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ECHO® International Agriculture Conference - 2024
Tue, 12 November 2024 » Thu, 14 November 2024
ECHO Global Farm and Crowne Plaza Fort Myers Gulf Coast Hotel, Ft. Myers, USA , USA
Visit The Conference Website Welcome to the 31st 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 challenges and...
ECHO Asia Tropical Agriculture & Development (TAD) Course
Mon, 18 November 2024 » Sat, 23 November 2024
ECHO Asia Small Farm Resource Center Chiang Mai, Thailand, 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...
ECHO North America: Introduction to Tropical Agriculture Development - January 2025
Mon, 20 January 2025 » Fri, 24 January 2025
ECHO North America, United States
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...
The 8th ECHO East Africa Biennial Symposium in collaboration with Hope International Burundi
Tue, 25 February 2025 » Thu, 27 February 2025
King's Conference Center (KCC), Burundi
We are soliciting potential presenters and attendees for the 8th ECHO East Africa Biennial Symposium in collaboration with Hope International Burundi, to be held in Bujumbura from the 25th - 27th February, 2025, a three day sharing event to be held at the King's Conference Center (KCC) in Bujumbura, Burundi. The event will draw participants from all across East Africa to address issues of sustainable agriculture and appropriate technologies. We prefer presentations with practical informatio...
ECHO North America: TAD II: Food Forests, Garden Design and Planning
Mon, 7 April 2025 » Fri, 11 April 2025
ECHO North America, United States
This is a five day, hands-on course that will focus on food forests and garden design. By taking this course you will learn how to design and start a food forest in your own backyard. Participants will walk through the design process with professional designers, starting from setting goals, surveying the piece of land, building a base map, considering earthworks, and creatively designing around constraints. Attendees will be able to see and apply these principles to a small garden or a lar...
Manual para la conservacion de alimentos y condimentos en el hogar Manual for conservation of food and spices in the home
EL Manual para la Conservación de Alimenos y Condimentos enel Hogar está dirigido a la familia y a la communidad. Demuestrs procedimientos sencillos y naturales que permiten preservar viandas, hortaglizas, frutas y plantas ...
Fabrication et utilisation du compost Making and Using Compost
Cet Agrodok a été écrit pour des agents qui travaillent aveec des petits paysans dans les pays en voie de développement et pour tous ceux qui s'intéressent au compostage et engrais organiques.
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Propagating and Planting Trees: Agrodok No. 19
This Agrodok is a companion to Agrodok 16: Agroforestry. Trees and shrubs play important roles on the farm and in the environment. Unfortunately too many trees are lost because of overgrazing, excessive fuelwood collection a...
L'Agroforesterie
Chaque année, Agromisa reçoit de nombreuses demandes d’informations au sujet de l’agroforesterie des personnes et des institutions dans les pays du Sud. Le besoin d’information pratique sur ce sujet est donc clairement senti...
L'élevage de canards
Les canards sont des animeaux endurants qui se nourrissent facilement de restes. Ils sont plus faciles et plus économiques à élever que les poules, ce qui rend l'elavage des canards pour la production d'oeus et de viande tr...
Apiculture Sous Les Tropiques
L'élevage des abeilles ou 'apculture' peut être considére soit comme un passe-temps intéressant, soit comme une source primaire ou secondaire de revenus. Cet Agrodok donne surtout des informations sur les méthodes de travai...
Apiculture et moyens d'existence durables
Il a toujours existé des personnes dans la communauté qui font l'élevage des abeilles. Les abeilles pollinisent une grand variété de fleurs et de plantes et, ce faisant, fournissent la graine de la p...
La Pisciculture familiale en milieu rural
Dans de nombreux pays d'Asie les paysans sont habitués au poisson qui compose la plus grande partie des protéines animales de leur alimentation. Mais, généralement, ils ont peu de connaissances en pisciculture et leur expér...
L'elevage de Chevres Sous les Tropiques
Les chèvres jouent un rôle important dans les systèmes de production alimentaire des pays en voie de développement. Ce sont des bêtes très appréciées parce qu’elles s’adaptent facilement à des climats très divers (adaptation...
L'élevage d'escargots
Il n’existe pas de documentation réellement fiable indiquant quand et où la consommation d’escargots est entrée dans l’alimentation des êtres humains. Dans les régions où l’on trouve des escargots, en particulier...