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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...
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...
World Map Of The Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification
The most frequently used climate classification map is that of Wladimir Köppen.. A huge number of climate studies and subsequent publications adopted this or a former release of the Köppen-Geiger map. While the climate class...
Global Weather and Famine Resources
Understanding Plant Hardiness Zones
Understanding Plant Hardiness Zones refers to recognizing and applying geographic classifications based on climatic conditions to guide the selection of plants that can survive and grow successfully in a given area. Changin...
Revisiting plant hardiness zones to include multiple climatic stress dimensions
Barve N, Ashraf U, Barve V, Cobos ME, Nuñez-Penichet C, Peterson AT. Revisiting plant hardiness zones to include multiple climatic stress dimensions. iScience. 2024 Aug 26;27(10):110824. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110824. PMID...
Soil Bulk Density Sampling NRCS Protocol
Walkthrough of the Soil Core Method for Soil Bulk Density Sampling by Stacy Swartz.
Welthungerhilfe
Hunger can be defeated. Its causes are known, so are the solutions. Indeed, one of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals is to eradicate hunger and malnutrition by 2030. This is why Welthungerhilfe (WHH) has t...
Influence of the Constructive Features of Rocket Stoves in their Overall Efficiency
Cooking has become a challenge in areas where the energy access is limited and the single available fuel is wood. Day by day, more people have been reported with respiratory diseases, caused mainly by the smoke, carbon monox...
Possibilities for Producing Off-Season Tomatoes Based on Organic Manure for Improve & Support the Standard of Living of Rural Populations in Cropping Systems of Small Scale in Gambia (West Africa)
Incredible FARM STEW stories
Discover the heart and vision behind FARM STEW with Joy Kauffman as she shares her inspiring journey and the life-changing impact of their “eight ingredient” curriculum. Through these interviews, you'll see how FARM STEW is ...
FARM STEW’s powerful curriculum
FARM STEW International offers our full curriculum online. Equip yourself, empower others with our free, self-paced and easy to follow training.