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ECHO offers over 350 varieties in its Florida seed bank requiring diverse approaches to growing, processing, and storing seeds. This five-day course will begin in ECHO’s seed production plots to help participants better understand how crops are managed and harvested. Techniques related to both wet and dry processing of seeds will be practiced, as well as, essential tasks such as germination testing. Long-term seed storage approaches including vacuum sealing and cold storage will be explored, emphasis will be placed on seed saving technologies and approaches for challenging tropical locations.

The 10th GFRAS Annual Meeting, whose topic is "Role of RAS in Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management" will take place at Royalton Negril, Jamaica between 30 September and 4 October 2019. Side Events are planned to take place on September 30th, the main meeting between October 1-3, and a General Assembly on October 4^th. GFRAS Steering Committee/Board meeting is scheduled to take place between 5 and 7 October. The Annual Meeting is co-organized by the Caribbean Agricultural Extension Providers’ Network (CAEPNet); Jamaica’s Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries (MICAF), and the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). The Caribbean Agricultural Extension Providers’ Network will host its Executive Committee Meeting and its annual membership meeting on Sunday, September 29^th. http://g-fras.org/en/am19.html

"Small Scale: Up Scale"

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 scale up!

Join us October 1-4 for 3-days of networking and opportunities to share ideas, technologies appropriate for small scale farmers, and lots of practical demonstrations at the new ECHO Asia Seed Bank & Small Farm Resource Center!

In addition to morning plenary speakers, we will conduct afternoon workshops at the ECHO Farm, an evening poster session, a seed exchange, followed by a 1-day site visit to one of many area best practice sites!

เชิญเข้าร่วมกับเราเป็นเวลา 3 วัน
ของการสร้างเครือข่ายและโอกาสในการแบ่งปันความคิด
และเทคโนโลยีที่เหมาะสมสำหรับเกษตรกรรายย่อยและ
การสาธิตเชิงปฏิบัติจำนวนมาก! 
   -ช่วงเข้ารับฟังการบรรยายจากวิทยากร
   -ช่วงบ่าย เป็นภาคปฏิบัติการ ที่ ฟาร์มเอคโค่
   - ช่วงตอนเย็นทำการแลกเปลี่ยนความคิดเห็น
   -มีการแลกเปลี่ยนเมล็ดพันธุ์
   -เยี่ยมชมฟาร์มกลุ่มสมาชิกเครือข่าย 1 วัน

The Konferas Agrikol Sid (KAS) Committe was able to reschedule the conference for October 14-18, 2019.  It was originally planned for June, but due to the situation of civil unrest in Haiti, it had to be postponed.

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We invite you to participate in a conference that would help strengthen connections amongst those working in the agricultural sector in Haiti and spend time learning from one another. Hopefully, the conference will take place at at a later day in 2019 at HRM Mission in La Baleine, South Department, Haiti.

This conference is tailored to encourage conference delegates and presenters to connect and learn from each other’s successes and failures. There will be plenary sessions in the morning followed by workshops in the same themes in the afternoon. Some of the subjects include:

1. Fruit processing
2. Natural insecticides
3. Fruit tree management

Our goal in this conference is to connect delegates, brainstorm ideas together, and learn from each other. We invite anyone to share about a topic or technique during an afternoon workshop. There is a section in the registration form to fill out regarding this option.

For more information or assistance, please contact: konferans.agrikol@gmail.com

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Join ECHO in Fort Myers, Florida for our annual three-day conference that will discuss challenges facing small scale farmers and development workers in the tropics. You can learn more about the 2019 ECHO International Agriculture Conference by visiting conference.echocommunity.org.

Each day is broken into a morning of plenary speakers at the hotel and an afternoon of workshops on the ECHO Global Demonstration Farm. Thursday night closes with a banquet dinner. 

You can watch videos of the Plenary Speakers from last year's conference here

Best practices improving nutrition and sustainable agriculture in highland areas.

This ECHO Symposium will provide a network and training opportunity for those involved in alleviating hunger and poverty in highlands of East Africa. Three mornings of plenary sessions featuring knowledgeable and experienced speakers would be followed by afternoon workshops and discussion groups led by regional agricultural development workers and experts.

Symposium Dates - 26th-28th November, 2019
25th November Check-in and Fellowship 
26th - 28th November Meeting Days
29th November Check-out and Optional Post Symposium Tours 

A symposium on best practices to improve nutrition and livelihoods in pastoralist areas.

This ECHO Symposium provides a network and training opportunity for those involved in alleviating hunger and poverty in pastoralist areas of East Africa. Three mornings of plenary sessions featuring knowledgeable and experienced speakers would be followed by afternoon workshops and discussion groups led by regional agricultural development workers and experts.

Symposium Dates - 2nd-4th March, 2020
1st March Check-in and Fellowship 
2nd -4th March Meeting Days
5th March Check-out and Optional Post Symposium Tours