Asia Impact Center Regional Resources
About the Impact Center
 The ECHO Asia Impact Center & Small Farm Resource Center, exists to equip agriculture and community development practitioners to be more effective in their work serving smallholder farmers in Asia. We do this by providing technical resources, publications, training, and seeds to our network members residing in Asia.
We want to serve you!
Here at ECHO Asia, our vision is to equip and empower agriculture and community development workers. We do this through...
Upcoming Events:
We invite you to the ECHO Asia Small Farm Resource Center in Chiang Mai for practical, hands-on training.
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Connect With Us Through...

- In-Person Training: We host 1-2 day workshops at the ECHO Asia Farm, a quarterly 6-day Tropical Agriculture & Development Course, and customized trainings for groups.
 
- Farm Tours: We host individuals and small groups for educational tours of the farm and seed bank. These 1-2 hr contextualized conversations provide an overview of ECHO Asia and will give you a better idea of how we can partner together. To connect with us on the farm through a tour, please email us at echoasia@echocommunity.org.
 
- Seeds: The ECHO Asia Seed Bank distributes 200+ varieties of Neglected & Underutilized Species, all of which are Open-Pollinated Varieties. Seeds can be picked up on site or ordered through our online ECHO Asia Seed Bank store. Network members qualify for 10 free seed packets per year!
 
- ECHO Asia Notes and other technical resource publications are published regularly and translated into seven regional languages: Thai, Burmese, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Indonesian, Hindi, and Khmer.
 
- Virtual Training Materials are available upon request. Topics include...
	
- Intro to Biochar
 - Intro to Biosand Water Filtration
 - Intro to Black Soldier Fly (BSF) Production
 - Intro to the System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
 - Virtual ECHO Asia Farm Tour
 
 
Other Services Provided:
- Consultations and Third-Party Project Assessment/Evaluation
 - Customized Training Opportunities, on-site and across the region
 - 2-month Asian National Apprenticeship Program, offered 3 times a year in February, June, and November
 
To request more information, please email us at echoasia@echocommunity.org
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Contact:
ECHO Asia Office
Email Address
Phone Number
053-304-028
Physical Address
ECHO Asia Small Farm Resource Center & Seed Bank: 159-159 Moo 2, San Pa Pao, San Sai, Chiang Mai 50210 Thailand
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Intro to Biochar
						      		This presentation provides an introduction to biochar. It consists of three sections focused on biochar's definition, production, and applications.
Building a Biosand Water Filtration System (300L per day)
This step-by-step video demonstrates how to build a Biosand Water Filtration System (300L per day) following Aqueous Solutions' design model. More videos related to this topic are available on their site at aqsolutions.org.<...
The Top Lit Up Draft (TLUD) Kiln
						      		This step-by-step video demonstrates how to assemble a basic Top Lit Up Draft (TLUD) Biochar Kiln using a 200L metal drum. This is our preferred 'entry-level' method for biochar production, as it can be easily replicated in ...
Mangrove Feedstock Potentials for Ruminant
Mayulu, H., Anjani, F. M., Indana, K., Abdunnur, Supaningtyas, J. F. & Prasetya, F. (2024). Mangrove Feedstock Potentials for Ruminant. American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 19(4), 349-359. https://doi.org/...
Tropical Greenhouse Production of Vegetables
Acedo AL Jr, Buntong B. 2021. Tropical Greenhouse Production of Vegetables. Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Abt Associates, USAID, Feed the Future Cambodia Harvest II. 116p.
Greenhouse crop production is a climate-smart inno...
More Resources
Still need more info?...
- ECHO Asia Technical Resources include downloads and links related to a wide range of agricultural and community development topics. Much of the information has been provided by ECHO Asia development partners, as well as regional research and educational institutions.
 - ECHOcommunity Conversations allow our partners to pose field questions and engage our staff and greater community in problem solving together.
 - Our ECHO Asia YouTube Channel provides short videos about best practices, research, clips of our events, and projects related to sustainable smallholder agriculture in Asia.
 - Our Facebook page provides a way to connect to us and to each other and see current happenings on the farm.
 


