ECHO Development Notes (EDN)
At the center of our work is ECHO Development Notes (EDN), which we send quarterly to thousands of people in over 160 countries in three languages (English, French, and Spanish). In EDN we share the most helpful, practical information that we come across about growing food under difficult circumstances.
Within each issue you'll find featured techniques, practices, information and experience to help guide your work in tropical and subtropical agricultural development. Also in EDN are "Echoes from Our Network," "From ECHO's Seed Bank," and more. Issues #1-51 were compiled in the 1990s into the Amaranth to Zai Holes book, which or you may read it online here. Also, Agricultural Options for Small Scale Farmers, expanded on the foundation from Amaranth to Zai Holes by covering EDN 52 through 100, with articles from outside contributors. Agricultural Options for Small Scale Farmers is available for purchase from the ECHO Bookstore and Amazon.
If you would like to browse EDNs via our Index, please click here.
175 Issues in this Publication (Showing issues 66 - 57) Previous | Next
EDN Issue #66 - 19-12-1999
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Getting Bats out of the Attic
I Know the Protein Content of a Dry Forage.
How Do I Calculate What It Would Be When I Feed It Green?
What Services Does ECHO Offer to Its "Network?"
Farmers and Fish Love Cocoa
Rapid Multiplication of Banana Plants in the Field
Plant-Insect Communication
EDN Issue #65 - 19-10-1999
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Tephrosia Fallow Management in Cameroon
Paprika as a Cash Crop
Two Drugs at Once for Malaria
Pregnant Women Should Not Use Papaya Seed to Treat for Worms
Selection of Trees on which to Grow Vanilla
How to Make Your Own Salt Licks and Urea Blocks
EDN Issue #64 - 19-07-1999
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Introduction of Maize Hybrids to Areas Currently Using Open-Pollinated Varieties
Collards Can Protect Cabbage From Diamondback Caterpillars
An Impressive Moringa Project in Senegal
Where to Get Seed After a Disaster
EDN Issue #63 - 19-03-1999
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Micro-Scale Water Harvesting
Fly Control for Cattle
Additional Comments About Cashew
Performance of Jack Bean Seed that ECHO Sent Us.
The Papaya Seed Stomach Cure
EDN Issue #62 - 19-12-1998
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A Second Look At Green Leafy Vegetables As A Source Of Vitamins And Minerals
Our Experience with Cashew
Some Tree Seeds Need Smoke To Germinate
Mulch or trees in the Sahel
EDN Issue #61 - 19-08-1998
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Edible Australian Acacias, A "New" - "Old" Food For Semi Arid Zones
EDN Issue #60 - 19-05-1998
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Why Intercropping Reduces Yield Of Sweet Potatoes
Yardlong Beans For Hot, Humid Climates
Does Mulching Make Sense In Semi-Arid Areas?
Turning Peanuts Into Peanut Butter
Some Thoughts On Sawing Tropical Trees
EDN Issue #59 - 19-02-1998
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Techniques For Storing Onions
Kerosene Emulsifiable Concentrate Insecticide
New Disease-Resistant Banana Hybrids Available
Seed For Sorghum That Is Resistant To Striga Is Available From ECHO
Katuk, Sauropus Androgynous, A Great Vegetable For The Hot, Humid Tropics (With A Caution)
EDN Issue #58 - 19-11-1997
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Suppressing Varroa Mites In Bee Hives
Effect of Intercropping On Yield Of Sweet Potato
Manure Management To Prevent Produce Contamination
Taro Tuber Processing For Animal Feed
Tick Control For Goats
Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration
Principles of Agriculture For The Humid Tropics
EDN Issue #57 - 19-07-1997
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Tithonia Weed -- A Potential Green Manure Crop
Water Hyacinth and Its Uses
A Spinach for the Humid Lowland Tropics
A New Way To Preserve Viability of Seed In Remote Locations
Do Velvet Bean Leaves Contain L-DOPA