1. 01/01/2016 ECHO exists to reduce hunger and improve lives through agricultural training and resources. Working through the internet and regional impact centers around the world, ECHO connects small-scale farmers, and those working to eliminate world hunger, with essential resources and each other. These...
  2. 01/01/1992 This manual aims to provide readily-understandable technical information to help extension workers respond to farmers' questions on how to grow and manage trees for householduses or for local markets. Although the manual is, for the most part, a technical reference, it must be emphasized that...
  3. This book seeks to contribute to ongoing debates about different approaches to agricultural technology development and transfer. One central theme in these debates relates to the value and potential contribution of what is widely referred to as 'indigenous technical knowlege," or local knowledge...
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    04/11/2015 Active learning and exchange of knowledge are key to farmer adoption of beneficial agricultural innovations. Community health worker (CHW) and community animal health worker (CAHW) programs have led to a rich body of knowledge about extension, much of which is applicable to efforts aimed towards...
  5. 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...
  6. 01/04/2009 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #1 Based on the experiences of CRWRC and its collaborating partnering organizations in East Africa, the introduction of grain and vegetable amaranths shows real potential for the highlands of Southeast Asia. Grain amaranth should be seen and managed as a high...
  7. 30/04/2015 Ce document est tiré de la Note d’information n 3 de MEAS intitulé Adaptation under the New Normal of Climate Change: The Future of Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services. (Adaptation dans le cadre de la Nouvelle Norme des Changements Climatiques: L'avenir des services de vulgarisation et...
  8. 28/04/2015 La croissance récente des prix mondiaux des produits de base, ainsi que l'expansion des marchés de l'intérieur et d'exportation parmi les économies émergentes, se traduit par de nouvelles et de meilleures opportunités pour les petits agriculteurs des pays en développement d'accéder à ces marchés....
  9. 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...
  10. 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...