Resources Tagged: Natural Farming

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  1. Maize Biomass and Soil Microbial Respiration with Indigenous (IMO) and Effective (EM) Microorganisms

    2018-11-20 Natural farming techniques have been heavily promoted in ECHO’s Asia network. The aim of these techniques is to reduce reliance on chemical inputs by enriching soils with beneficial microorganisms. Soil microbes break down organic matter, releasing nutrients for uptake by crop roots. They also...
    IMO EM Effective Microorg... Indigenous Microor... Natural Farming biomass Microbial Respiration

  2. Natural Farming Pig System Demonstration

    2015-01-01 One of the newest additions to the ECHO Global Farm is the Natural Farming Pig System located in the Tropical Lowlands area. This component is based on the Natural Farming approach developed in East and Southeast Asia which focuses on harnessing the impact of beneficial microbes for enhancing...
    Deep Litter Natural Farming Pigs Tropical Lowlands Indigenous Microor... Effective Microorg... East Africa Asia West Africa Latin America and ...

  3. 2016 China Sustainable Natural Farming Workshop

    ECHO Asia hosted a two-day sustainable natural faming workshop in mainland China to discuss strategies for sustainable natural farming techniques.
    Sustainable Agricu... Natural Farming Urban Agriculture Asia

  4. Natural Farming

    2013-10-20 In Chiang Mai, Thailand, during the late1990s, I became aware of farming practices that utilized beneficial microorganisms to enhance small farm resources and production in the tropics. Such techniques, enabling soil recovery and improving smallscale crop and livestock production, blended...
    Natural Farming Tropics Agricultural Devel... Microbial-based Fa...

  5. Multiplication and Use of Soil Microorganisms

    2011-01-20 EDN 96, published in July 2007, featured an article by Danny Blank called “A Fresh Look at Life below the Surface.” The article, written after Danny attended a week-long workshop by Dr. Elaine Ingham, discussed composting and the importance of using it to build up the Soil Food Web—the community...
    Natural Farming Composting Effective Microorg... Indigenous Microor... EM IMO Fermented Plant Juice Microbial Inoculants Microorganisms

  6. More on Reasons for Multiplying Microbes

    2011-01-20 Matthew Bakker commented, “In some of the literature that I am familiar with (having to do predominantly with the use of microbes to prevent plant disease), there has been a shift from inoculative approaches toward what is often called ‘microbial community management.
    Microorganisms Agro-Ecology Natural Farming

  7. Bokashi

    2011-01-20 Keith O. Mikkelson, executive director of an orphanage and children’s home called Aloha House in the Philippines, shares some of the ways EM is used on their farm in his book A Natural Farming System for Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropics. On his farm, EM is used in the form of bokashi...
    Natural Farming Sustainable Agricu... Bokashi Fermentation EM Effective Microorg... Anaerobic

  8. Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ; information from Cho Han Kyu’s book Natural Farming)

    2011-01-20 Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) is another oft-used Natural Farming input. It can be made in the following way: Collect plants that have defenses against the cold and that grow well in the spring. Other good plants to use are ones that are fast-growing and vigorous (these contain very active growth...
    Fermented Plant Juice Natural Farming

  9. How to Multiply Indigenous Microorganisms (IMO 1)

    2011-01-20 Indigenous microorganisms (IMO) are harvested and produced in various ways for natural farming. Out of five types of NF IMOs, IMO 1 refers to the group of indigenous microorganisms that are produced from microbes collected from forest settings, from around the stubble of harvested rice and...
    Fish Amino Acid IMO Indigenous Microor... Natural Farming Microorganisms Anaerobic Aerobic Fermentation Fermented Plant Juice

  10. Natural Farming

    2015-10-06 Speaker Bio: Keith Mikkelson is the Executive Director of Aloha House Inc., an NGO founded by Keith and his wife to help Philippine families. Aloha House is an orphanage located on an organic farm that produces food for the children, staff, and customers in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Keith’s...
    Natural Farming Asia