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ECHO Webinar Series
Wed, 3 September 2025 » Sat, 22 November 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
Mon, 20 October 2025 » Fri, 24 October 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
Wed, 22 October 2025 » Fri, 24 October 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
Tue, 11 November 2025 » Thu, 13 November 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
Tue, 20 January 2026 » Sat, 24 January 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...
Development of a Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Training Manual for Use by Extension Staff in Ethiopia
2018, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Agriculture
Human nutrition describes the processes of obtaining and use of necessary nutrients from foods to maintain structural and functional integrity o...
A comprehensive review of drying meat products and the associated effects and changes
Citation: Mediani A, Hamezah HS, Jam FA, Mahadi NF, Chan SXY, Rohani ER, Che Lah NH, Azlan UK, Khairul Annuar NA, Azman NAF, Bunawan H, Sarian MN, Kamal N and Abas F (2022) A comprehensive review of drying meat products and ...
Agroforestry Systems in Major Ecological Zones of the Tropics and Subtropics
P.K.R. Nair
ICRAF, through its Agroforestry Systems Inventory (AFSI), has collected, evaluated, synthesized and disseminated information on existing agroforestry (AF) systems and practices from different parts of t...
Farmers are Cherishing their Trees Again
Success stories from Niger, China and Ethiopia have proven that it takes less than 20 years to turn deforested and depleted soil back to green and fertile land, giving its people a future again. Ensuring farmers ownership of...
Getting the Word out About Agroforestry: A Case Study on Knowledge Transfer in Western Kenya
How do we move from knowledge to practice? Theories from sociology point to the importance of strong relational ties for transferring information. This presentation provides a case study on the relationship between the World...
Methane Production and Emissions in Trees and Forests
Abstract, New Phytologist, 2018 Dec
Forest ecosystem methane (CH4) research has focused on soils, but trees are also important sources and sinks in forest CH4 budgets. Living and dead trees transport and emit CH4 p...
Learning from Past Initiatives for Expanding the Scale of Land Restoration in Africa
Land-restoration challenges have been presented in the past, great solutions proposed, and targets set at local, regional, national and global levels, however, vast areas of agricultural land remain degraded on the African c...
Biodiversity Recovery of Neotropical Secondary Forests
Abstract, Science Advances, 2019 March
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleared, while secondary forests that regrow on abandoned agricultural lands incr...
Developing an Agroforestry plan for Kilimo Timilifu on Tanzania's Southern Coast
In August 2017, Tim Watkins traveled to Mchinga, Tanzania to assist Kilimo Timilifu (KT) in the process of developing a plan for integrating agroforestry practices into KT's farm plans. He worked closely with Joel Wildasin,...
Structure and Composition of Cocoa Agroforests in the Humid Forest Zone of Southern Cameroon
Abstract Agroforestry Systems, 2017
The distribution and composition of the tree component inside cocoa agroforests plays an important role in the economic and ecological services offered by these plantations....