ECHO Asia Technical Presentations
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Produced by ECHO Asia, 2025 Learn how to make Indigenous Microorganisms (IMO) using simple, low-cost materials in this practical, step-by-step training video from ECHO Asia. Perfect for small-scale farmers, agricultural trainers, and anyone interested in natural or regenerative farming, this...
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Produced by ECHO Asia, 2025 This low-cost kiln is designed for transport to field sites and on-site production of biochar. Due to its longer length, the trough kiln is especially suited for pyrolyzing tree prunings, branches, and corn stalks.
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Produced by ECHO Asia, 2025 This is perhaps the easiest and most cost-effective method for producing biochar. By digging a hole in the ground and understanding a few basic rules of pyrolysis, this method can be used in any field setting and can be scaled up to produce large amounts of biochar.
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Produced by ECHO Asia, 2025 In this step-by-step guide we will demonstrate how to build a modified TLUD (Top-Lit-Up-Draft) biochar kiln for pyrolyzing rice hull/rice husk waste. This kiln is made using a 200L metal drum and a small fan for improved airflow.
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Produced by ECHO Asia, 2025 In this step-by-step video we will show you how to assemble a basic TLUD (Top-Lit-Up-Draft) Biochar Kiln using a 200L metal drum. This is our preferred 'entry-level' method for biochar production and can be easily replicated in most settings. Biochar produced in this...
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Produced by ECHO Asia, 2025 This innovative biochar kiln design allows for the production of high quality biochar while incorporating a condensation chamber for the simultaneous production of wood vinegar. While the biochar can be used for a high quality soil amendment, wood vinegar is used as an...
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Produced by ECHO Asia, 2021 At the ECHO Asia Farm we are working on a number of ways to produce animal feed using raw materials (and sometimes waste materials) we can find on the farm. We are producing feed for pigs, chickens and fish, replacing commercial feeds with equally nutritious On-Farm...
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Produced by ECHO Asia, 2025 The ECHO Asia Impact Center, based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, serves a diverse regional network of agricultural and development practitioners to reduce hunger and improve lives. We do this through the identification of innovative agriculture and development practices,...
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Produced by ECHO Asia, 2017 A self watering plant pot, based on the models shown to our research and technical associate Patrick Trail on atrip to Aloha House in the Philippines. This self watering bucket is useful as it allows you to keep plants without watering them for up to 2 weeks at a time,...
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Produced by ECHO Asia, 2017 This video showcases ECHO Asia's Improved Hydraulic Ram Pump design in use at its ECHO Asia Seed Bank, in Mae Ai, Thailand. It is used to move water from an itinerant stream into a fish pond/reservoir for good water management and irrigation. Special thanks to the ECHO...
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A how-to video describing how to build a low-cost seed germination chamber using local materials in Asia. This research was made possible by a generous gift from Hort CRSP and USAID.
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Produced by ECHO Asia, 2023 Biochar has been around for a long time, initially identified as “terra preta”, the black soils of the Amazon basin, made from wood charcoal, organic matter, and the growth of microorganisms in the soil. It was identified again in the 1950s but has been slow to be...
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Produced by ECHO Asia, 2023 Smallholder farmers across the globe are 'on the frontlines' of environmental, economic, and social challenges in their communities. While they face the most adverse effects, they also play the most pivotal role in driving solutions. We will share Plant With Purpose’s...
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Produced by ECHO Asia, 2025 Discover how to make your own low-cost, nutritious pig feed right on your farm! In this step-by-step guide, we demonstrate how to prepare fermented silage from chopped banana stalks, combined with rice bran, cracked rice, soy meal, and other locally available...