ECHO Asia Notes

ECHO Asia Notes is a quarterly technical e-bulletin containing articles of interest to agriculture and community development workers in Asia.

Besides the English version, many articles have been or are currently being translated into:

Burmese
Bahasa Indonesia
Hindi
Khmer
Mandarin
Thai
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36 Issues in this Publication (Showing issues 36 - 27) Next

Asia Note Issue #36 - 2018-10-31

Featured in this AN

1 Soil Amendments for Healthier Soils

6 The Value of a Seed: Growing a Network of Community Level Seed Banks in Asia

9 Is it possible to never (or rarely) need to shop for meat again? Book Review : Secret Livestock of Survival

10 ECHO Asia Conference 2019- Save the Date & Seeking Input

11 Opportunities from the Network

13 Call for Articles & Insights

AN Issue #35 - 2018-05-30

Featured in this AN:

Livestock Integration on the Tropical Smallholder Farm
Putting Biochar to use at the Edge: Quality, Soils, and Measurement
Upcoming Events:
- Myanmar Seed Saving Workshop
- Forage Production Seminar
Events from the Network:
- October 2018 Event-Supporting-Community-Based Organizations
Announcement to the Network from our Director
Call for Articles & Insights

AN Issue #34 Special Edition - 2017-12-12

Conference Proceedings
The 6th Biennial ECHO Asia Agriculture and
Community Development Conference

Editors’ Note

In an effort to expand the dissemination of technical materials and best practices presented during this year’s ECHO Asia Agriculture & Community Development Conference, the ECHO Asia team has compiled a collection of technical papers contributed by network members and conference participants.

The papers compiled in this Special Issue of ECHO Asia Notes seek to address a variety of topics relevant to the work of ECHO in the region, and summarize past and ongoing projects aimed at improving the lives of the marginalized through relevant, practical, and innovative agriculture-related practices.

We would like to thank the implementers and authors of these projects by acknowledging the quality of their work, and hope that in sharing these synopses, others might benefit from their content. It is our hope that you might also be inspired to bolster your individual abilities to conduct similar use-inspired research in the field, and to continue to share with others what works and doesn’t work in your unique contexts.

Sincerely,

Patrick Trail, M.S., CCA
Research & Technical Associate

Daniela K. Riley, MBA
Office Manager

Abram J. Bicksler, Ph.D.
Director, ECHO Asia Impact Center

Proceedings Contents

1. Edible Wild Plants and their Contribution to Livelihoods and Diet of Ethnic Communities in Northeastern Cambodia
Ra Thorng

2. Enabling a Bottom-up Approach in a Top-down Environment: A Case Study on Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Facilitation in Huaphanh Province, Lao PDR
Claire Georges and Pierre Ferrand

3. Facilitating Farmer-led Innovation and Extension in Agroecology in the Ayeyarwaddy Delta, Myanmar
Justine Scholle, Premila Masse, and Louis Pautrizel

4. Improving Lives and Livelihoods through Responsible Rural Tourism, with Examples from India
Keith Virgo, Manisha Pande, Pooja Masoor, and Dinesh Pande

5. Sustainable Intensification of Rain Fed Lowland Rice Systems: A Case Study in Xieng Khouang Province in Lao PDR
Mathilde Bourjac, Pierre Ferrand, and Jean-Christophe Castella