1. 01 មករា 2011 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #8 Introduction The genus Zanthoxylum (familyRutaceae) contains a fascinatinggroup of plants found around theworld from the tropics to temperatezones. With over 200 species,ranging from small shrubs to largetrees, Zanthoxylum spp. arecharacterized by sharp...
  2. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #7 Editor: Due to the length of this article, only a portion isincluded in ECHO Asia Notes. The full article, includingillustrated steps related to the assembly of 200- liter drumkilns as well as charcoal and wood vinegar production, canbe accessed via the web...
  3. 01 មេសា 2010 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #5 Across Asia, small institutions such as children's homes play an essentialrole in caring for orphans and other young people at risk. Likewise, hostels (i.e., boarding facilities) provide disadvantaged students with safe places tostay in order to further...
  4. 01 មករា 2010 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #4 Does rice straw have any value? Looking at the practices of most farmers, it seems not! The burning of rice straw is a common sight during the harvest period in many parts of Asia. Yet a number of farmers think otherwise. One of them is Isidro Prado from...
  5. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #3 Rugged northeastern Myanmar is home to the Lahu, Shan, Akha, Palaung and various other ethnic groups. With few paved roads and only a small percentage of the Shan State's population connected to the electrical grid, infrastructure serving the locals is still...
  6. 01 កក្កដា 2009 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #2 In a 2001 ECHO Development Notes article, “SRI, the System of Rice Intensification: Less can be more,” ECHO first reported on SRI’s radical rice production steps including: Transplanting rice seedlings when the first two leaves have emerged, usually sometime...
  7. 01 កក្កដា 2010 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #6 The arrival of a new crop No one seems to know whymembers of the Lisuhilltribe in northernThailand refer to a certain field crop with brilliantyellow flowers as Japanesesesame. The seeds of thiscrop yield quality cooking oil, but the plant looksnothing like...
  8. 01 កញ្ញា 2015 At the beginning of last year, Thailand experienced its most severe drought in twenty years. Only four years ago it also experienced its most severe flooding. Natural disasters are occurring with increasing frequency and severity; it is therefore vital to establish defenses against catastrophes...
  9. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #30 សេចកតីផតើម ពាកយថា "វបបកមមចមរុះអចិនតរៃយ” តរូវបានគេរំលឹកជាញឹកញាបនៅកនុងសុនទរកថា កនុងសៀវភៅ និងអតថបទ កនុងទសសនាវដតីផសេងៗ ទាកទងនឹង និរនតរភាព និងសនតិសុខសបៀង។ តើអវីជាវបបកមមចមរុះអចិនតរៃយ? តើវាជាចលនាមួយ? វាជាទសសនៈវិជជាមួយ? ឬកវាគរានតែជាឧបករណសមរាបរៀបចំបងកើតអវីមួយ? នៅក...
  10. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #30 [កំណតសមគាលអំពីអនកនិពនធៈ លោក ភីតធឺ (Peter) គឺជាអនកពិគរោះយោបលឯករាជយដែលមានមូលដឋាននៅឈៀងមៃ បរទេសថៃ ជាអនុបណឌិតផនែកកសិកមមមនាកពី រដឋលីបសីង បរទេសអាឡឺមង។ លោក ភីតធឺ (Peter) មានអតីតជាអនកសរាវជរាវមនាកនៅកនុង “កមមវិធីដីតំបនខពងរាប” ជាកមមវិធីសហការណសរាវជរាវរួមគនាមួយរវាងសាកល...