ECHO Development Notes #158

At the historical center of our equipping work is ECHO Development Notes (EDN), an electronic publication which we send quarterly to thousands of people in more than 190 countries, in three languages (English, French, and Spanish). In EDN, we share the most practical information about growing food under difficult circumstances.

Also in EDN are “Echoes from Our Network”; “From ECHO’s Seed Bank”; and more. Issues #1-51 were compiled in the 1990s into the Amaranth to Zai Holes book, which is available online for free. ECHO’s second book, Agricultural Options for Small Scale Farmers, expanded on the foundation of Amaranth to Zai Holes by covering EDN 52 through 100, with articles from outside contributors.

EDN 158 was just released in January of 2023 and covers topics such as “Is Drip Irrigation Right For Me?”; Options for Storing Grains; Hermetic Sealing in Haiti; Starfighter Lettuce; and other resources.

To access EDNs or share them with someone working internationally, please visit: http://edn.link/edn. 

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ECHO Development Notes #158

At the historical center of our equipping work is ECHO Development Notes (EDN), an electronic publication which we send quarterly to thousands of people in more than 190 countries.
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More Yield with Fewer Inputs: Experiences from West Africa

Partnerships in West Africa are reaching farmers across Benin, Togo, Guinea, Mali, and Burkina Faso with techniques to lessen chemical inputs while increasing crop yields.