Agriculture - ECHO Global Farm
Echo Asia ECHO Global Farm has many unique areas that display effective and efficient methods for farming in unique regions of the world. ECHO also has its own solution for feeding livestock. One of the critical issues of modern agriculture is the amount of grain produced just to feed livestock: "Forests are cleared to grow single crops, often grains such as corn and wheat used in processed foods or to feed animals in CAFO’s" (Agricultural Field Experience Objectives). ECHO solves this issue by feeding their livestock, specifically, pigs, foraged plants with only one cup of grain each day. In this way, they demonstrate that it is feasible to raise pigs without having to destroy so much forest. As I mentioned earlier, ECHO has several areas for different regions of the world. One area that caught my eye was the mountain area. In the mountain area, there are two parts, the terraced part and the SALT part which are sloped plants that mimick terracing. These plants can be used f...