1. 1992-04-01 Certain euphorbias cause cancer when planted near the homestead
  2. 2013-01-20 “Farmers near Kabale in Kenya describe traditions, now considered superstitious, that certain euphorbias cause cancer when planted near the homestead.” Now the carcinogenic effects of one common living fence species,Euphorbia tirucalli, have been described. The active carcinogen has been found...
  3. 2005-07-20 On the banks of Lake Victoria and Lake Malawi and at river edges in Eastern and Central Africa, hippos are a major garden pest.
  4. 1993-07-19 HEDGES FOR RESOURCE-POOR LAND USERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.When weoffered our small Technical Note on living fences in EDN 32-8 I asked whether anyone knew of a wellillustrated and carefully written book on the subject of living fences. Jörg Henninger in Paraguay told us about this book. He...
  5. 2017-10-23 The following question was asked at ECHOcommunity Conversations (ECHO's new forum): "I'm looking for recommendations for a certain type of crop that might allow me to keep livestock out, but would not overrun crops near it. Anybody have some suggestions?" Network member Roy Danforth shared his...
  6. In a perfect world, everyone would have access to nutritious, affordable food. However, as Rick Bates knows, there is no such thing as utopia when it comes to food security, as millions of people around the world have limited food resources. One of those places is Cambodia in Southeast Asia, one...