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Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets
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Edible portion:Fruit, Herb, Flavouring, Spice, Flowers A small evergreen tree up to 4-8 m tall. It spreads to 2 m across. The stem is erect, branching and thorny. The leaves are dark green, and long and narrow in shape. They are 3-4 cm long. There is only a narrow wing on the leaf stalk. It has a...
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Edible:Leaves, Vegetable A low lying grey and hairy herb. It can grow to 1 m tall. The stems are 20 to 80 cm long and sometimes branched. The leaves are alternate and with leaf stalks 1-5 mm long. The ends of the leaves are blunt. The leaves are 1 to 3.5 cm long. The flowers are green and white...
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Edible:Rhizome, Root, Fronds, Leaves A medium sized fern. It grows 0.2-1 m high. It has a long, creeping, branched rhizome. It forms extensive spreading patches. The fronds can be 2 m high in shady places. The fronds are held stiffly erect. They are crowded and shiny green. The segments are...
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Edible:Leaves A herb which keeps growing each year. It can grow each year from seeds. It can be 20 cm to 2.5 m. The stems are hairy. They are erect and stiff and brittle. They have a woody rootstock and often grows to 1 m tall. There are many branches. The leaves are produced one after the other...
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Edible:Root, Leaves, Seeds - oil, Flowers, Stem An erect shrub which grows from year to year. It is 1-3 m tall. The underground roots are thick storage roots. The leaves occur one after another along opposite sides of the stem. The leaves have long leaf stalks and are oval but broad. They have...
ECHO Asia Note Articles
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This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 33. I read David Price’s concerns about promoting invasive forage plants in Asia Note #25 [Eds’ Note: AN #25 was written in response to AN #23] and would like to respond based on my own experience and observations. My reply will be based on the following...- Aussi disponible en:
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This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 41. [Editor’s Note: Anthony Wong the Managing Director of the Frangipani Langkawi Resort in Langkawi, Malaysia andis a longtime steward of green initiatives in Malaysia and the region. Using constructed wetland systems, grey water at his hotels are cleaned...- Aussi disponible en:
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This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 37. Seed saving in sub-tropical and tropical climates is challenging. Without equipment designed to maintain dry and cool environments, the quality of seeds may quickly deteriorate. High temperature and humidity during storage increase seed metabolism and...- Aussi disponible en:
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This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 40. The Mekong region lies at the intersection of Southeast, East and South Asia, between two Asian giants: China and India. It comprises five countries that host the bulk of the Mekong river watershed: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The...- Aussi disponible en:
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This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 36. Soil chemical, physical, and biological properties range from those highly favorable to plant growth to those highly unfavorable to plant growth. It is rare—especially in the tropics—to find a soil in its natural state in which all properties are highly...- Aussi disponible en:
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Zambia Agribusiness Society - ZAS
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The domestic guinea fowl (Numida meliagris) is a poultry bird that derives its name from the guinea coast of West Africa where it originated. Many poultry farmers in Africa are doing Guinea Fowl farming business successfully, mainly for profit. The Guineas are also sometimes called Guineas,...
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Disease can be defined as any change or impairment of normal body function that affects the chickens’ ability to survive, grow or reproduce. An understanding of the cause of a disease and its method of spread (transmission) will assist in controlling it. Knowledge of the clinical signs of a...
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Topics covered in this resource include: Reasons for keeping Rabbits Disadvantages of keeping Rabbits Breeds of Rabbits Subdivisions of the Breeds Characteristics of the Breeds Selection of Stock Reproduction Pregancy & Signs of pregnancy Kindling & Mother Care
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The nutritional requirement of rabbits, as is the case in other mammals, varies according to age and productive performance. To obtain effective feeding efficiency, diets should be formulated to meet the needs of animals of a particular age or stage of production. Most rabbit farms are not large...
MissionAssist Shell Books - La Maladie et le Malaise
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Notes sur la prévention et le traitement de la tuberculose glandulaire. Adapté de «La Tuberculosis Pulmonar(La tuberculose pulmonaire) » par le Ministère de la santé du Pérou, en collaboration avec SIL Pérou. Texte et illustrations 1976 Ministère de la santé du Pérou et SIL International 1976....- Aussi disponible en:
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Ce livret donne des conseils pour aider à vivre avec la diabète et d’autres maladies non-transmissibles. Adapté deFootsteps 87, publication littéraire de Tearfund, permission accordée Cette édition a été publiée en Grande-Bretagne en 2021 par MissionAssist Copyright 2021 MissionAssist- Aussi disponible en:
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Il n’existe pas de remède pour la fièvre de dengue, mais ce livre donne des détails sur la manière d'aider les personnes qui souffrent de la maladie, et on espère que de meilleurs vaccins pour prévenir la dengue seront bientôt développés. Adapté deDengue Fever, 3 Strands Consulting Services Pvt....- Aussi disponible en:
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Pour éviter les maladies sexuellement transmissibles, ne prenez qu’un(e) partenaire. Adapté de « Le SIDA et comment l’éviter » par SIL, Burkina Faso. Texte et illustrations 1992 SIL International, distribués sous une licence CC BY:NC (4.0) Cette édition a été publiée en Grande-Bretagne en 2020...- Aussi disponible en:
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Le COVID-19 est une nouvelle maladie qui est d’habitude légère mais peut parfois vous rendre très malade. Il y a beaucoup de choses que vous pouvez faire pour protéger votre famille et vos amis. Il est sage de suivre les conseils des personnes à votre centre de santé et des responsables...- Aussi disponible en:
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Shell Books - L'Agriculture et L'Agronomie
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Comment élever les abeilles: planifier le travail, inspecter la ruche et comprendre ce que vous voyez. Ce livre se fonde sur le livreBasic Beekeeping Manual 1: How to Manage Bees (écrit par Pam Gregory, qui en fait don aux apiculteurs des pays en voie de développement) La documentation de...- Aussi disponible en:
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Un livre sur l'élevage des porcs, qui vous guide depuis le choix d'un site pour garder des porcs, la décision de quelle race acheter, les nourrir et les soigner, jusqu'à l'abattage pour obtenir une viande délicieuse. Des sources supplémentaires d'aide en ligne et une recette facile pour cuisiner...- Aussi disponible en:
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Use a tin can or plastic bottle as a mini-reservoir alongside your seeds or seedlings. This uses material taken fromFootsteps- the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.- Aussi disponible en:
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This book shows how crops grown in home gardens can add important nutrients to the family diet; there is also a recipe for a soup you can make from some of those home-grown crops. It uses material fromFootsteps 52, the literacy publication of Tearfund with kind permission Illustrations by...- Aussi disponible en:
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Guinea pigs are easy to raise for households and small-scale farmers, as they are very productive, reproduce rapidly and produce good quality meat and fur. This uses material from "Footsteps 10" - the literary publication ofTear Fund, with kind permission. Illustrated by MissionAssist. This...- Aussi disponible en:
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CAN Nutricion
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Spanish with Kaqchiquel Organización: Hospitalito de Atitlán- Aussi disponible en:
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Organización: Hospitalito de Atitlán Spanish withTzutujil- Aussi disponible en:
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MissionAssist Shell Books - L'Information et l'Éducation
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Il existe environ 49 espèces différentes de tortues dans le monde. Les plus petites sont les padlopes d'Afrique australe. Elles mesurent environ 10 à 15 centimètres de long. Les plus grandes tortues vivent dans les îles Aldabra et Galápagos. Ce livre se concentre sur les deux plus grandes espèces...- Aussi disponible en:
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Ce livre, cinquième d’une série au sujet des pompes à eau, explique comment les pompes à énergie solaire fonctionnent et illustre les différents types disponibles pour aider à fournir de l’eau potable pour la communauté, ainsi que de l’eau pour le bétail et l’irrigation. Les autres livres de...- Aussi disponible en:
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Ce livre explique comment les pompes bélier hydrauliques (hydrams) fonctionnent et comment les installer et les utiliser. Les autres livres de cette série : Livre 1 — Pompes à eau – Vue d’ensemble Livre 2 — Pompes à eau à propulsion humaine pour l’usage domestique et communautaire Livre 3 —...- Aussi disponible en:
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Ce livre, le second d’une série de cinq, porte sur les pompes à propulsion humaine, leurs spécifications et leurs applications, depuis les pompes à l’usage d’un seul ménage aux pompes qui peuvent alimenter tout un village. Les autres livres de cette série : Livre 1 Pompes à eau - Vue d’ensemble...- Aussi disponible en:
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Ce livre, le troisième d’une série de cinq au sujet de différents types de dispositifs de pompage de l’eau, porte sur les pompes à propulsion humaine et animale utilisées pour l’irrigation. Les autres livres de cette série : Livre 1 – Pompes à eau – vue d’ensemble Livre 2 — Pompes à eau à...- Aussi disponible en:
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Feed the Future Publications
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En observant les feuilles de maïs, on peut diagnostiquer quatre carences en éléments nutritifs - phosphore, potassium, azote et magnésium. Ce document comprend des photos d'une feuille de maïs en bonne santé et de feuilles de maïs démontrant chacune de ces carences en éléments nutritifs. Il...- Aussi disponible en:
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Ce document fait la distinction entre les cultures de couverture «vedettes» (qui sont associées à une culture principale telle que le maïs) et les cultures de couverture «secondaires» (qui ne sont pas en concurrence avec la culture principale en raison de leur cycle de vie court et qui peuvent...- Aussi disponible en:
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Le pois-sabre est une excellente plante pour enrichir le sol, car il pousse dans des conditions très difficiles. Cependant, les graines contiennent des toxines qui les rendent normalement impropres à la consommation humaine. Ce document explique comment faire germer le pois-sabre pour éliminer...- Aussi disponible en:
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Ce document succinct contient des graphiques montrant comment la culture sans labour entraîne une augmentation de l'infiltration d'eau et une rétention accrue de l'eau dans le sol.- Aussi disponible en:
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Dans le système du Push-Pull, les cultures qui repoussent les animaux nuisibles et / ou attirent les prédateurs de ces insectes sont intercalées avec le maïs pour « éloigner » les animaux nuisibles de la culture principale. Les plantes qui attirent les parasites sont plantées autour du champ pour...- Aussi disponible en:
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Research - Posters
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Salt buildup typically occurs in dry areas where evaporation exceeds precipitation. Over time, as water evaporates, the minerals left behind begin to accumulate. Plants need a certain amount of soluble salts, but when the salt content of soil water is greater than that of the water inside plant...
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The 2:4 maize–double cowpea system consists of 4 rows of cowpea and 2 rows of maize, all planted on the same day. The second cowpea crop is planted after the first has been harvested (about 60 days after planting).1 The maize and cowpea are densely planted. The objective of this trial is to gain...
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The Foods from the Rainbow poster promotes eating foods from ALL color groups. It shows through symbols, the micronutrients that each color contributes such as Protein, Iron, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Folate, and Antioxidants. This educational tool has been used by health promoters to teach about...- Aussi disponible en:
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Plants contain oxalates for a few reasons. The first is that plants do not have an excretory system like animals, so oxalates allow plants the ability to bind up excess calcium (Webb 1999).Plants high in oxalates can have negative effects on the ability of animals to absorb calcium after eating...
ECHO Asia Seed Fact Sheets
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General description and special characteristics – Sunn hemp is an erect, Photo: ECHO Asia staff annual legume with rapid, vigorous growth, bright yellow flowers, and plump,pubescent seed pods. The plant generally grows unbranched from the ground to approximately 60 cm (2 ft.) up the stem. Above...
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General description and special characteristics – Annual semi-hardy herb up to 1-2 m tall with bright orange or yellow flowers. Variety – Thung Khang Tong, a local Thai variety
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General description and special characteristics – Okra is an upright annual about 1 to 2 m (3 to 6 ft.) tall with a main stem and several branches. It is a prolific producer of dark green pods that can be harvested continuously for weeks. Each flower yields a pod, best harvested to be eaten when...
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General description and special characteristics – An upright branched annual of which the young leaves and stems are eaten like cooked spinach. Amaranthus tricolor originates from tropical Asia and is one of the major leafy vegetables in South and Southeast Asia. Varieties – Tigerleaf: green leaf...
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General description and special characteristics – Malabar spinach is a perennial twining (or vining) herb grown for its tender stems and leaves, which can be cooked like spinach. The leaves and shoots are mucilaginous when cooked. Its fruits have been used for dyeing. Malabar spinach tolerates...
General Technical Documents
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This document presents key steps the ECHO Asia staffused to build an Earth Bag Seed Storage House on the new ECHO Asia Small Farm Resource Center in Thailand.
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Postharvest losses inflicted by insect pests in stored grains represent major challenge smallholder famers face in the global South. The maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) is one of the most important postharvest pests in maize. With dry maize stored in woven polypropylene bags, Likhayo et al....- Aussi disponible en:
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Haitian Network Documents
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Un guide pratique pour réussir l'installation d'une latrine naturelle et durable à base de vétiver L'utilisation de vétiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) remplace le besoin d'une fosse bordée de blocs de béton, crée de l'intimité et aide activement à décomposer les déchets. L'herbe de Jiji...- Aussi disponible en:
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A creole document describing illnesses in Haiti that can be prevented with vaccine available in Haiti- Aussi disponible en:
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A powerpoint explaining rabies in general and in Haiti, how to combat it, signs, what do do if you are bit etc.- Aussi disponible en:
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A document describing the common conditions/illnesses goat contract in Haiti. Parasites, Anthrax, Chlamydia and Orf.- Aussi disponible en:
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USAID Sector Environmental Guidelines & Resources - SEG
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Virtually all small-scale development activities—including aspects of housing, sanitation, water supply, roads, schools, community centers, storage silos healthcare, energy—involve construction. USAID’s global construction and rehabilitation portfolio includes small projects (e.g., individual...- Aussi disponible en:
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USAID seeks to facilitate inclusive and sustainable agricultural productivity growth to lift people out of extreme poverty and hunger, giving them the ability to move beyond subsistence and engage in their local, national, and/or global economies. Best achieving these critical development...- Aussi disponible en:
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The world’s drylands include hyperarid, arid, semi-arid and dry subhumid areas where rainfall is highly variable, droughts are common and water is the principal limiting factor for agriculture. Dryland soils, which are characterized by low levels of moisture, organic matter, and biological...
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Ecotourism can contribute to economic development and the conservation of protected areas by generating revenues that can be used to sustainably manage protected areas, and by providing local employment and a sense of community ownership. However, without careful planning and management that...
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Renewable energy can have numerous benefits, such as increased energy access in developing countries, public health improvements, climate change mitigation, etc. However, for those benefits to be realized, several sustainability considerations must be addressed in the design. This guideline is...- Aussi disponible en:
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Mkulima Mbunifu (MkM)
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Desemba 2018,Toleo la 75 Mkulima Mbunifu (MkM) ni jarida linalotoa elimu ya kilimo.
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Februari 2024,Toleo la 130 Mkulima Mbunifu (MkM) ni jarida linalotoa elimu ya kilimo.
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01/06/2020 Juni, 2020,Toleo la 93 Mkulima Mbunifu (MkM) ni jarida linalotoa elimu ya kilimo.
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01/07/2011 Karibu mkulima uelimike Magonjwa ya kuku Unaweza kupata nakala yako Njia rahisi ya kutengeneza mbolea maji Jinsi ya kuzuia magonjwa ya kuku Faida za kutumia mbolea mboji Mahitaji ya ng’ombe ili aongeze maziwa Washirika wa Mkulima Mbunifu Namna ya kuwavutia nyuki
Publications du CTA
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The valuable medicinal properties contained in certain plants are not, however, in doubt. In recent years, for example, the Chinese plant Artemisia annua, has become the essential ingredient in a new generation of anti-malaria drugs. The plant is now being grown in East African countries to...
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Ce dépliant de 8 pages, facile à lire et particulièrement adapté à la consultation sur le terrain, traite de l'apiculture et de la fabrication du miel. Il propose des informations générales sur le sujet traité, une description des procédés, divers conseils, des tableaux et des croquis...- Aussi disponible en:
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This 8-page leaflet, practical for use in the field and easy to read, helps pastoralists understand markets for animals and milk. It gives background information on types of products, market chains, adding value and different types of markets. Marketing processes are clearly outlined, along with...
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01/01/2014 This 8-page leaflet, practical for use in the field and easy to read, describes 11 ways that pastoralists can improve the marketing of their livestock. Ideas are given on keeping animals healthy, organising marketing groups and transporting livestock. Illustrated with line drawings throughout,...
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01/01/2014 This 8-page leaflet, practical for use in the field and easy to read, describes 10 ways that pastoralists can make more money from their milk. Ideas include splitting the herd, organising a marketing group and starting a small processing plant. Illustrated throughout with line drawings, further...
ECHO East Africa Notes
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Families Benefited with Dairy Goats Project A Research Project:Packed Biogas in Bags Green Manure/ Cover Crops: jack bean
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Moving towards energy self-sufficiency: addressing challenges to biogas technology uptake for improving rural livelihoods Improving soil nutrients by planting Jack Bean Parthenium hysterophorus
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New seed to try: Banana Passionfruit Sweet Potato Varieties in East Africa Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease in East Africa A Focus on Perennial Vegetables
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Food from the Wild Sweet Potato Promoting Biodiversity on Maize Smallholdings
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A Combination of Approaches to Conserve Soil and Water Tephrosia: A Multipurpose Tree for GM/CC, Soil Conservation and IPM- Aussi disponible en:
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Food Plant Solutions - Publications
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This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants ofChad. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are very good...
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This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants of Malawi. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are very...
- Imagine - You are an immigrant to a country which, in contrast to all that you are familiar with, is in a different climate, with different soils, and different plants which will flourish in these conditions. You are keen to be a good provider for your family and the idea of growing fresh fruit...
- Potentially important food plants of Rwanda Food plants for healthy diets in Rwanda Also available in:Kinyarwanda (rw) Potentially important leafy greens and vegetables in Rwanda Potentially Important Fruit, Nuts and Seeds of Rwanda Good gardening and growing root crops in Rwanda If you...
- Potentially Important Food Plants of the Western Pacific Potentially Important Fruits and Nuts of the Western Pacific Potentially Important Leafy Greens and Vegetables in the Western Pacific Also available in:Français (fr)Bislama (bi) Food plants for healthy diets in the Western Pacific Also...
GODAN Cours de Gestion des Données Ouvertes en Agriculture et Nutrition
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Resources for Schools and Teachers
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Students will investigate recent field research studies on the ECHO-North America Small Farm Resource Center and the ECHO-Asia Small Farm Resource Center and then design their own experiments. Activity 1 ECHO-North America initiated a multi-year gliricidia intercropping trial. Researchers are...
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Frequently asked questions about ECHO, the farm visit, and safety rules for enjoying the ECHO-North America Small Farm Resource Center experience... Click on the GREEN BUTTON on the right to download the pdf.
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Students will convert the annual sugar cane harvest data from weight to liquid measure, calculate the number of containers needed (gallons, quarts, and pints) for sale at a farmers’ market, and form a business plan including the calculation of costs and profits. An extension activity includes...
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During the ECHO tour, students saw several members of the animal kingdom which play an important role on small-scale farms. After creating a graphic organizer, students will write stories, poems, construct posters, or design illustrated brochures or information sheets describing “How to Raise”...
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Students will analyze data from the annual Tilapia harvest comparing the pond raised fish to the aquaponics grown fish. Guess what they found? Click on the GREEN BUTTON on the right to download the pdf.
Publications de la CVM
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This handbook will help the sheep producer select production goals, select the type of sheep most suitable for a particular area, and will serve as a guide for the production of healthy sheep.Sheep are one of the most common livestock and among the first to be domesticated. They are very...
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Dr. Maureen Birmingham and Dr. Peter Quesenberry,Revised Edition 2016 ISBN 978-1-886532-45-8 The idea for a book "Where There is No Vet" was conceived years ago. Work was officially started in 1985 by the late Dr. Bill Baker who worked as a veterinarian in Haiti for eight years. Dr. Baker...- Aussi disponible en:
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When we begin a training program we want to encourage people's growth. We want to equip them for the future and for change. Because participatory training can cause change, it can also affect power, authority, and control. Therefore, training of any kind is not neutral. Every kind of training can...- Aussi disponible en:
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20/01/2006 Why do our farm animals get sick and how can we keep them healthy?" This is a question veterinarians and other specialists who work with small farmers hear frequently. Most of these farmers work very hard, giving time, effort, and loving care to their animals in the hope that their farm will be...
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20/01/2006 The author's sincere desire in preparing this booklet is that it will serve to be readily used as a reference and aid in the raising of goats. Veterinary information and assistance are in short supply or nonexistent in many areas of the world. The author has endeavored to write this booklet in a...- Aussi disponible en:
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Amaranth to Zai Holes
- After 15 years of EDN, I guess it is not too much to include a bit of levity. Economists, agronomists and planners of late Have discovered a new way to pontificate. Beyond mere jargon, like "Success Enhancement," "Integrated Development," and "Rural Advancement." Working in all their infinite...
- 19/10/1996 Chapter 1 Table 1 Ecological or Life Zones of the Tropics, Sub Tropics, and Warm Temperate Zones Chapter 1 Table 2. Annual Crops (or Perennial Crops grown as annuals) Climatic Needs Chapter 1 Table 3. Important Perennial and Tree Crops Chapter 1 Table 4. Suggested Crops for Specific Climatic...
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19/10/1996 Staple crops are those which are most common in people's diets. Large expanses of land are dedicated to growing these foods, compared to the smaller areas planted in fruits and vegetables. In the third world, the staples are often a starch (grain or root crop) and a pulse (dried legume seed,...
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19/10/1996 All trees are multipurpose. They bring subsoil nutrients to the surface, provide shade, and slow erosion. Many trees provide fodder, living fenceposts, fruit and other edible parts, shade, insecticides, and wood; they all have some role in soil stabilization and offer quality-of-life benefits...
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19/10/1996 Many small farmers must grow their crops on small tracts of marginal land, which may be dry or hilly or remote. These difficult growing conditions require special techniques suited to the situation. This chapter contains some ideas which can be adapted for local circumstances. Most of the ideas...
Ressources VITA réactivées
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From Human Factors, 1968 A description of VITA at that time.
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Originally published by Volunteers in Techical Assistance between 1959 and 2005, an impressive collection of 137 VITA documents in 6 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish) have been republished. This list includes titles like: Understanding Evaporative Cooling,...
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La couveuse est chauffée par une ampoule électrique réguličre, placée sous la couveuse, le sol. Selon la montée de la température exigée, la puissance de l'ampoule ętre choisi par expérimentation. Le sol du métal et toit préviennent prédateurs tels que rats d'entrer la couveuse. Si l'énergie...
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Ce nettoyeur de la graine a été développé ŕ l'Afghanistan pour enlever des graines rondes de mauvaises herbes de grains du blé. Les graines rondes ne pourraient pas ętre séparées par un crible parce que ils étaient la męme dimension comme les grains du blé. Le nettoyeur a décrit ici...
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01/01/1995 Pour 35 années, VITA a aidé des gens dans développer les pays améliorent la qualité de leurs vies ŕ travers le provision de services d'information. Le plus vieux service de VITA, le Le Service de l'enquęte, enrôle VITA se propose répondre des demandes au sujet de une variété de questions du...- Aussi disponible en:
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ECHO Asia News
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This article by ECHO Asia Staff membersPatrick Trail, Yuwadee Danmalidoi, and Boonsong Thansrithong, appeared in ARI's'Eudoo' Journal of Rural Future Study(May, 2021) A number of motivations exist for saving seed at the community level, including crop biodiversity preservation, food sovereignty...
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COMPAS - Newsletter for Endogenous Development
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Methodologies to support endogenous development The social mobilisation approach facilitates community change in Sri Lanka Promoting health care in India - by reinforcing local health traditionsrang Ghanaian community approach AGRUCO's methods strenthen self esteem and cultural identity Reviving...
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In this issue, several authors indicate the causes of poverty in their area of work. For example Barkin (p.41) points at the processes of cultural oppression and agricultural modernisation that affected the indigenous peoples in rural Mexico; Satheesh (p.20) presents the influence of the Public...
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01/01/2021 This paper presents the following questions in an inter-cultural perspective: What are importantant differences in worldviews and how do these affect the ways of knowing? What is knowledge and what is science? What types of relationships can exist between dominant science and the different local...
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01/01/2012 The objective of this book is to stimulate co-creation of sciences through an inter-cultural and inter-scientific dialogue – a dialogue in which each way of knowing expresses itself, where differences are positively and respectfully considered, and where options for complementarity (and aspects...
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01/01/2012 This report provides the summary findings of the CAPTURED End Evaluation. In addition, three country evaluation reports have been produced, based on the work of the CAPTURED partners in Bolivia, Ghana and India. As noted in the ToR document, the purpose of this evaluation of the Program for...
Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM) Publications
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How do organic farmers benefit from biodiversity? Biodiversity fights pests, improves soil, and increases food security. Kilomohai Training Materialshttp://www.kilimohai.org/kilimohai/training-materials- Aussi disponible en:
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Farmers consider crop-reduction organisms to be pests and diseases. Insects, birds or other animals are considered pests whenever they cause damage to crops or to stored harvests. Fungi, bacteria and viruses are identified as diseases, when they invade or alter vital plant growth activities or...
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Poster - How to make a Natural Pesticide. Some natural pesticide ingredients and the pests they repel. Kilomohai Training Materialshttp://www.kilimohai.org/kilimohai/training-materials- Aussi disponible en:
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Poster - Benefits of agroforestry systems. Increase the productivity of your farmland by introducting trees. Kilomohai Training Materialshttp://www.kilimohai.org/kilimohai/training-materials- Aussi disponible en:
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ECHO East Africa News
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In this issue: Nanenane Agricultural show Appropriate technology ECHO EA seedbank updates Highlights Innovation News in brief ECHO RIC‟s Best Practices- Aussi disponible en:
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In this issue: 1. Nutrition in dryland areas symposium 2.Nanenane Agricultural show 3. Appropriate technology 4. ECHO EA seed bank updates 5..Parthenium 6. Upcoming events 7. News in brief- Aussi disponible en:
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In This Issue Seed Bank Update Students Visit ECHO EA Local CA Training Events Staff Transitions Resources for Organic Certif. The Debate over GMOs New Online Resources- Aussi disponible en:
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Using ECHO Resources
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20/01/2021 ECHO a le plaisir de vous présenter sa nouvelle application mobile ! Nous représentons un réseau de près de 20 000 membres et nous fournissons des ressources aux agriculteurs et aux agents de développement depuis plus de 30 ans. ECHOcommunity.org contient des milliers de documents et de vidéos...- Aussi disponible en:
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SAWBO Publications
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Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) is a Michigan State University based program. SAWBO transforms extension information on relevant topics such as agriculture, health and women’s empowerment, into 2D, 2.5D and 3D animations, which are then voice overlaid into a diversity of global...
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Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) transforms expert knowledge into educational animations, which are then translated into multiple languages from around the world. We use a rigorous co-creation and review process to create highly accurate content.
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23/03/2021 Despite considerable research on YouTube as a digital media platform, little research to date has quantified the device-type used to access that online media. Analyzing access-device data for videos on one YouTube video channel—Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO), which produces...
FAO Publications
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Parent page Adopted Standards (ISPMs)
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The FAOSmallholder Farmers’ Dataportrait is a comprehensive, systematic and standardized data set on the profile of smallholder farmers across the world. It can generate an image on how small family farmers in both emerging and developing countries live their lives. It is about putting in...
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Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of macrofungi. They include both edible/medicinal and poisonous species. However, originally, the word “mushroom” was used for the edible members of macrofungi and “toadstools” for poisonous ones of the “gill” macrofungi. Scientifically the term “toadstool” has...
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20/01/2022 FAO. 2022. Système de recherche mondiale en ligne sur l’agriculture (AGORA). Guide d’utilisation. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb8611fr AGORA est un programme de Research4Life, un partenariat publicprivé entre les Universités Cornell et Yale, la FAO, l’Association internationale des éditeurs...- Aussi disponible en:
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20/01/2022 FAO, Rikolto and RUAF.2022.Urban and peri-urbanagriculture sourcebook– From production to food systems.Rome, FAO and Rikolto. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb9722en The purpose of this book is to set out the key lessons learned and to provide recommendations and guidance based on existing cases and...
MissionAssist Shell Books - La Santé et L'Hygiène
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Une alimentation équilibrée peut éviter des problèmes de malnutrition. Différents types de nourriture permettent au corps de prendre des forces, d'emmagasiner de l'énergie, et de se protéger des maladies. Une mauvaise alimentation peut rendre malade, et des conseils sont donnés pour éviter et...- Aussi disponible en:
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En soulignant l’importance de la bonne nutrition pour les petits enfants, ce livre offre trois recettes pour faire la bouillie de céréales pleine de protéine. Des matériaux sont pris deFootsteps 52et65publications d’alphabétisation de Tearfund avec l’aimable autorisation Illustrations...- Aussi disponible en:
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Most people will need to take medication either for a short period of time to overcome a particular illness or possibly throughout their life to combat a condition that affects their everyday living. This book stresses the importance of taking your medication in the correct way and continuing to...
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Este livrinho explica a causa do albinismo e salienta a importância de garantir que os albinos recebam o cuidado e respeito que lhes permitirão levar uma vida o mais normal possível. Usando material no domínio publico Ilustrações por MissionAssist Esta edição foi publicada no Reino Unido em 2023...- Aussi disponible en:
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Le bébé est né robuste et a été élevé sainement, bien nourri par le lait maternel. Il continue à grandir et arrive au troisième stade de sa vie, alors qu’ il commence à se nourrir d'aliments, autres que le lait maternel L’enfant devrait débuter ce stade à l'âge de sixmois. Les autres livres de la...- Aussi disponible en:
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ATTRA Publications on Sustainable Agriculture
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To comply with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic regulations, livestock producers must establish and maintain preventive livestock health care practices (seeOrganic Approach to Animal Healthtipsheet). The National Organic Program (NOP) regulations regarding these practices are...- Aussi disponible en:
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Pig production certified organic by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a relatively small part of U.S. agriculture. Although demand for organic meat is strong in the United States, high prices for organic grains and the challenges of raising pigs in compliance with the USDA organic...- Aussi disponible en:
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Livestock parasites are present on our farms. They have many attributes that allow them to survive difficult environments and seasons, and it is literally impossible to completely eradicate them. When parasite numbers are too high for the host animals’ immune systems to control, we will observe...- Aussi disponible en:
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Organic certification verifies that fruit is produced according to U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA) organic standards. In general, the regulations make several requirements of certified organic fruit: Produced without genetic engineering, ionizing radiation, or sewage sludge Managed in a...- Aussi disponible en:
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Small and very small meat plants in the U.S. typically struggle with extensive overtime costs, high turnover, high stress, production overcapacity, a declining rural customer base, declining profitability, and an extensive need for capital investment. This publication highlights small changes...- Aussi disponible en:
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Food Plants International - Publications
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This book is designed as a simple introduction to good gardening in Zambia . It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are very good quality...
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2024, Bruce R French, Food Plants International Some are used as vegetables Some for flavouring Some are used to make tea drinks They are added to soups and stews Usually it is the young leaves that are used Often a mixture of leaves are eaten together Normally cook all leaves to remove bacteria...
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Ghana has a population of about 30 million people. There are slightly over 1,200 edible plant species currently growing in Ghana. But life gets more difficult in the drier Sahel zone to the north of the country. There are possibly 4-5 million people who live in this more arid zone. Tree are...
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Pictures of fruit that grow in Colombia
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Practical ways of growing local food plants, and doing it well. This book is designed as a simple introduction to good gardeningin the Soloman Islands. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of...
USAID General Publications
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The U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Digital Strategy1 was launched in April 2020 to achieve and sustain open, secure, and inclusive digital ecosystems that contribute to broad-based, measurable development and humanitarian assistance outcomes through the responsible use of...
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Despite Vietnam’s dramatic economic transformation into a lower middle-income country, numerous development challenges threaten Vietnam’s continued pace of economic growth and hamper its deeper integration into the global economy. The United States supports a strong, prosperous, and independent...
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By the end of the module you will be able to: Identify the 3 types of evaluation questions. Identify what makes a good evaluation question. Know difference between typical performance evaluation and impact evaluation questions. Break questions down into sub-questions. Use the design matrix as an...
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Why is this Guide Necessary? Energy is the driving force behind everything. The word that originally comes from the Greek language (ἐνέργεıα) has found its place in most living languages. It is used in different scientific disciplines, physics, biology, chemistry, technology, economy or in a...
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EnWASH seeks to fill knowledge gaps and improve rural water services. The study covers Northern, Savannah, North-East, Upper-West, and Volta regions, focusing on expanding sustainable piped water systems. EnWASH Study Objectives: Explore the drivers of financial and service delivery performance...
USAID Resilience Measurement Practical Guidance Note Series
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Guidance for conducting data analysis must begin with a discussion of the research process, as the analytical approach selected is driven by the research purpose and questions. For the purposes of this guidance note, the following four steps are integral to conducting any resilience analysis:...
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Why a Systems Approach? Systems thinking is a way of organizing a set of related units or elements and identifying the interconnections, patterns and structures that make up the whole. Understanding social-ecological systems, for instance, requires understanding how people think, engage with one...
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There are several benefits to including an RMS in resilience-focused projects. Recurrent Monitoring Surveys have the ability to collect real-time (or near to real-time) data on resilience dynamics as they are unfolding. This allows teams to understand how individuals, households and communities...
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Investing resources in resilience building requires earnest efforts in resilience measurement and analysis, and an indispensable component of resilience measurement is shock measurement. Incorporating shock measurement into monitoring and evaluation frameworks serves two purposes. The first is to...
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Shocks and stresses often manifest in complex ways and across a range of local, regional, national and international levels. The abilities of people, households, communities, and institutions to manage the impacts of shocks and stresses are underpinned by several factors. In order to promote...
USAID Pause and Reflect Toolkit
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The FFT Workshop is designed to be flexible for your team’s availability. It can be conducted in a full-day in person, 2 half-day sessions, or 2-3 hour sessions over 5 days. It is possible to host a remote workshop, though the preparation will be more time consuming. Also note that the one-day...
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Using a very brief CLA temperature check, the group reviews the following six CLA categories and determines the strength of each capacity on a red-amber-green scale as outlined below. The USAID Cards provide more detail on each component, the ideal, desired state of practice, and the levels of...
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From the selected Learning Questions, identify which data sources will be most useful for the workshop, mark them as ‘Required’ and assign them to a team member for assembling. If possible, suggest a presentation method, or content focus for the data (e.g., just demographics in the baseline,...
Ressources de formation de base pour l'agriculture de conservation
- The editable source documents (.docx and .pub)of these materials are available in many other languages fromthe CFGB database.The source documents are updated periodically so check here for the most current formats. We encourage you to adapt the source for your purposes. Poster List : What is CA?...
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20/04/2020 Pourquoi l’utilisation de l’Agriculture de Conservation? .... 3 Minimisation de la Perturbation du Sol ................................ 5 Importance de la Couverture du Sol ..................................... 8 Planter avec Précision ......................................................... 14...- Aussi disponible en:
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20/04/2020 L’Agriculture Conservation (AC) s'est propagée au cours des 40 dernières années pour couvrir 105 millions d'hectares de terres agricoles dans le monde (ACT, 2008). L'efficacité de l’AC dans le maintien de l'humidité du sol, l'amélioration de la qualité des sols, l'abaissement des coûts des...- Aussi disponible en:
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Food Plants International - Posters
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Poster of some of the edible plants of tropical India. Being compiled by Bruce French of Food Plants International. www.foodplantsinternational.com
Sustainable Nutrition Manual, 2nd Edition (2016)
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20/01/2016 HealthHumans isaboutthe human body and nutrition. You will also learn about foodchoicesand the benefits of diversity in diet. It has lots of useful ideas toimprove life and manydelicious recipes and suggestions for tasty, healthymeals. *Sustainable Nutrition Manual (SNM): Food, Water, Agriculture...
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20/01/2016 HealthyDesigns is about designing for sustainable living. This book brings parts 1 and2together and guides you to make a personalised plan for SustainableNutrition. This book ispractical to design everything on your land. There islots of information in the appendicesabout foods of Malawi and...
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20/01/2016 HealthyEnvironments is about natural systems and sustainability. You will learn abouttheNature Cycle and the Water Cycle and natural sustainable systems. You willbe introduced toPermaculture ideas and gain an understanding of the benefitsof diversity in Nature. *Sustainable Nutrition Manual...- Aussi disponible en:
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Practical Action: Technology Challenging Poverty
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There are two main reasons for drying food: to prevent (or inhibit) the growth and activity of micro-organisms and hence preserve the food to reduce the weight and bulk of food for cheaper transport and storage. This technical brief describes some of the requirements for proper drying and...
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Globally, drying is the most widely used method for preserving foods for use in the home or for sale. When drying foods such as fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs and nuts value is added by dryingand in such cases an investment in improved drying technologies may be economically viable. This...
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01/01/2007 Biogas is a well-established fuel for cooking and lighting in a number of countries. It is a gas mixture comprising around 60% methane and 40% carbon dioxide that is formed when organic materials, such as dung or vegetable matter are broken down by microbiological activity in the absence of air,...
World Bank Group - Open Knowledge Repository
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“World Bank. 2022.The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2022. World Bank, Washington, DC. World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/38148 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.” The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2022 is a pocket edition of the Global Findex Database 2021. The...
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20/01/2019 “International Finance Corporation. 2019.Working with Smallholders : A Handbook for Firms Building Sustainable Supply Chains. Washington, DC. International Finance Corporation. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/29764 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.” The purpose of Working with...
MissionAssist Shell Books - L'Artisanat et Compétences
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Ce livre explique que malgré le fait que la jacinthe d’eau est devenue un problème elle peut être très utile. Ce matériel provenant de Practical Action’s Technical Brief Water Hyacinth est utilisé avec leur aimable autorisation Cette édition a été publiée en Grande-Bretagne en 2022 par...- Aussi disponible en:
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A tent drier can be used to dry fruit and vegetables in the heat of the sun. Food so preserved will keep long past harvest time and can be sold later in the year in the market place. This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission.This edition...
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Bon avis à propos de comment vous protéger et les bâtiments quand la foudre frappe. Prise de «Footsteps» publication d’alphatétisation de TEAR FUND avec l’aimable autorisation. Cette édition a été publiée en Grande-Bretagne en 2019 par MissionAssist.- Aussi disponible en:
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2 femmes vendent un jus mélangé de fruit de la passion et d’ananas. L’une d’elles ne l’a pas fabriqué correctement, ce qui a rendu ses clients malades. L’autre sait comment le faire sans problème et elle dit à l’autre femme ce qu’il faut faire. Des instructions complètes sont données dans l’...
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Ce livre explique comment fabriquer la teinture indigo, les meilleures plantes à utiliser et le matériel à employer. Texte écrit et illustré pour Mission Assist Cette édition a été publiée en Grande-Bretagne en 2022 par MissionAssist Copyright 2022 MissionAssist- Aussi disponible en:
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ECHO Research Newsletter
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December 2024 is the third issue of ECHO Research Newsletters. To correspond with ideas and feedback about the topics ofthis newsletter, email publishing@echonet.org. Engagement Opportunities:IV International Symposium on Underutilized Plant Species andSpecial journal issue on Agriculture and...
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15/04/2025 April 2025 is the fourth issue of ECHO Research Newsletters. To correspond with ideas and feedback about the topics ofthis newsletter, emailpublishing@echonet.org. ECHO Research Updates: Seed storage temperature trial andProcessing of banana stalks for pig feed Opportunities for Engagement:IV...
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23/08/2024 August 2024 is the secondissue of ECHO Research Newsletters. To correspond with ideas and feedback about the topics ofthis newsletter, email publishing@echonet.org. Engagement Opportunities: Monitoring and evaluation, Plant nutritional information Knowledge Exchange: A research round table and...
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02/05/2024 May 2024 is the first issue of ECHO Research Newsletters. To correspond with ideas and feedback about the topics ofthis newsletter, email publishing@echonet.org. Engagement Opportunities: Monitoring and evaluation, Plant nutritional information Knowledge Exchange: A research round table and...
Seeds for a Future Publications
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La vulnerabilidad de las familias guatemaltecas a la inseguridad alimentaria y nutricional, es un problema que se ha agravado ante la crisis de la pandemia del coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19); ante esta circunstancia adversa, la Aldea Chocolá no es la excepción. Bajo este contexto, se ha evaluado la...
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This PDF goes into greater detail about the Seeds for a Future Program, and what we’ve learned and incorporated along the way.
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Daillen Nordell Culver, Originally submitted August 2020,MSc International Development, University of Edinburgh,School of Social and Political Science Chronic malnutrition’s disproportionate impact on indigenous Guatemalans remains an obstacle to rural development. Emerging research suggests the...
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During 2014 – 2017, the Institute for Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) scientifically documented Seeds for a Future’s Integrated Program, and its positive health impacts for the Program’s participants.
USAID Women's Issues Publications
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) affirms that gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment are fundamental for the realization of human rights and key to effective and sustainable development outcomes. For societies to thrive, women and girls, men and boys, and...
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USAID, USAID’s programs, projects and activities assist communities in building greater resilience and, ultimately, becoming self-reliant. Agency decision-makers must balance the potential benefits of activities that aim to build resilience with the possibility that such efforts could have...
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For more than 50 years, USAID has worked with countries to deliver a wide range of programs and approaches to save the lives of women, newborns, and children. The results have been impressive. The commitment of countries and the generosity of the American people have resulted in significant...
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Despite being a basic bodily function, menstruation has lived in the shadows across cultures, geographies, and history. In recent years, global health, international development, and women’s rights communities have increasingly recognized the role that menstruation plays in achieving their...
ICIPE Publications
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Ticks and tick-borne diseases cause great economic loss to livestock in the world and have adverse effects on them in several ways and even leads to their death. Ticks parasitise a wide range of vertebrate hosts and transmit a variety of pathogenic agents than any other group of arthropods. The...
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Nematodes are difficult to diagnose due to their nonspecific, cryptic disease symptoms, lack of apparent damage, limited diagnostic capabilities, and inadequate understanding of nematodes and expertise to manage the pests. Nematodes are often misdiagnosed or attributed to other causes.
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20/01/2013 Many of the important agricultural and horticultural crops cultivated worldwide belong to the genus Brassica. The main brassicas grown in East Africa are cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata); kale, also called choumolea (B. oleracea L. var. acephala); Chinese cabbage (B. campestris L....- Aussi disponible en:
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20/01/2006 This field guide provides agricultural scientists, extension workers and quarantine specialists with information on the life cycle, damage symptoms, distribution and host plants of major fruit fly species of fruits and vegetables in Africa. The purpose, tools and methodology for fruit fly...
Infonet Biovision Publications
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Diagnostic chart based on disease signs and observations
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20/02/2016 Diagnostic chart based on disease signs and observations
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20/01/2012 Infonet-Biovision, an initiative of Biovision Farmer Communication Programme, provides small-scale farmers, communities, NGOs, and trainers with practical information and knowledge on simple, workable and ecologically compatible practices and methods that sustain farming and household incomes. It...
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20/01/2005 Mango is one of the most important fruit crops in the tropical and subtropical lowlands. It is a fruit growing in popularity worldwide and well suited to East Africa as a commercial crop. These guidelines are for farmer-to-farmer leaders of a training programme. They are accompanied by a field...
Grower Talks
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GrowerTalks magazinemay be the best-known greenhouse trade publication in the world. While it’s published in America’s Midwest, just outside of Chicago, its reach and influence is global, with its editors historically on the road and in the air to find the stories, trends and news. ARTICLES FROM...
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01/01/2021 GrowerTalks magazinemay be the best-known greenhouse trade publication in the world. While it’s published in America’s Midwest, just outside of Chicago, its reach and influence is global, with its editors historically on the road and in the air to find the stories, trends and news. ARTICLES FROM...
USAID Crop Publications
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Onions are one of the oldest vegetables in continuous cultivation, dating back to at least 4,000 BC as recorded by ancient Egyptians. This fact is documented in the Bible and Holy Quran. » The common dry onions (Allium cepa), a member of the Amarylli-daceae family, originated in central Asia...
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USAID - Pakistan - Chili Production, Harvest & Post-Harvest Management
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20/01/2012 This manual was prepared to assist USAID-Inma field staff in working with cooperating growers. It does not cover all issues or answer all questions. The USAIDInma horticulture team or Ministry of Agriculture specialists can be consulted to answer additional questions. Onions clearly represent an...
International Biochar Initiative Publications
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Biochar has been shown to be beneficial for growing crops. For farmers and gardeners, biochar provides a unique opportunity to improve soil fertility for the long term using locally available materials. Used alone, or in combinations, compost, manure, and/or synthetic fertilizers are added at...
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Biochar is mostly composed of highly stable forms of black carbon and it can be used as a tool for carbon sequestration in soil. There is also interest in using biochar to create permanent landscape art, including as part of projects (such as 350.org) aimed at raising public awareness about...
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Biochar should always be tested for safety before applying to soil (see IBI Technical Bulletin #101: Quick tests to determine whether a biochar material contains compounds that are potentially harmful to plants). Biochar is not a single material and can vary in its composition according to how it...
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Biochar can be made from a wide variety of feedstocks and under a wide variety of conditions, yielding a wide variety of potential product characteristics. Not all biochars are suitable for soil application as supplied. This Technical Bulletin covers two rapid tests that can be used to assess the...- Aussi disponible en:
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20/02/2015 Marta Camps, Massey University; and Thayer Tomlinson, International Biochar Initiative February 2015 Both compost and biochar production are methods to utilize and recycle organic wastes. This paper provides information on the use of biochar in composting and highlights the potential benefits,...
Resilience Design
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Permagarden: manuel technique – Troisième édition explique les concepts clés et les techniques nécessaires à la création de systèmes de culture en permagarden. Il explique ensuite comment ces techniques peuvent être incorporées dans les programmes d'urgence et de non-urgence qui soutiennent les...- Aussi disponible en:
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This primer is designed to support those working in humanitarian and development contexts by highlighting a design process for increasing community resilience to shocks and stresses ranging from social and economic upheaval to natural disasters such as floods, drought, increased heat and aridity,...
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Liste de contrôle de modélisation de la résilience: MODELISATION:Le site a une modélisation adaptée au contexte qui optimise les ressources et les influences extérieures. L’EAU: Le site dispose de stratégies de récolte de l'eau afin de ralentir, de répandre, de faire couler et de gérer l'eau....- Aussi disponible en:
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La modélisation de la résilience (MR) est une approche qui vise à renforcer la résilience des petits exploitants agricoles et de leurs systèmes agricoles face aux chocs et stress environnementaux et économiques par : l'amélioration des ressources naturelles et des services écosystémiques ;...- Aussi disponible en:
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Ce guide de l’animateur pour la modélisation pour la résilience est un outil de formation qui peut être utilisé pour cascader l’approche de modélisation pour la résilience des systèmes des petits exploitants agricoles (l’approche MR). Les animateurs devraient idéalement avoir reçu une formation...- Aussi disponible en:
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Other Farmer Training Guides
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The editable source documents (.docx and .pub)of these materials are available in many other languages fromthe CFGB database. The source documents are updated periodically so check here for the most current formats. We encourage you to adapt the source for your purposes. Learning Outcomes –...
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The editable source documents (.docx and .pub)of these materials are available in many other languages fromthe CFGB database. The source documents are updated periodically so check here for the most current formats. We encourage you to adapt the source for your purposes. Learning Outcomes –...
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The editable source documents (.docx and .pub)of these materials are available in many other languages fromthe CFGB database. The source documents are updated periodically so check here for the most current formats. We encourage you to adapt the source for your purposes. The marketing exercises...
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20/04/2020 The editable source documents (.docx and .pub)of these materials are available in many other languages fromthe CFGB database. The source documents are updated periodically so check here for the most current formats. We encourage you to adapt the source for your purposes. This guidebook is...
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20/04/2020 The editable source documents (.docx and .pub)of these materials are available in many other languages fromthe CFGB database. The source documents are updated periodically so check here for the most current formats. We encourage you to adapt the source for your purposes. Learning Outcomes –...
Tropical Production Systems
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This Technical Note reports on the seed collection of 2 native cultivars of the “Sieva” group, during the major dry period in years 2008 and 2009. The cultivars were collected in the Humid Lowland Tropics in Southeastern Guatemala in Q’eqchi’ Mayan communities in the regions of Sumach-Rio Pita,...- Aussi disponible en:
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This technical manual focuses on the development, compilation, validation, and transfer of sustainable and profitable foodcrop-livestock-forestry management practices that favor rural families with limited financial resources on less-fertile hill-lands in the Humid Lowland Tropics; giving...- Aussi disponible en:
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This technical manual focuses on the development, compilation, validation, and transfer of sustainable and profitable foodcrop-livestock-forestry management practices that favor rural families with limited financial resources on less-fertile hill-lands in the Humid Lowland Tropics; giving...- Aussi disponible en:
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Trees for the Future
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Trees for the Future is dedicated to ending extreme hunger and poverty across Sub-Saharan Africa by revitalizing degraded lands using the Forest Garden Approach. The Forest Garden Approach, developed by Trees for the Future, diversifies farming systems with trees and food crops that meet...
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Trees for the Future is dedicated to ending extreme hunger and poverty across Sub-Saharan Africa by revitalizing degraded lands using the Forest Garden Approach. The Forest Garden Approach, developed by Trees for the Future, diversifies farming systems with trees and food crops that meet...
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You are on your way to growing a Forest Garden by protecting, diversifying and optimizing your farm with trees and other crops. This is the fourth Farmer Workbook which includes activities and resources you will use throughout the this last year of the Forest Garden Training Program. We hope you...
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Trees for the Future is dedicated to ending extreme hunger and poverty across Sub-Saharan Africa by revitalizing degraded lands using the Forest Garden Approach. The Forest Garden Approach, developed by Trees for the Future, diversifies farming systems with trees and food crops that meet...
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By joining this training program, you have taken the first step to growing a steady source of nutritious food and income. Over the next four years you will learn to grow a Forest Garden by protecting, diversifying and optimizing your farm with trees and other crops. This training program consists...
ECHO Research - Guidance
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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...
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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...
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20/10/2000 Halfway through my doctoral studies in biochemistry I had an opportunity to travel to a developing country to visit some missionaries and the people they served. Thanks to that visit I began my “mid-life” crisis in my mid-twenties. My research at Indiana University was in what one would call “...
Les Notes Techniques de ECHO
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Vous voulez aider les gens dans les tropiques. Fantastique! Les tropiques vous attendent à bras ouverts. Peu importe vos compétences et talents, vous pouvez améliorer la vie des gens dans les tropiques. L’intérêt que vous manifestez pour le bien-être physique et spirituel des gens peut se...- Aussi disponible en:
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19/03/2025 Home gardens are typically small growing areas near the homestead that contain crops of specific importance to the family. Home gardens offer quick access to herbs, fruits, and vegetables that help boost household nutrition.This article will detail step-by-step instructions for how to make a tire...
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18/09/2024 ECHO East Africa worked with Neil Rowe-Miller from 2018-2023 to develop and refine the Maresha plow, originally from Ethiopia, into a seeder for promotion of conservation agriculture in East Africa. This Technical Note includes details about the plow's benefits, parts, operation, calibration,...
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20/12/2023 Une brouette standard, avec la roue à l’avant, fait peser environ la moitié du poids de la charge sur l’utilisateur. Une brouette centrée sur la charge place la roue au centre de la charge, transférant 90 % ou plus du poids sur la roue plutôt que sur l’utilisateur. Cela permet d’utiliser l’...- Aussi disponible en:
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21/11/2023 Les systèmes de litière sont une approche de production animale hygiénique et intégrée dans laquelle les animaux sont élevés dans un espace clos sur un sol de litière biologique. Les systèmes avec une litière épaisse sont parfois appelés systèmes à litière profonde. Les systèmes de litière vous...- Aussi disponible en:
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Notes de développement de ECHO (EDN)
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10/07/2025 Should I Apply for Organic Certification? A Practical Guide for Farmers and Producers Is Aquaponics for me? Echoes from Our Network: Grow Fertility using Green Manure/Cover Crops From ECHO’s Seed Bank: ‘Georgia-1’ pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)- Aussi disponible en:
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01/04/2025 Les séchoirs solaires directs: Une solution simple et abordable pour le séchage solaire des aliments Échos de notre réseau: Le greffage de l’avocatier en plein champ etFossés à compost à base d’herbe à éléphant et/ou de tiges de bananiers De la Banque de semences de ECHO: Le haricot matki (Vigna...- Aussi disponible en:
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05/02/2025 L’engrais liquide organique protecteur de 10 jours Comparaison des tiges de bananiers crues, bouillies et fermentées destinées à être utilisées dans les aliments pour porcs produits à la ferme L’eau grise pour l’arrosage des plantes De la Banque de semences de ECHO Vigna vexillata, Une...- Aussi disponible en:
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16/12/2024 Collecte d’eau à l’aide de hafirs : Des enseignements tirés de l’Afrique de l’Est Échos de notre réseau: Six principes de paillage De la Banque de semences de ECHO: Le haricot Adzuki Livres, Sites Web, et Autres Ressources: Outils de sélection des cultures sous-utilisées - VACS, CropBase, ISHS...- Aussi disponible en:
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01/10/2024 ECHO est heureux de vous annoncer que nous nous réengageons auprès de nos partenaires et membres du réseau d’Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes (ACC) par la mise en place d’un Centre d’impact régional (CIR). Nous avons entendu les besoins de la région et nous concentrons nos efforts pour être en...- Aussi disponible en:
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Farming System
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20/01/2025 Sambo Pheap, Alexis Thoumazeau, Jun Murase, Vang Seng, Jean-Pierre Sarthou, Veng Sar, Linda Kimbo, Soklin Kheam, Pheakdey Chan, Pao Srean, Samrith Leang, Lyda Hok, Florent Tivet, Multicriteria assessment of recently implemented conservation agriculture cropping systems across farmers’ plots in...
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20/01/2025 Ruwanthika Gunapala, Ruchira Gangahagedara, W.C.S. Wanasinghe, Anjalika U. Samaraweera, Ashoka Gamage, Chamila Rathnayaka, Zammil Hameed, Zaher Abdel Baki, Terrence Madhujith, Othmane Merah, Urban agriculture: A strategic pathway to building resilience and ensuring sustainable food security in...
World Agroforestry Center
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20/01/2025 This training handbook supports extensionists, advisors and practitioners working on coffee agroforestry in Uganda. To achieve maximum benefits from agroforestry, farmers need to understand its principles—and their application for coffee cultivation. The resource will help trainers and extension...
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20/01/2013 Munjuga MR, Gachuiri AN, Ofori DA, Mpanda MM, Muriuki JK, Jamnadass RH, Mowo JG. 2013.Nursery management, tree propagation and marketing: A training manual for smallholder farmers and nursery operators. Nairobi: World Agroforestry Centre
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20/01/2008 As part of Novella Africa programme on ‘Domestication of AB Trees in Africa’, ICRAF aims to develop jointly, with national partners in participating countries, options for appropriate propagation and management practices for AB trees, to enhance the efficiency, level and stability of tree...
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20/01/2008 Mbora A., Lillesø J-PB., Jamnadass R. 2008. Good Nursery Practices: A Simple Guide. Nairobi. The World Agroforestry Centre. 36 pp. Agroforestry plays an important role in the socio–economic development of communities, as trees planted on farms provide timber, fuelwood, fodder, fruits, medicine,...
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19/01/1999 Good tree nursery practices for research nurseries is more than a checklist of do’s and don’t’s for nursery managers and researchers. It presents concise but thorough information on all aspects of raising high-quality planting stock, with lists of contacts and nursery suppliers. In addition to...
CFGB Conservation Agriculture Newsletter
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01/12/2024 Dans ce Numero: Le pouvoir de l'agriculture de conservation avec l'irrigation à petite échelle La couverture du sol est le moteur de l'adoption de l'agriculture de conservation par les petits exploitants agricoles Profil du partenaire : Fédération luthérienne mondiale, FLMBurundi.- Aussi disponible en:
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01/04/2024 Dans ce Numero: Créer un environnement favorable à l’agriculture de conservation Les écosystèmes du sol sont renforcés par les pratiques d’agriculture de conservation Profil du Partenaire : ADRAMozambique - (projet ZIREF) Calendrier de voyages des ALTA- Aussi disponible en:
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01/01/2024 Dans ce Numero: Plaidoyer pour la promotion de l’agricultur e de conservati Présentation de Lidet Sitatow, conseiller technique pour l’agriculture et les moyens de subsistance pour l’Éthiopie Mise à jour sur la lutte contre la chenille légionnaire d’automne Profil du partenaire: Anglican...- Aussi disponible en:
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20/09/2023 Dans ce numero: Cultures de Couverture et d’Engrais Verts pour les Régions à Pluviométrie Bimodale Mise à l’échelle de l’intensification durable basée sur l’agriculture de conservation en Éthiopie (SCASI) Profil d’Agriculteur d’AC : Asnakech Zema Horaires de Voyage des ALTAs- Aussi disponible en:
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20/06/2023 Dans ce Numero: L’Agriculture en Tant qu’Entreprise Raconter l’Histoire avec des Photographies Profil de l’Agriculteur AC Profil du Partenaire: Office de Développement des Eglises Evangéliques CALENDRIE R DE VOYAGE ALTA- Aussi disponible en:
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ECHO Pratiques Exemplaires (BPN)
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06/11/2024 This ECHO Best Practice Note distills insights from farmers and other specialists who collaborated in promoting livestock as a means to improve rural livelihoods. Acknowledgment is given especially to Heifer International and to all its partners who developed a substantial program that still...
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16/12/2021 It is estimated that drylands occupy 40% of the earth’s surface.Drylands are regions where the average annual precipitation is less than 65% of the average annual potential evapotranspiration (an Aridity Index of < 0.65). The FAO Aridity Index is defined as a 30 year average of annual...
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14/12/2020 ECHO reconnaît les changements climatiques comme une réalité profonde à laquelle sont confrontés les petits agriculteurs. Bon nombre de nos publications visent à aider les agriculteurs à faire face aux défis connexes tels que la chaleur et la sécheresse. Accroître la résilience des agriculteurs...- Aussi disponible en:
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26/05/2017 L’intégration de légumineuses dans les systèmes agricoles permet aux petits agriculteurs qui disposent de peu de ressources d’améliorer la santé et la résilience à long terme de leurs sols. Le succès ou l’échec de cette activité dépend dans une large mesure de la sélection de légumineuses...- Aussi disponible en:
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28/09/2016 Les agriculteurs dans de nombreuses régions du monde, en raison de la croissance de la population humaine, n’ont guère d’autre choix que de cultiver leurs terres en permanence, ne disposant pas suffisamment de ressources pour remplacer les éléments nutritifs retirés par chaque culture successive....- Aussi disponible en:
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Practical Action Publications
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20/01/2023 In the drylands and mountains where pastoralists live, uncertainty is everywhere. In these settings, negotiating access to resources, navigating volatile markets, making use of varying social relations in times of stress, and responding to conflict and complex political dynamics is essential if...
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20/01/2015 The message of Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development is clear: livelihoods approaches are an essential lens on questions of rural development, but these need to be situated in a better understanding of political economy. The book looks at the role of social institutions and the politics...
ILEIA Newsletter - LEISA Magazine - Farming Matters
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20/12/2022 ILEIA - Centre for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture, had its start in 1984. It started from the observation that family farmers in remote, diverse and risk-prone farming conditions did not benefit from ‘modern’ agriculture based on external inputs: chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and...
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20/01/2020 In this issue: Agroecology and feminist economics The path to feminist agroecology The economic potential of agroecology in Europe The rise of rural women's movements in Southern Africa Care ethics in agroecology Highland agriculture Growing equity through agroecology in Uganda
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20/03/2018 Community supported agroecology thriving in China Farmers ensure safe water for New York City Agroecology is the way forward for Africa Organic and agroecology Women in Brazil build autonomy with agroecology Land grabbing threatens agroecology Rice Intensification in India Peasant agroecology in...
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20/04/2017 Agroecology for food sovereignty Food versus the big city of Istanbul Human-centred agriculture fighting exploitation and racism Food sovereignty taking root in women's knowledge Locally rooted ideas and initiatives from the field The vitality of everyday food Food sovereignty stories from...
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20/12/2016 Listening to pastoralists Pastoral Parliament - a platform to be heard and seen Migrant shepherds sustain pastoralism in the Mediterannean Pastoralists' breeds represent generations of knowledge Pastoralist women have the capacity to lead Adapting traditional land goverance in Somalia...
LEISA India Publications
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20/09/2022 We have come a long way on the path of development, which we can be proud of. But development comes with a huge cost in terms of its effect on environment, climate and communities. Farmers, already a vulnerable lot, become more vulnerable when they have to deal with the aberrations in climate,...
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20/06/2022 Education in any discipline needs to foster continuity and change. In applied sciences like Agriculture, Engineering, needs to be responsive to changing needs from the field. In case of agriculture, farming is pursued by rural majority, many of them illiterate too. They are the actual ‘...
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20/03/2022 When we first conceived urban agriculture as a potential theme, we were aware of some known initiatives across country both in urban and peri urban areas. However, it was heartening to see the wonderful response – individual efforts; efforts galvanised by State support; social media enthusiasm in...
ECHO Asia Notes
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03/03/2022 Featured in this AN Playing with Water Wheels: Exploring Low-Cost Methods for Pumping Irrigation Water A 'Successful Failure': Introducting SALT Technology in Northern Thailand Virtual Training Opportunities- email us at echoasia@echocommunity.org
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15/09/2021 Featured in this AN Establishing a Scaled-Up Black Soldier Fly System An Innovative 'Do-All' Biochar Burner Design
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14/06/2021 African Swine Fever Virus: Overview and Prevention on the Small Farm [Editor’s Note: For questions, comments, or personal experience on this topic visit ECHOcommunity Conversations: African Swine Fever Virus] [Example] Small FarmBiosecurity Plan for the Prevention of African Swine Fever I Suspect...
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01/03/2021 Featured in this AN Stingless Beekeeping (Meliponiculture) on Java [Editor’s Note: For questions, comments, or personal experience on this topic visit the echocommunity ‘conversations’ forum Meliponiculture: Stingless Beekeeping.] Production of Vegetable Fern (Diplazium esculentum Reytz.) Under...
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14/12/2020 Featured in this AN The Martinez Airlift Water Pump Do All Parts of the Chaya Plant Contain Cyanide? Cyantesmo Paper for Detecting Cyanide
World Health Organization Publications
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15/10/2021 Ce rapport est le premier du genre. Il rassemble des données d'origine diverse afin de présenter l'état actuel de l'hygiene des mains, de mettre en lumière la lenteur des progrès, et d'appeler les gouvernements et les agences d'aide à agir, en offrant des exemples nombreux et intéressants de...- Aussi disponible en:
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Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards Publications and Resources
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20/05/2021 LEGS Participation Mini Module Suji Omeno In this Mini Module, LEGS provides key techniques to aid and facilitate community participation. Some of the techniques includeFocus Group Discussions,Key Informant Interviews,Proportional Piling, Simple Ranking,Pairwise Ranking,Matrix Scoring,Historical...
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20/10/2020 Document de réflexion dans le cadre des Normes et directives pour l’aide d’urgence à l’élevage (LEGS) Karin de Jonge et Lucy Maarse Le but de ce document de réflexion est d’esquisser les principales questions où se recoupent le genre et l’élevage dans le contexte des interventions humanitaires...- Aussi disponible en:
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20/10/2020 Document de réflexion dans le cadre des Normes et directives pour l’aide d’urgence à l’élevage (LEGS) Holly Hufnagel L’objectif de ce document est d’informer le Comité consultatif technique de LEGS sur les questions ayant trait à la qualité des produits pharmaceutiques vétérinaires pour les...- Aussi disponible en:
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20/09/2020 Document de réflexion dans le cadre des Normes et directives pour l’aide d’urgence à l’élevage (LEGS) Yacob Aklilu Ce document a été commandité pour évaluer les régimes d’assurance du bétail et explorer les données probantes qui existent concernant la mise en œuvre efficace de ces polices d’...- Aussi disponible en:
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20/09/2020 Document de réflexion dans le cadre des Normes et directives pour l’aide d’urgence à l’élevage (LEGS) Holly Hufnagel L’objectif de ce document est d’informer le Comité consultatif technique de LEGS sur les questions ayant trait à la qualité des produits pharmaceutiques vétérinaires pour les...- Aussi disponible en:
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Aprovecho Publications
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20/01/2021 Since its inception, the stove movement has consistently maintained that the users and local stakeholders must be the drivers of innovation. The German development agency, GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), and many other organizations, have made it clear that...
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20/01/2021 Appendixes featuring CAD drawings of the • Natural Draft Sunken Pot Rocket Stove • Kirk Harris Natural Draft Top Lit Up Draft (TLUD) Stove • Side Feed Bottom Air Forced Draft Rocket Stove • Top Lit Forced Draft Stove • Charcoal Stove
ECHO Research Notes
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01/01/2021 ECHO ResearchNotes are topic-specificpublications about crops and agricultural practicesimportant to those working in the tropics and subtropics. Our material is authored by ECHO staff (past and present) as well as outside writers, all with experience and knowledge of their subject. These...- Aussi disponible en:
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01/01/2020 ECHO ResearchNotes are topic-specificpublications about crops and agricultural practicesimportant to those working in the tropics and subtropics. Our material is authored by ECHO staff (past and present) as well as outside writers, all with experience and knowledge of their subject. These...- Aussi disponible en:
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Greenhouse Management
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01/01/2021 Greenhouse Managementmagazine is the leading trade publication serving greenhouse growers. Growers depend on us because of the in-depth educational content we provide month after month. Our team provides the most up-to-date independent research, trends reports and relevant business information...
CAN Culinaria
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20/01/2019 RECETARIO WUQU’ KAWOQ Versión 2018-2019 Elaborado por: Valeria Morales. Spanish Only.- Aussi disponible en:
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ECHO West Africa Notes
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22/07/2019 Le système de riziculture intensive (SRI) Qu'est-ce que le SRI ? Les étapes de mise en œuvre du SRI L'irrigation des plants Le sarclage et le sarclo-binage, quels sont les avantages ? Le rendement du SRI Etude comparée entre le SRI et la pratique traditionnelle de riziculture Intérêt du SRI...- Aussi disponible en:
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03/01/2018 Réussir son élevage, Cas de la poule locale Techniques de production avicole traditionnelle epublication:Options de restauration des sols improductifsetOptions où l'eau est rare- Aussi disponible en:
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01/08/2017 FFF, une alternative pour les petits fermiers en Afrique au sud du Sahara Comment preparer son compost en trois semaines? La preparation de l'engrais liquide bio Les Fondements du développment agricole, version epublication- Aussi disponible en:
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Haiti Development Notes
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20/03/2019 Kreyòl- Aussi disponible en:
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Postharvest Education Foundation Publications
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20/01/2019 This book features many videos, effective teaching tools not only for readers but for this author. I literally watched people from all walks of life who have posted videos of themselves demonstrating useful skills and scientific concepts. (I screened **dozens** of onion and garlic braiding videos...
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20/11/2015 Effective management during the postharvest period, rather than the level of sophistication of any given technology, is the key in reaching the desired objectives. While large-scale operations may benefit from investing in costly handling machineryand high-tech postharvest treatments, often these...
ECHO Latin America and Caribbean Notes (LACN)
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22/02/2018 Green Leafy Vegetables and Powders for Improved Nutrition in Honduras Member Highlight: Elioena Arauz,Artists for Soup, Nicaragua Echoes from our Network: Deep Litter System ECHO Resource Highlight: Green Leafy Vegetables Technical Note Spotlight: "Linking Smallholder Farmers to Markets"- Aussi disponible en:
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04/12/2017 ECHO in Latin America and the Caribbean Experimenting with Medicinal Plants in Matagalpa, Nicaragua Staff Highlight Tech Note Spotlight: "Introducing new seeds overseas" Tech Note Spotlight: "Introduction to Tropical Root Crops" Echoes from our Network Resources: Wuqu' Kawoq (The Maya Health...- Aussi disponible en:
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31/07/2017 Las Cañadas Agro-ecological Chickens Module Introducing New Team Leader: Cecilia Gonzalez Tech Note Spotlight: "Cafeteria Feeding" of Chickens From ECHO's Seed Bank: Ethiopian Kale Member Highlight: Javier Ignacio Silva Rivera Our Vision:Honoring God by Empowering the Undernourished with...- Aussi disponible en:
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30/03/2017 Making Silage in Vichada Tech Note Spotlight: Biosand Water Filter Echoes from our Network: Member Highlight Adria and Job From ECHO's Technical Respose Team: Appropriate forage crops for clay soils From ECHO's Seed Bank: Forage peanut- Aussi disponible en:
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Agricultural Risk Assessment and Management
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20/01/2017 A Comprehensive Agricultural Risk Assessment Survey should include key informants like those listed below, to assess risk at both: the farmer/ARE level and the value-chain level. It will never be possible to include all the informants listed below, but the best risk assessment resulting in the...
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13/03/2013 Within the internationally recognized field of agricultural risk assessment and management, riskscan be evaluated according to three basic criteria : 1. Impact: In other words, how severe will the risk event be if it actually happens? Some risks can destroy the whole year's farm income and even...
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20/01/2013 This information in this worksheet is bestused in conjunction with the other Risk Management materials provided by Steve Hodges, Managing Director/Consultant,African Agriculture Risk Management Services, Uganda. Steve spoke at the 2012 ECHO International Agriculture Conference
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20/01/2013 Risk Management Planning assumes that assessment of risks has taken place, and that risks have been prioritized according to severity, likelihood, and manageability of the risks. The resulting risks can then be placed on the scoring grid below and actions identified to address the risks. Once...
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20/01/2013 This Risk Assessment Exercise is bestused in conjunction with the other Risk Management materials provided by Steve Hodges
Agrodoks
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01/01/2016 La production de viande bovine, également appelée viande de bœuf, se pratique un peu partout dans le monde mais sous des formes très différentes: de l’élevage nomade des zones semi-désertiques à l’élevage laitier intensif où les veaux mâles sont vendus pour leur viande et les vaches donnant trop...- Aussi disponible en:
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01/01/2015 En particulier à l’étable L’idée de rédiger un Agrodok sur l’utilisation des pailles pour l’alimentation animale nous est venue il y a quelques années lors d’une réunion de discussion concernant l’Agrodok sur l’élevage des vaches laitières. Cet Agrodok devait comporter un chapitre sur l’...- Aussi disponible en:
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01/01/2015 Introduction à la collecte, au mode de préparation et à la consommation des insectes À la lecture du titre de ce manuel, vous avez peut-être trouvé l’idée de manger des insectes surprenante ou bizarre. En fait, nous mangeons tous les jours des insectes sans le savoir. Il y en a dans presque tous...- Aussi disponible en:
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01/01/2014 Conseils pratiques de gestion à l’usage des petits paysans en Afrique tropicale Cet Agrodok sur la riziculture de bas-fonds est principalement destiné aux petits agriculteurs d’Afrique tropicale, car il propose un système et des pratiques culturales adaptées aux conditions propres à ce continent....- Aussi disponible en:
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01/01/2014 Cet Agrodok fournit des informations actualisées sur l’aulacodiculture destinées aux agriculteurs quelque peu informés et aux agents de vulgarisation 1 Introduction 8 et de développement rural. Il s’adresse aux agriculteurs désirant diversifier leurs activités et le régime alimentaire de leurs...- Aussi disponible en:
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Résumés d'ECHO
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05/08/2015 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...
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05/08/2015 Les bonnes intentions et les solutions viables auront peu d'impact à moins que nous nous engagions avec les agriculteurs de manière à ce qu’ils comprennent. Les agriculteurs mettent beaucoup de confiance en ce qu'ils apprennent de l'expérience d’autres agriculteurs, et ils sont plus susceptibles...- Aussi disponible en:
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14/07/2015 Les ateliers sont un outil courant et efficace que les agents de vulgarisation peuvent utiliser pour enseigner de nouvelles compétences à des groupes d'agriculteurs. Ce document, extrait de la Note Technique de l'USAID/MEAS sur Presenting Workshops to Adults (L’animation d'Ateliers pour Adultes),...- Aussi disponible en:
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13/07/2015 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...
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03/06/2015 Field-based teaching provides first-hand experience about the subject matter being discussed. An on-site encounter allows farmers to observe innovations in practice, discuss them, and ask questions. Farmers exposed to new ideas will be much more likely to understand and apply the information if...
Heifer International - Selected Publications
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20/01/2015 Dairying as an enterprise has got a place alongside other viable tools of poverty alleviation, besides creating job opportunities to jobless families in Tanzania. Statistics from the ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development show that there are about 800,000 improved dairy cattle in...
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20/01/2010 Pig farming in Tanzania has primarily been for a long time of backyard and informal sector producers. However in order to secure both food and nutritional security to rural Tanzania households, there is a need of embracing integrated approaches in livestock farming. Pig farming in Tanzania is...- Aussi disponible en:
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20/01/2010 Swahili Only Ufugaji bora wa ng'ombe wa maziwa-2
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20/07/2008 Swahili Only Kitabu cha kuku wa asili
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USDA Agriculture Handbooks
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20/01/2014 A Guide to Starting and Operating a Nursery for Native and Traditional Plants This handbook was written for anyone endeavoring to start and operate a nursery for native and traditional plants in the tropics. Because the tropics cover a vast area of the world, however, the scope of the handbook is...
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20/07/2008 This handbook on the seeds of woody plants would not be possible if not for the pioneering work of many individuals in past years. They worked without the modern laboratory and information retrieval services that we now routinely use and take for granted. Their early efforts in the first half of...
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20/01/2002 File: Download [PDF File] 38MB Author(s): Vozzo, J. A.,United States. Forest Service. Subject(s): Trees -- Tropics -- Seeds.,Trees -- North America -- Seeds.,Tropical plants -- Seeds -- Identification.,Tropical plants -- North America -- Seeds -- Identification. Format: 899 p. Coverage: tropics...
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19/01/1987 File: Download [PDF File] Author(s): Martin, Franklin W.,Campbell, Carl W.,Ruberte, Ruth M.,United States. Agricultural Research Service. Subject(s): Plants, Edible -- Tropics.,Tropical fruit. Format: 247 p. Coverage: tropics Language: English Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural...
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19/01/1978 File: Download [PDF File] Author(s): Martin, Franklin W.,Degras, Lucien. Subject(s): Yams -- Tropics. Format: iii, 23 p. Coverage: tropics Language: English Publisher: Science and Education Administration, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in cooperation with Agency for International Development Year:...
Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropics: A Natural Farming System
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20/01/2005 Insect habitat is Fundamental #9. Insects populate and bring stability to your system if you allow the predators and beneficial species a place to live. Plant insect habitat for beneficial species and bait crops for the bad guys. Many pest problems can be minimized with habitat that promotes...
- 20/01/2005 Composting is Fundamental #4. Compost will build up organic matter and create humus for your soil. The finished product of decomposition is called compost. Composting is a controlled process in which we capture a high percentage of nutrients from our crop residue and return it back to the soil in...
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20/01/2005 The real hands on school of success is to intern with a working farm. Then you can learn first hand from experience. You will appreciate the land, soil and even the process of efficient food production more.
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20/01/2005 Plans should be drawn up before any effort is wasted. Think through your traffic routes and flow of materials. Integrate your resource recovery plan in this process. Set your goals and lay down the steps that you think are needed as you see it now. Write it down; it will be a flexible starting...
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20/01/2005 The best way to finish off your dream farm or garden is to balance it with a small livestock unit. Animal integration is Fundamental #10. It will create a low cost high quality fertilizer source as well as produce food to eat. Livestock properly managed will bring the tropical farmer higher...
Livres
- 20/01/2006 This book is a collection ofstories of transformation in the lives of individual people and communities that the author recounts from his many years of involvement in development work. It traces significant aspects of transformation to draw lessons from them. Each story is written to be an...
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Twenty-first-century society is diverse, and Christians mjust be able to understand other cultures and communicate effectively between and among them. Following up on the bestsellling Hurt: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers, this new addition to the Youth, Family, and Culture series explores...
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24/04/2018 4 copies Legendary venture capitalist John Doerr reveals how the goal-setting system of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) has helped tech giants from Intel to Google achieve explosive growth—and how it can help any organization thrive. In the fall of 1999, John Doerr met with the founders of a...
Liens
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Agricultural Training Institute is the capacity builder, knowledge bank and catalyst of the Philippine Agriculture and Fisheries extension system.
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Barve N, Ashraf U, Barve V, Cobos ME, Nuñez-Penichet C, Peterson AT. Revisiting plant hardiness zones to include multiple climatic stress dimensions. iScience. 2024 Aug 26;27(10):110824. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110824. PMID: 39435139; PMCID: PMC11491728. A tradition exists for delineating “...
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Hunger can be defeated. Its causes are known, so are the solutions. Indeed, one of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals is toeradicate hunger and malnutritionby 2030. This is why Welthungerhilfe (WHH) has taken on the goal of doing all it can to end hunger: “Zero hunger wherever...- Aussi disponible en:
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Présentations
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13/11/2024 How a combination ofasset-based development and design thinking is transforming how people solve challenges in their communities and with their own resources. Tabitha Kapic has trained thousands of people across 32 countries to use gospel-centered, asset-based innovation in their communities. An...
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27/02/2025 Our approach as practitioners… We read about them, they tell us, and we listen We build empathy and understanding life from their end We value their community – its their life with the past, present and future We come and go – we ignite the fire in them, passion drive them We shadow them, and...
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27/02/2025 At TURAME we finance specific crops, and the funds are used mainly for wages, fertilizers or to bridge the gap between the sowing and the harvest. Agriculture Finance can be broadly classified into: Crop loan Term loan for land and water resources development, mechanisation of agriculture and...
Fiches d'information sur les plantes
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L’Acacia mangium est originaire de l’Australie, de l’Indonésie et de la Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée. C’est une espèce de région à basse altitude que l’on retrouve généralement en bordure de forêts tropicales humides et sur des sols acides perturbés bien drainés.
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Adzuki bean is a bushingor vining, nitrogen-fixingannual plant that is moderately drought tolerant. This bean grows best in temperate climates or higher altitudes in the tropics. The young pods, fresh seeds, and dry beans are used for human consumption.
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Vidéos
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Walkthrough of the Soil Core Method for Soil Bulk Density Sampling by Stacy Swartz.
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In this webinar, NCAT specialists Gabriella Soto-Velez and Hakeem Holmes are joined by Seth Phillips, Livestock Specialist at ECHO Global Farm's North America Regional Impact Center in Florida. Seth shared the fundamentals of vermicomposting—a low-cost, high-impact way to build healthy soil. In...
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Over the last 4 years, HOPE International has combined their experience in forming and supporting savings groups with the power of regenerative agriculture. Both the process and the outcomes – in success and failure – have resulted in significant learning about how to design and implement...