1. 31/08/2016 «Avant de recevoir la formation à ECHO, nous avions des difficultés à nous procurer des légumes frais à certaines périodes de l’année; de même, certains légumes et plantes comme les feuilles de niébé, le gombo ou l’oseille sont quasi introuvables en saison sèche. Après la formation, j’ai...
  2. 01/10/2005 Okra provides food, feed, forage, fiber, foliage, fuel and cooking oil.
  3. 20/10/2013 Okra is grown for many reasons including fiber, oil, and the edible flowers and pods. Okra has been cultivated for centuries and remains a very important food crop in many parts of the Middle East and West Africa; varieties have been selected for pod shape, color, and yield. Okra readily adapts...
  4. 01/01/2020 A comparison trial of okra species and varieties was conducted at the ECHO farm in North Fort Myers (zone 9a/10b), Florida. Thirteen varieties ofAbelmoschus esculentumand two varieties ofAbelmoschus cailleiwere evaluated for pod production and taste. Plants were started from seed in trays, with...
  5. 25/01/2016 ECHO’s Seed Bank has several new vegetable varieties, profiled below.
  6. Edible Portion: Pods, Flowers, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable A tropical annual herb. It grows erect, often with hairy stems. It mostly grows about 1 m tall but can be 3.5 m tall. It becomeswoody at the base. The leaves have long stalks up to 30 cm long. Leaves vary in shape but are roughly heart...
  7. Okra merits more extensive use in the Tropics in the home garden, on the small farm, and at the large agricultural-enterprise level. In this publication, the value of okra for the hot, humid Tropics is emphasized.