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ECHOcommunity is a membership community that provides access to nearly all of ECHO’s resources online, as well as communications tools to help development workers connect with each other.   View a list of ECHOcommunity.org features here.

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Upcoming events

ECHO Webinar Series
Ç., 3 Sentyabr 2025 » Ş., 22 Noyabr 2025

Online,

This series aims to serve the working group that ECHO and network members in Central Africa have joined to advance sustainable agriculture and agroecosystem strategies for smallholder farmers in practical ways. All are welcome to attend sessions that are pertinent to your work. Topics of the series include: Erosion and Flood Management Soil Pollution Land Conflicts, Transhumance, and Rural Infrastructure Climate Change Beekeeping (Apiculture) Aquaculture (Pisciculture) Appro...

IV International Symposium on Underutilized Plant Species
B.E., 20 Oktyabr 2025 » C., 24 Oktyabr 2025

The Luminary Hotel & Co., USA

Beyond the few staple grains that supply most of the world’s food lies a host of plant species that are largely neglected in terms of research devoted to them. Among them are fruits, agroforestry species, green manure/cover crops, leafy greens, biofuel species, animal forage and fodder species, and plants that provide ecological services such as erosion control. Advancing our knowledge of these plants is vital to creating food and agroecosystems that thrive under challenging growing condition...

ECHO Asia Agriculture & Community Development Conference 2025
Ç., 22 Oktyabr 2025 » C., 24 Oktyabr 2025

Horizon Village & Resort, Thailand

  Registrations Open!     How can we help small scale farming initiatives thrive in Asia? We can provide low-cost, innovative options that allow people to grow both their crops and their knowledge, expand their operations, and thrive! Join us October 22-24 for 3-days of networking and opportunities to share ideas, technologies appropriate for small-scale farmers, and numerous practical demonstrations at the ECHO Asia Small Farm Resource Center & Seed Bank! In additio...

ECHO® International Agriculture Conference  - 2025
Ç.A., 11 Noyabr 2025 » C.A., 13 Noyabr 2025

ECHO Global Farm and Crowne Plaza Fort Myers Gulf Coast Hotel, Ft. Myers, USA  , USA

  Visit The Conference Website   Welcome to the 32nd annual ECHO International Agriculture Conference! This event brings together industry leaders, practitioners, researchers, and educators dedicated to eradicating hunger and improving lives through agriculture and community development. Our plenary, breakout, and workshop sessions offer valuable opportunities for learning and collaboration. Attendees will have the chance to hear from speakers who share their agricultural chal...

Farming God's Way
Ç.A., 20 Yanvar 2026 » Ş., 24 Yanvar 2026

ECHO North America, United States

  Farming God's Way is an amazing solution to the food security and poverty crisis facing agricultural communities, using well-integrated biblical, management and technical keys to help break the yokes of physical and spiritual poverty among the poor.  Farming God's Way is rooted in a deep, heartfelt consideration for the poor, based on our founding scripture, Isaiah 58.         January 26-30 is an Introduction to Tropical Agriculture Development Training. If you would l...

Latest Resources

Growing Potatoes from True Seed

Growing Potatoes from True Seed

Join Matthew Gammett to learn about growing true potato seeds! With almost a decade of experience selecting and growing potatoes from seed, Matthew has some unique tips and knowledge to share. He is also a small -scale comme...

Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) - Improving Sugarcane Cultivation in India

Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative is a method of sugarcane production that involves the use of less seeds, less water and optimum utilization of fertilizers and land to achieve more yields. Driven by farmers, SSI is an altern...

Grazing-induced microbiome alterations drive soil organic carbon turnover and productivity in meadow steppe

Xun, W., Yan, R., Ren, Y. et al. Grazing-induced microbiome alterations drive soil organic carbon turnover and productivity in meadow steppe. Microbiome 6, 170 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0544-y

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The Forest Garden Training Manual

 

This Technical Manual is a hands-on, science-backed guide to farmer-driven, climate-resilient agroforestry systems.

Drawing on more than 30 years of TREES’ field experience and co-developed with African...

You can eat every part of a papaya tree. (and they actually taste good!)

You can eat every part of a papaya tree. (and they actually taste good!)

Utilization of Papaya Stem (Carica papaya L.) as a Nutritious Noodle Halal Product for National Food Security

Tri Sunan Agung, Dedy Suprayogi Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel, Surabaya, Indonesia, International Conference on Halal Food and Health Nutrition

Indonesia has a variety of natural resources, one of which is p...

Oxfam India

Oxfam India is a movement of people and grassroots organisations working together to stop the rising inequality in the country that keeps wealth concentrated in the hands of a few. We work to ensure equitable distribution of...

Community Seed Bank: Beyond Preservation And Conservation

Seeds, one of the basic inputs of agriculture, play a fundamental role in meeting multiple challenges related to food and nutrition security, vulnerability to climate change and eroding natural resources, livelihood security...

LiteFarm

We co-design with farmers, making ease of use our top priority. Our features are built specifically for sustainable, diversified, agroecological, and organic farming operations.  Multi-language support.

 

The Oxfam Framework and Guidance for Resilient Development

Resilience is a cross-cutting theme of the Oxfam Strategic Plan.3 It is particularly relevant to Change Goal 3 (saving lives, now and in the future); Change Goal 4 (sustainable food); Change Goal 5 (fair sharing of natural r...

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