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Seed Saving: Not Just a Tradition

January 7, 2025

By: Makenzi Johnson In 1981, Dr. Martin Price saw that there was a lack of access to seeds of underutilized tropical food plants, a need

Equipping Farmers in North Africa

December 30, 2024

By: Makenzi Johnson For years after first hearing about ECHO from a friend, Kimberly Duncan went through life with the thought of the ECHO internship

Inspiring seed banks in Myanmar

December 26, 2024

By: Joan CooperRusek The enriching and life-sustaining impact ECHO has on people’s lives reverberates throughout the world. The knowledge, training, and resources provided at just

Ministry Among Marginalized People

December 17, 2024

July through September is when farmers are busy in their fields as rainfall has started well throughout the West African region. There were floods in

More Yield with Fewer Inputs: Experiences from West Africa

December 11, 2024

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.

Community-Level Techniques Work to Meet Global Goals

December 2, 2024

A recent report from the United Nations highlights progress made toward the 2030 sustainable development goals and calls for accelerated global action to ensure safe

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Seed Banking: Your Top Questions Answered

November 21, 2025

Sharing Natural Fertilizers in Cameroon

August 25, 2024

Biogas Training Impact Story in Monduli, Tanzania

May 15, 2024

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Ten years after his ECHO internship, Noah is serving in Senegal equipping West African farmers to transform their lives and communities. Watch this 3 ½ minute video and see how what he learned as an ECHO intern is still a “toolbox of ideas” he draws from every day.