1. 1/1/2016 ECHO exists to reduce hunger and improve lives through agricultural training and resources. Working through the internet and regional impact centers around the world, ECHO connects small-scale farmers, and those working to eliminate world hunger, with essential resources and each other. These...
  2. 1/1/1992 This manual aims to provide readily-understandable technical information to help extension workers respond to farmers' questions on how to grow and manage trees for householduses or for local markets. Although the manual is, for the most part, a technical reference, it must be emphasized that...
  3. This book seeks to contribute to ongoing debates about different approaches to agricultural technology development and transfer. One central theme in these debates relates to the value and potential contribution of what is widely referred to as 'indigenous technical knowlege," or local knowledge...
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    4/11/2015 El aprendizaje activo y el intercambio de conocimientos son claves para la adopción de innovaciones beneficiosas por agricultores. Programas de trabajadores comunitarios de salud (TCS) y trabajadores comunitarios de salud de animales (TCSA) han resultado en un cuerpo amplio de conocimientos sobre...
  5. 5/8/2015 Buenas intenciones y soluciones viables tendrán poco impacto si no nos conectamos con agricultores de maneras significantes para ellos. Los agricultores ponen confianza en lo que aprenden de las experiencias de otros agricultores, y son más dispuestos a confiar en lo que ven que en lo que...
  6. 1/4/2009 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #1 Based on the experiences of CRWRC and its collaborating partnering organizations in East Africa, the introduction of grain and vegetable amaranths shows real potential for the highlands of Southeast Asia. Grain amaranth should be seen and managed as a high...
  7. 30/4/2015 Este documento saca información del Breve #3 de MEAS Adaptation under the New Normal of Climate Change: The Future of Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (La Adaptación bajo el Nuevo Normal del Cambio Climático: El Futuro de Servicios de Extensión de Agricultura y Consejeros). Escrito...
  8. 28/4/2015 El crecimiento reciente en los precios de bienes globales, tanto como la expansión de mercados domésticos y de exportación entre las economías emergentes, se traduce a oportunidades nuevas y mejoradas para los agricultores de pequeña escala en el mundo en vías de desarrollo en cuanto al acceso a...
  9. 5/8/2015 The complexity of the global food system creates a diverse group of actors ranging from smallholders to large corporations involved in the agriculture sector. Each of the many actors in an agriculture value chain has different needs, objectives, strengths and weaknesses. With women accounting for...
  10. 13/7/2015 Based on a MEAS paper entitled, The Current and Future Roles of Small Farm Resource Centers in Extension and Advisory Services: Synthesis Report from Seven Case Studies in Southeast Asia, this document highlights key take-a-ways of an assessment by ECHO of seven SFRCs in Southeast Asia. Through...