing, drought-tolerant and...





  90. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #3 Rugged northeastern Myanmar is home to the Lahu, Shan, Akha, Palaung and various other ethnic groups. With few paved roads and only a small percentage of the Shan State's population connected to the electrical grid, infrastructure serving the locals is still...





  91. 01-07-2009 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #2 In a 2001 ECHO Development Notes article, “SRI, the System of Rice Intensification: Less can be more,” ECHO first reported on SRI’s radical rice production steps including: Transplanting rice seedlings when the first two leaves have emerged, usually sometime...





  92. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #2 With regard to SRI, the previously mentioned "SRI Homepage/System of Rice Intensification", a joint collaboration of Association Tefy Saina and CIIFAD, offers a wealth of SRI-related material, particularly on its "SRI Practical and AV Material" page . The...