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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...
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...
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.
FARM STEW International
In the heartland of Uganda, the FARM STEW story began when Joy Kauffman, a passionate public health nutritionist and master gardener, was on a mission with the USAID Farmer to Farmer program in October 2015. She was there to...
Controlling Whitefly in Tomato
Tomato is a valuable crop in Eastern Africa, but the whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) can cause large crop losses if it is not controlled.
In this video produced by the World Vegetable Center for the VINESA project, resea...
Saving TOMATO Seed
Knowing the correct procedure for saving seed is a valuable skill for small-scale vegetable farmers.
Saving seed allows farmers to:
save money on inputs maintain local landraces and varieties build a ...When Tomatoes Fail to Set Fruit or Form Large Fruits
These are common problems for gardeners from the tropics. If you have a tomato plant that is healthy and flowering but not setting fruit, the reason is likely related to temperature.
Tropical Mangos: How to Grow the World's Most Delicious Fruit
This book in English and Spanish tells how to grow mangos.
Managing BBS in Mango - Video
Access Agriculture Training Video
Bacterial Black Spot disease weakens branches and causes fruit to drop. If not treated, it can devastate your entire plantation. Once the disease breaks out in a certain area, it s...