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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.

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Regional Expert Consultation Meeting on “ICT for Development of Rural Agriculture in South Asia–Policy Concerns”

CIRDAP in collaboration with South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Agriculture Centre organized a regional Expert Consultation Meeting on “ICT for Development of Rural Agriculture in South Asia –Policy Concerns” on 29th-31 October in Bogra, Bangladesh. The main objective of this programme was to share the status of ICT applications in agriculture, review existing  relevant policies, identify capacity gap and opportunities through consultation. The participants also proposed policies and strategies to make best of ICT  to enhance productivity of agriculture. During the technical sessions, the participants presented their respective countries ICT practices in terms of Rural Agricultural Development. They also engaged with interactive group activities to come up with relevant policy with relevant programme  and strategies. The proposed key policy interventions which were proposed by the participants include: a. Availability of Sustainable and Reliable Agricultural Information; b. Capacity enhancement of women in agriculture in ICT; c. Mandated Committee for Agricultural content validation and program monitoring; d. Work on present policies (ex. Ag extension policy, ICT policy) and come up with “ICT in agriculture policy”. The meeting was attended by the following: Sl Name Designation Organization Country 1. Mr. Abdul Hasib Habib IT Director Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock (MAIL) Afghanistan 2. Mr. Mohammad Zakir Hasnat Information Officer (Plant protection) Agriculture Information Service,Ministry of Agriculture Bangladesh 3. Mr. Dawa Zangpo ICT Officer Ministry of Agriculture & Forests Bhutan 4. Mr. Manoluck Bounsihalath Director National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute Lao PDR 5. Dr. Raju Ghimire Senior Agriculture Extension Officer Agriculture Information & Training Centre Nepal 6. Ms. Ambreen Ashfaq Section Officer Ministry of National Food Security & Research Pakistan 7. Mr. S. Periyasamy Director (Comm. and Information) National Agriculture Information & Communication Centre Sri Lanka

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International Workshop on Organic Agriculture 3.0 in India

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) in collaboration with the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) and Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) are organizing an International Workshop on Organic Agriculture 3.0 on 3-7th December, in Chennai, India. The Objectives of the workshop are: To familiarize participants with the goals of Organic 3.0 to enable widespread adoption of truly sustainable farming systems and markets based on organic principles and imbued with a culture of innovation, progressive improvement toward best practices, transparent integrity, inclusive collaboration, holistic systems, and true-value pricing; and To develop action plans for participants to promoteorganic agriculture in their countries. Nominations are expected from CIRDAP-APO member countries. The expected participants are senior government officers, researchers, and academics dealing with the theme of the programme. Official nominations should be sent through CIRDAP contact ministry to the National Productivity Organisation (NPO) of the respective countries. Please keep training@cirdap.org as cc to send a copy to CIRDAP while sending nominations to NPOs. The deadline for nomination from contact ministry to NPO is 25 September 2018. For specific deadline regarding this opportunity, please contact with your relevant contact ministries listed here CIRDAP IRD Network. For detail on the programme please go through the liked Project Notification. Please go through the project notification carefully before submitting nominations.

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Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Fellowship Programme 2018-19

The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme was instituted in 1964 for developing Human Recourse for the Government of India. Later on, its activities have also been associated with several regional and multilateral organizations and cooperation groupings like ASEAN, BIMSTEC, AARDO, MGC, etc. In connection with this, from 2013 CIRDAP also being affiliated with Government of India in ITEC Programme. The Indian Government have sponsored twenty (20) slots of this fellowship under CIRDAP Secretariat. Each year CIRDAP ambit different courses under this programme and offer fellowship for the Government Officials of its member countries. As a gesture of regional cooperation to develop human resources for the fiscal year 2018-19 CIRDAP is offering the following courses for fellowship. Sl. Institute Course Name Start Date End Date 1. IIPA Climate Change and Governance 22-10-2018 02-11-2018 2. NIRD Good Governance for Management of Rural Development Programmes 22-10-2018 18-11-2018 3. CIFT Extension Management Techniques for up-scaling Technology Dissemination on Fisheries 09-11-2018 22-11-2018 4. RISDC Development Partnership: Learning South-South Cooperation (LSSC) 12-11-2018 23-11-2018 5. NIRD Community Driven Rural Development 19-11-2018 16-12-2018 6. NISE International Training Programme on Solar Technologies and Applications 26-11-2018 14-12-2018 7. GSITI Geographic Information System for Geoscientists 10-01-2019 06-02-2019 8. NIRD Participatory Planning for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development 18-02-2019 17-03-2019 9. NIRD Sustainable Agriculture Strategies for Rural Development 21-01-2019 17-02-2019 10. NIRD Training Methodology for Development Professionals 21-01-2019 17-02-2019 For applying in any of these courses under CIRDAP Secretariat please click here (https://www.itecgoi.in/stream_list.php) Before starting the application process, kindly read the “Application Procedure” very carefully. CLICK HERE Relevant Documents: (i) Application Procedure (ii) Nomination Form

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