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  1. Uptake of Heavy Metals in Tire Garden Planters
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 40. Tire gardens have many good uses, including growing a variety of crops where only concrete or poor soils exist, such as urban gardens, homegardens, and refugee camp settings. They can be raised onto supports to keep vegetables out of reach of livestock,...





  2. The Value of a Seed: Growing a Network of Community Level Seed Banks in Asia
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 36. As an organization that seeks to equip people with agricultural resources and skills, we often find ourselves coming back to the seed. Again and again we witness the value saving open-pollinated seeds, shedding light on locally adapted and underutilized...





  3. Black Soldier Fly System of the Frangipani Langkawi Organic Farm
    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...





  4. Making and Testing an Alternative Herbicide for Smallholder Farmers
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #26 ECHO Asia Impact Center staff members first heard about alternative herbicide recipes that use fermented papaya and pineapple from a retired technical school teacher and organic farmer, Kru Pratoom. As weeding is a big part of any farmer’s life, the Seed...





  5. Rice Hull Gold - 10 On-Farm Uses of Rice Hulls
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 37. One of the great challenges of sustainable agriculture is the sourcing of adequate and affordable organic (carbon based) resources that can be used on-farm for the production of food and feed. Utilizing composts, manures, mulches, and other organic inputs...
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ECHO Asia News

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  1. ECHO quick photo guide of insect pest damage vs. other crop damage / BIOPEST





  2. Substances Used for Biopest Management





  3. Integrated Pest Management – IPM / Biopest
    An overview of the workshop topics including integrated pest management, natural herbicides, Beuveria, Trichoderma, etc.

International Animal Health Consultants Publications

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  1. Handbook of Animal Health
    The Handbook of Animal Health (published by International Animal Health Consultants)provides extensive information about the handling and care of most domestic animals kept around the globe, including treatment of the health problems these animals most commonly face. Readers will learn how to...

ECHO Technical Notes

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  1. A Beginners Guide to Small-Scale Tropical Agriculture
    So you want to help people in the tropics. Beautiful! The tropics are waiting for you. No matter what your abilities, you can make life better for others in the tropics. Your concern for the physical and spiritual well-being of people can be translated into fruitful service. Your first asset is...

General Technical Documents

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  1. Dryland Farming: Crops & Techniques for Arid Regions
    In every region of the world it is necessary to find or develop appropriate techniques for agriculture. A large part of the surface of the world is arid, characterized as too dry for conventional rain fed agriculture. Yet, millions of people live in such regions, and if current trends in...





  2. Animal integration and feeding strategies for the tropical smallholder farm
    2019-10-05 Animal integration and feeding strategies for the tropical smallholder farm: Approaches and methods for increasing sustainability and profitability Copyright 2019 Keith Mikkelson – ECHO Asia Impact Center Integrated livestock systems can provide many benefits. With careful planning and by...

ECHO Asia Notes

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  1. AN Issue #27
    2016-03-01 Soil Microorganisms: What They Do and How to Measure Them Constructing an Improved Cold Room for Seed Storage Corrections and Notes from AN 26 Book Review: Eat Your Greens

Food Plant Solutions - Publications

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  1. Potentially Important Food Plants of Indonesia
    2015-09-20 This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants of Indonesia. 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...





  2. Food Plants for Healthy Diets in Indonesia
    2015-09-20 This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants for a healthy diet inIndonesia. 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...

Books

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  1. Water Harvesting - Guidelines to Good Practices
    2013-01-01 This publicationon “Water Harvesting – Guidelines to Good Practice”was mandated by IFAD, prepared by WOCAT in collaboration with MetaMeta and RAIN and funded by SDC and IFAD. Find out more about theproject "Water Harvesting". Water security is a prerequisite to achieve food security. Water...
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  1. Food Plant Solutions - Gardening Pamphlet
    What are the benefits of school and community gardens? The students at the schools enjoy the benefits of the plants they have grown as they are provided with a nutritious lunch at school. Initially children only tend the plants at school, but within a short time-frame they can be provided with...

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  1. SAWBO - Survival Gardening: How to Create Compost (3D)
    Compost can be used to improve the quality of your soil. You can use plant materials, animal manure and kitchen scraps to create compost. Compost will add nutrients and organic matter to your soil. This animation explains the process of creating and storing compost. Scientific Animations Without...





  2. SAWBO - Tuberculosis Management
    This animation describes ways to effectively manage active TB. Effective TB management begins with preventing its spread. TB management also involves detecting, diagnosing, and treating the condition. If TB is detected, you will want to be placed on a TB antibiotic treatment plan. This involves...





  3. SAWBO - The Differences Between Latent and Active TB
    Tuberculosis (or TB) is a disease that mainly infects the lungs. Symptoms of active TB disease include a chronic bad cough, pain in the chest, or coughing up blood. However, some people who are infected with TB carry the bacteria but do not show these symptoms. They will appear perfectly healthy....
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