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Survey Opportunity: Agroecology Living Labs 2025-07-08

ECHO Commuity member Marie Miller-Aichhol is conducting research about the role of agroecology living labs in sustainable food systems. Please share your thoughts on this method for promoting sustainable, equitable, and productive agroecosystems. The survey is 18 questions and only available in English. 

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Her research objective is to study the extent to which agroecology living labs contribute to environmental justice and food sovereignty. In other words, how much they live up to the claim of transformation and systems change, given the increasing use of the term in recent years, not least in policymaking and science.

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Upcoming events

ECHO North America: July 2025 Bundle & Save TAD I & TAD II
Mon, 7 July 2025 » Fri, 18 July 2025

ECHO North America, United States

July 2025, ECHO North America will be hosting back-to-back trainings for TAD I and TAD II! Introduction to Tropical Agriculture Development (TAD I) will be July 7-11! For more details that relate specifically to this training please use this link for more information. TAD II: Syntropic Agroforestry will be July 15-18! For more details that relate specifically to this training please use this link for more information.   You can Register for BOTH events for a reduced cost per train...

ECHO North America: TAD II - Syntropic Agroforestry July 2025
Tue, 15 July 2025 » Fri, 18 July 2025

ECHO North America, United States

Introduction to Syntropic Agriculture This is an interactive 4-day agroforestry training session.  Learn how to cultivate abundant food and timber in a system that mimics a natural forest.  Syntropic farming is a method inspired by Ernst Götsch. This course will cover the principles and practices needed for a beginner to plant his/her own agroforest.  Basic design and management skills will also be taught.  An attendee can expect to return home with enough knowledge to produce a couple ...

Innovation Exchange Conference, hosted in collaboration with ECHO East Africa and Watersheds Foundation
Wed, 16 July 2025 » Fri, 18 July 2025

Uhuru Hostel & Conference Centre in Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

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), Sustainable Agriculture and Appropriate Technologies. This event will take place between 16th to 18th July 2025 at the Uhuru Hostel & Conference Centre in Moshi, Tanzania. Innovative ideas by groups funded ...

ECHO Asia: การอบรมหลักสูตร การพัฒนาและการทำเกษตรในเขตพื้นที่ร้อนชื้น Agriculture & Development Course - Thai Language
Mon, 4 August 2025 » Sat, 9 August 2025

ECHO Asia Small Farm Resource Center, Chiang Mai ศูนย์การเรียนรู้และธนาคารเมล็ดพันธุ์ เอคโค่ เอเชีย อำเภอสันทราย จังหวัดเชียงใหม่ , Thailand ประเทศไทย

  หลักสูตรการอบรมนี้ถูกออกแบบขึ้นเพื่อเป็นประโยชน์ต่อ ผู้ที่ทำงานด้านการพัฒนา มิชชั่นนารี และอาสาสมัคร ที่กำลังมองหาแนวทางในการประยุกต์ใช้ทักษะและเทคนิคด้านการทำการเกษตรที่มีประโยชน์และมีต้นทุนต่ำในการทำงานกับชุมชน ผู้เข้าร่วมอบรมจะได้เรียนรู้และฝึกปฏิบัติเทคนิคการทำการเกษตรที่หลากหลายตลอดการอบรม เรียนรู้ที่จะใช้ประโยชน์จากที่มีตัวเองมีอยู่ให้เกิดประโยชน์สูงสุด หลักสูตรนี้เปรียบเสมือนกับ หลักสูตรการเริ่มต้นสำรวจ ซึ่งผู้เข้าร่วมอบรมจะได้เรียนรู้ภาพรวมของหัวข้อและเทคนิคในการทำการเกษตรต่าง...

ECHO North America: TAD II - Seed Banking Sept 2025
Mon, 15 September 2025 » Fri, 19 September 2025

ECHO North America, United States

Those interested in advancing sustainable agriculture through seed security are invited to join this 5-day intensive on seed saving and seed banking. Participants will explore key topics such as seed biology, multiplication, selection, processing, storage, and pest management, with an emphasis on enhancing food security and agricultural development. The course includes hands-on demonstrations and real-world applications, providing practical skills for successful seed management in the tropics...

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Latest Resources

Are There Side Effects from Taking Moringa?

Does taking moringa cause side effects? Before asking this question, stop thinking of moringa as a medicine and think of it as what it really is, a nutritious vegetable. Replace your question with the name of your favorite n...

Nutrition from Specific Plants

Chaya, Spinach Tree, Chay, Kikilchay

Chaya belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. It is native to the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, where it grows naturally in thickets and open forests. It is widely cultivated in Mexico and Central America, often planted in hedge...

Japanese Plants Know Them & Use Them

In Japan, many a story lies behind a simple query of "What is that plant"?  Unwittingly, whilst in Japan you may have eaten it or worn it, or you may have admired its relations in your Western Jardens.  Within these pages vi...

Nutritious Products: Fighting Food Insecurity with Indigenous Plants

In Niger, a social enterprise is using local plants that are resistant to the arid climate of the Sahel to produce nutritious food. The result is better incomes for farmers and a preserved environment.

 

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Useful Plants of Tahiti

This pamplet discusses the deep attachment that Tahitians have to their plants.

CHAYA a Solution from Nature Against Malnutrition

CHAYA a Solution from Nature Against Malnutrition

In this short video we expose a little bit of the beauty and wealth of Guatemala as a Megadiverse country, and present Chaya as an ancient superfood to combat malnutrition today.

Garlic: A Review of Potential Therapeutic Effects

Abstract, Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2014

Throughout history, many different cultures have recognized the potential use of garlic for prevention and treatment of different diseases. Recent studies support t...

IFAD - Poverty Reduction Through Nutritious Foods

Worldwide, approximately three billion people have poor-quality diets and more than two billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies. Nearly 25 per cent of children under the age of five are chronically undernourish...

IFAD Climate and Environment

Smallholder farmers and poor rural people bear the brunt of climate change and the degradation of natural resources. Extreme weather events, such as droughts, storms and floods, are putting pressure on the ecosystems that fa...

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