From the 22nd to 24th of October, ARI staff Osamu Arakawa and Steven Cutting attended the ECHO Conference on Agriculture and Community Development in Chiang Mai, Thailand and met over 20 graduates in fellowship and knowledge exchange.

Over the 2-day conference, experts, practitioners of the field, and interested people were able to attend workshops, plenary sessions, and direct demonstration on ECHO’s farm, deepening their understanding and sharing their knowledge about community development and agriculture practices.

Osamu emphasized the importance and opportunities of collaborations between ARI and other networks, pointing out how ECHO provides an opportunity to bring together graduates and motivate them, while also profiting from ARI’s big network of graduates worldwide.

Many thanks to American Friends of ARI for the financial and logistical support.