1. 20 មិនា 2013 Since 2011, ECHO Asia has developed and facilitated seed exchange events during meetings with local partners. Through conversations with farmers and NGO staff, we have gained better insight about locally-important plant varieties, seed saving practices, attitudes towards saving seeds, and...
  2. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #16 During the 2012 ECHO Agriculture Workshop in Yangon, 63 attendees representing at least 25 agriculture and community development organizations from across Myanmar were polled about their observations and opinions related to climate change. The vast majority...
  3. 01 តុលា 2012 Soil quality, also known as soil health, is the capacity of the soil to function – how well it fills the roles we need it to, whether in a natural or managed ecosystem. There are a variety of measures used to gauge soil health and although we can use these characteristics as indicators of soil...
  4. 01 កក្កដា 2012 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #14 Editor: Dr. Dick Tinsley is an Emeritus Professor with Colorado State University. With decades of experience as an advisor to smallholder agriculture development projects, he was worked in numerous locations across Asia and Africa. In this article, Dr....
  5. 01 មេសា 2012 The cool, dry season offers the best window for vegetable production in the tropics, assuming an adequate water supply. Pest and disease pressures are relatively low and temperatures are moderate. By contrast, the rainy season brings a combination of high temperatures and humidity that encourages...
  6. 01 មេសា 2012 Introduction In many parts of tropical Asia, especially on rainfed farms, there has been an explosion of acreage planted in maize. The increase in commercial maize production is driven by growing livestock feed demand, and is displacing many traditional crops, including the staple upland rice....
  7. 01 កក្កដា 2011 Introduction During the late rainy season, the permanent hill fields that surround a cluster of hilltribe villages in the Chiang Dao district of northern Thailand radiate various hues of green. These verdant fields, belonging to ethnic Lisu, Lahu, Akha, Palaung and Karen farmers, are covered in a...
  8. 15 ធ្នូ 2015 This series of articles on water management has been reprinted with permission from Thailand’s Natural Farming Magazine and serves as an introduction to small-scale water management. Many of the ideas offered in these articles are consistent with permaculture design principles, which promote...
  9. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #29 វ ិធីសាសរតននការកែនចៃកាហវវអាចផលល បូតរយា ងខល ាំងនូវគុណភាព និងរជាតិននផលិតផលចុងហរកាយ ហៅជាលអ ឬអារែែជាងហនេះ។ ហោយការហរជីហរ ីវ ិធីសាសរតមួយកដលជេះឥទធិពលជាវ ិជជមានហៅហលីគុណភាព រជាតិ និងតនមល អៃែផលិតកាហវវមាៃ ែអាចបហងកីនកាត នុពលកាហវវែុៃងហពលដាំណាលគនៃ នឹងការបហងកីនរាែ ចាំណូ...
  10. 01 សីហា 2015 Invasive alien species (often IAS in the literature) are those species introduced to an area outside their normal or native range, either purposefully or by accident, whose colonization causes significant harm. The species may become weeds, pests or pathogens, affecting both human interests and...