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ECHO North America: July 2025 Bundle & Save TAD I & TAD II
Mon, 7 July 2025 » Fri, 18 July 2025
ECHO North America, United States
July 2025, ECHO North America will be hosting back-to-back trainings for TAD I and TAD II! Introduction to Tropical Agriculture Development (TAD I) will be July 7-11! For more details that relate specifically to this training please use this link for more information. TAD II: Syntropic Agroforestry will be July 15-18! For more details that relate specifically to this training please use this link for more information. You can Register for BOTH events for a reduced cost per train...
ECHO North America: Introduction to Tropical Agriculture Development - July 2025
Mon, 7 July 2025 » Fri, 11 July 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 h...
ECHO North America: TAD II - Syntropic Agroforestry July 2025
Tue, 15 July 2025 » Fri, 18 July 2025
ECHO North America, United States
Introduction to Syntropic Agriculture This is an interactive 4-day agroforestry training session. Learn how to cultivate abundant food and timber in a system that mimics a natural forest. Syntropic farming is a method inspired by Ernst Götsch. This course will cover the principles and practices needed for a beginner to plant his/her own agroforest. Basic design and management skills will also be taught. An attendee can expect to return home with enough knowledge to produce a couple ...
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...
Floribbean Flavors: A Reflection of Florida's New Cuisine
The south Florida region is a hodge podge of latino, caribbean and anglo cultures. Chef Tony Merola of Brooks Tropicals takes the foods of these three cultures and fused them into one new cuisine. Floribbean The result is ...
Systems that Utilize GMCCs
Strawberry
Grinding Peanuts and Millet Processing Equipment
CTI very brief history and video presentation of equipment for small farmer post-harvest processing by grinding dry solids to flour, harvest and processing groundnuts and recovery of clean seed from harvested dry millet.
...Peanuts & Aflatoxin: The Potential & Challenges for the World’s Most Widely Grown Legume
Session : Peanut is the most widely grown legume in the world and has numerous nutritional, environmental and economic benefits. However, there are several challenges to increase productivity and control the potential of con...
The effects of Planting Methods on Growth & Yield of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) Cultivar Natal Common in Africa South of the Sahara
Abstract, International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research, 2018
The most appropriate planting method to use for optimum growth and yield of groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea) in Africa South of the Sahara (A...
Effect of Different Processing Methods on Certain Antinutritional Factors & Protein Digestibility in Green & White Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.)
Abstract, Journal of Food, 2013
Effects of several physical treatments (soaking, dehulling, ordinary cooking, microwave cooking, and autoclaving) on the level of antinutrtional factors and in vitro protein digestib...
Hydroponics as an Advanced Technique for Vegetable Production: An Overview
Abstract, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2018
Currently hydroponic cultivation is gaining popularity all over the world because of efficient resources management and quality food production. Soil based agr...
Hydroponics: The Power of Water to Grow Food
In the 19th century, a German botanist at the University of Wurzburg, Julius Sachs, dedicated his career to understanding the essential elements that plants need to survive. By examining differences between plants grown in s...
How Mattresses Could Solve Hunger
Syrian refugees at Zaatari camp in Jordan and scientists from the University of Sheffield are working together to create a way to grow healthy, fresh food with nothing but water and old mattress foam.
These 'recycl...