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  1. Formalizing Your Research: How to Carry Out an Agricultural Experiment

    As you work in agricultural development, there may be times that you find yourself wondering about the answer to a specific question you have. For example, should plants be spaced 30 cm or 60 cm apart to achieve the highest yield? Which one of three tomato cultivars would grow best in a...
    Agricultural Exper...
     

  2. Winged Bean Revisited

    In finding a niche for winged bean, determine which part(s) and attributes of these plant parts will be of greatest benefit to farmers. Varieties differ in how much of a particular plant part they produce. Among seven varieties evaluated in a trial at ECHO, ‘Ribbon’ and ‘Bogor’ were the highest...
     

  3. Alternative Germination Mixes for Starting Transplants

    We at ECHO are sometimes asked what we recommend for a germination medium in situations where seeds or seedlings need to be started in pots or plastic sacks before going out to the field. This past summer, we conducted a trial at ECHO to make and evaluate potting mixes that could serve as...
    Germination Transplanting
     

  4. Maize Production with Manure- Amended Compost

    2011-12-01 Information from ECHO Network member Daryl Edwards from his work in Zimbabwe suggested that using quality compost containing 10% cow manure results in a maize harvest similar to that obtained with 100% cow manure. This could be significant to farmers who have small farm sizes and limited...
    Maize Compost Manure
     

  5. Toward more Fruitful Agricultural Experimentation

    For many of us the idea of “research” is scary. We are not trained in it. We picture rigorous statistical analyses that we are unfamiliar with. We have seen glossy scientific journals with technical words that we do not understand. Besides, isn’t our goal to directly help smallholder farmers? Why...
    Agricultural Exper...
     

  6. The Auger Bit Oil Press

    As I studied more about Moringa seed, I learned that its valuable edible oil and this led me to start researching ways of extracting the oil. There are commercial chemical extractions, but these are too costly for the tribal people we work with. There are also cold and warm commercial presses,...
     

  7. Diabetes - How to prevent and live healthy with diabetes? Hospitalito, Kaqchiquel

    Spanish with Kaqchiquel Organización: Hospitalito de Atitlán
    Latin America and ...
     

  8. Complementary Food - Poster Recipes for a 6-month-old baby

    Organización: ODIM
    Latin America and ...
     

  9. USAID Technical Bulletin of Chaya

    2013-07-20 Chaya is rich in essential nutrients Chaya leaves are an excellent source of a number of essential nutrients for a healthy, balanced diet. In fact, Chaya is more nutritious than many green leafy vegetables such as spinach, Chinese cabbage and amaranth. The leaves are very high in protein,...
    Latin America and ...
     

  10. Complementary Food - First Month Meal Plan

    Organización: ODIM
    Latin America and ...