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ECHO Asia Tropical Agriculture & Development (TAD) Course
সোমবার, 27 মার্চ 2023 » শনিবার, 1 এপ্রিল 2023
Chiang Mai, Thailand
This 1-week course is designed for development workers, missionaries, and volunteers looking to engage their communities with low-cost, high-impact agricultural ideas and techniques. Participants will be introduced to various agricultural practices and technologies through classroom time and hands-on activities on the farm, learning to 'use what you have to make what you need.' This course is considered an 'introductory survey course' and will present a broad overview of many options suite...
REAP / anamed Training Seminar in Natural Medicine
রবিবার, 16 এপ্রিল 2023 » শনিবার, 22 এপ্রিল 2023
Subiaco Centre in Karen, Nairobi, Kenya
REAP is an organization in Kenya with extensive experience in sustainable agriculture and Natural Medicine. REAP will run a week-long intensive training seminar in Natural Medicine following the methods and principles of anamed international. Anamed, short for “action for natural medicine” has over 30 years of experience in the scientific use of medicinal plants to treat many common tropical health complaints and diseases. Those attending past seminars have come not only from Kenya but from ...
ECHO Asia Tropical Agriculture & Development (TAD) Course
সোমবার, 26 জুন 2023 » শনিবার, 1 জুলাই 2023
Chiang Mai, Thailand
This 1-week course is designed for development workers, missionaries, and volunteers looking to engage their communities with low-cost, high-impact agricultural practices and techniques. Participants will be introduced to a wide variety of agricultural practices and technologies through classroom time and hands-on activities on the farm, learning to 'use what you have to make what you need'. This course is considered an 'introductory survey course', and will present a broad overview o...
Introduction to Tropical Agriculture Development - July 2023
সোমবার, 10 জুলাই 2023 » শুক্রবার, 14 জুলাই 2023
ECHO Global Farm, USA
Those interested in preparing for short to long-term involvement in international agriculture development are encouraged to participate in this five-day course. Topics and discussions will focus on improved food security and agricultural livelihoods for small-scale farmers in developing countries. Participants will be introduced to the complexities related to poverty and community development. They will also be introduced to principles and practices that contribute toward maintaining healt...
ECHO Asia Agriculture & Community Development Conference 2023
সোমবার, 16 অক্টোবার 2023 » শুক্রবার, 20 অক্টোবার 2023
Holiday Garden Hotel and Resort and The ECHO Asia Impact Center Farm and Seed Bank, Thailand
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 17-20 for 4-days of networking and opportunities to share ideas, technologies appropriate for small scale farmers, and lots of practical demonstrations at the ECHO Asia Seed Bank & Small Farm Resource Center! In addition to morning plenary speakers, we will cond...
Diversity of the Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species of Importance in Benin
A. Dansi, R. Vodouhè, P. Azokpota, H. Yedomonhan, P. Assogba, A. Adjatin, Y. L. Loko, I. Dossou-Aminon, K. Akpagana, "Diversity of the Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species of Importance in Benin", The Scientific World Jo...
Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS) for Improved Food Security and Resilience to Climate Change
A Contextualized Learning Manual for African Colleges and Universities
Kasolo, W., Chemining’wa, G., and Temu, A. 2018. Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS) for Improved Food Security and Resilience to Climate...
Potential role of neglected and underutilized plant species in improving women’s empowerment and nutrition in areas of sub-Saharan Africa
Maria Vittoria Conti, Ausilia Campanaro, Paola Coccetti, Rachele De Giuseppe, Andrea Galimberti, Massimo Labra, Hellas Cena, Potential role of neglected and underutilized plant species in improving women’s empowerment and nu...
Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization : A Framework for Africa
127 pp : ill.
[ Gift of Dr Abram Bicksler Jan 24, 2023 ]
The Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: A Framework for Africa (SAMA) was
developed in response to a request by the African Union (A...
Africa Manifesto and Plan of Action on Forgotten Foods
Food security globally is constrained by several factors including the heavy reliance on very few key staple crops. In Africa, food insecurity has been increasing due to the effects of climate change, insecurity caused by te...
Neglected crops of Africa
Okigbo, R. N. and Ugwu, C. S. (2021). Neglected crops of Africa. International Journal of Agricultural Technology 17(6):2197-2210.
The neglected crops have not been fully realized in their potential. They are well ...
Future Smart Food: Harnessing the potential of neglected and underutilized species for Zero Hunger
Li, X, Siddique, KHM. Future Smart Food: Harnessing the potential of neglected and underutilized species for Zero Hunger. Matern Child Nutr. 2020; 16( S3):e13008. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13008
Achieving Sustain...
Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species: The Key to Improving Dietary Diversity and Fighting Hunger and Malnutrition in Asia and the Pacific
Front. Nutr., 19 November 2020, Sec. Nutrition and Sustainable Diets, Volume 7 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2020.593711
Asia continues to suffer from a high prevalence of malnutrition. Persistent malnutrit...
Documentation and on farm conservation of neglected and underutilized plant species in Lamjung district, Nepal
Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Lamjung Campus, Nepal, 2021
Neglected and underutilized species (NUS) are proven superfoods, but still many of those species are not mainstreamed in our food system. In ...
Urban gardening and neglected and underutilized species in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
da Cunha, M.A., Paraguassú, L.A.A., Assis, J.G.d. et al. Urban gardening and neglected and underutilized species in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine 16, 67 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-020-0042...