CIRDAP – Enabling Rural Communities

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

An Intergovernmental & Autonomous Organization; Established in 1979, Mandated for Promoting & Strengthening Integrated Rural Development Systems for 15 Asia-Pacific Countries; Namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Indonesia, IR Iran, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand & Vietnam.

List of CIRDAP Contact Ministry/Division and Link Institute

Country Name Ministry/Division Link Institute Web Address
Afghanistan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) Afghanistan Institute for Rural Development www.mrrd.gov.af
Bangladesh Rural Development & Co-operative Division, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) https://rdcd.gov.bd/ www.bard.gov.bd
Fiji Development Services Division, Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management - http://www.ruraldev.gov.fj
India Ministry of Rural Development National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR) https://rural.nic.in/en http://nirdpr.org.in
Indonesia Ministry of Home Affairs Village Administration, Ministry of Home Affairs https://www.kemendagri.go.id/
The Islamic Republic of Iran Ministry of Agriculture Jahad (MAJ) Agricultural   Planning, Economic   and   Rural Development Research Institute (APERDRI) https://www.maj.ir/ https://www.agri-peri.ac.ir/
Lao PDR Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - https://www.maf.gov.la/
Malaysia Strategic Planning Division, Ministry of Rural and Regional Development Malaysia (MRRD) Institute for Rural Advancement (INFRA) http://www.rurallink.gov.my https://www.infra.gov.my/en/
Myanmar Department of Rural Development (DRD), Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development (MCRD) - https://mcrd.gov.mm/
Nepal Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration Local Development Training Academy Nepal https://mofaga.gov.np/ http://www.ldta.gov.np/
Pakistan Establishment Division Akhtar Hameed Khan National Centre for Rural Development & Municipal Administration (AHK NCRD & MA) https://establishment.gov.pk/ http://ncrd.gov.pk/
Philippines Department of Agrarian Reform - https://www.dar.gov.ph/
Sri Lanka Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industries Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI) https://www.agrimin.gov.lk/web/ http://www.harti.gov.lk/index.php/en/
Thailand Bureau of Foreign Agricultural Affairs (BOFAA), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives - https://www.moac.go.th/moaceng
Vietnam International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - https://www.mard.gov.vn/en/
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