1. 4/10/2019 The more than 7000 islands that comprise the Philippine archipelago is vastly rich in natural resources and is considered one of only 17 mega-biodiverse regions in the world. Diversity is a recurring theme in these islands as the people speak more than 130 different languages, sublanguages and...
  2. The ECHO Asia Impact Center is staffed by the most dedicated and hardworking people! We would like to introduce you to our partner in Myanmar, the Kahelu Center! This partner has done a tremendous job developing an excellent seed banking facility. It is the desire of ECHO Asia to partner with...
  3. Las semillas, naturalmente, tienen un lugar en casi cualquier esfuerzo relacionado con el desarrollo agrícola. Las semillas de la mayoría de las plantas alimenticias son pequeñas y, como tales, se transportan más fácilmente y se pueden enviar a distancias más largas que los esquejes vegetativos....
  4. The Community Seed Network’s mission is to support community-led seed stewardship by offering a platform to connect people to projects, projects to each other, and everyone to seed. Through great conversations and the sharing of resources, we hope to make this work visible locally, regionally,...
  5. 94% of the old varieties of crops have been lost in the last 100 years, but you can change the trend. Start a grow out program as part of your seed lending library. What's a grow out program? Selected varieties are grown out by volunteers in the community for the benefit of the community. The...
  6. 29/1/2019 La 25ava Conferencia Agrícola Internacional de ECHO se celebró en noviembre de 2018. Abajo se presenta una breve descripción de algunas de las sesiones plenarias matutinas. En ECHOcommunity.org se encuentran disponibles videos y presentaciones en filminas sobre éstas y otras charlas.
  7. 30/3/2020 UPDATE AS OF 11 March: Due to the on-going travel restrictions from the COVID-19 Coronavirus, we have decided to postpone this event. We are sorry to anyone who has made plans to attend. Please check back soon as we plan to reschedule this training. Come join us on March 30- April 1st (3days, 2...
  8. 4/10/2019 How do you teach and equip an audience ofrural farmers, development workers, or seasoned professors, or all threeaudiences at the same time about saving seeds? Come learn and share tips and tools in training diverse audiencesabout the basics of seed saving and seed banking.
  9. 4/10/2019 In this workshop, the Global Seed Savers Philippines team will cover basic seed saving practices and tips. Some local ways of saving seeds will also be touched upon.
  10. 27/1/2020 Este artículo resume varios métodos con los cuales he experimentado para controlar varios tipos de gorgojos en semilla almacenada. Los recipientes para semillas pueden fluctuar en tamaño desde frascos pequeños hasta barriles/cubos, pero deben ser herméticos para que estas técnicas funcionen. Las...