CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES FOR 2011

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES FOR 2012 AFRO-ASIAN RURAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (AARDO)

Sr.No.	HRD Programmes	Venue	Duration
I International Training Programme
1	Project Analysis	Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA), Cairo	15 Jan- 31 Mar
2	Integrated Pest Management	-do-	15 Jan- 31 Mar
3	Vegetable Production	-do-	15 Feb-30 Apr
4	Agricultural Services	-do-	01 Apr-15 Jun
5	Cotton Production & Technology	-do-	01 Apr-15 Jun
6	Poultry Production and Health	-do-	10 Jul-25 Sep
7	Rural Development	-do-	10 Jul-25 Sep
8	Animal Production and Health	-do-	01 Oct-15 Dec
9	Fish Culture Development	-do-	01 Oct-15 Dec
10	Land and Water Management	-do-	01 Oct-15 Dec
11	Training & Study Visits on Desertification	Desert Research Centre (DRC), Egypt	Oct-Nov
12	Land Policy for Sustainable Rural Development	International Centre for Land Policy Studies and Training, (ICLPST), R. O. China	To be Notified
13	Plant Protection and Quarantine	International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF), R. O. China	30 May -12 June
14	Employment and Vocational Training	-do-	21 June - 04 July
15	Promotion of Micro Enterprises	National Institute of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NIMSME), Hyderabad, India	23 Jan-16 March
16	Promotion of Financial Market	-do-	-do-
17	Training of Trainers in Entrepreneurship and Skill Development	-do-	-do-
18	Micro Credit for Promotion of Sustainable SHG Livelihood	-do-	-do-
19	Communication Skills in English and Promotion of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises	-do-	To be Notified
20	Communication Skills in English and Promotion of Food Processing Enterprises	-do-	-do-
21	Communication Skills in English and Information Systems & Services for SMEs	-do-	-do-
22	Communication Skills in English and ICT for Business Promotion of SMEs
23	Communication Skills in English and Capacity Building For Providing Alternative Livelihood Opportunities For Poor	-do-	-do-
24	Tourism and Hospitality Management
25	Enterprise Development through Micro Finance	-do-	-do-
26	Promotion of Service Enterprises-Approaches and Strategies		-do-
27	Empowerment of Women through Enterprises	-do-	-do-
28	Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and Implications on SMEs		-do-
29	Training Methods and Skills for Managers	-do-	-do-
30	SME Financing- Approaches and Strategies	-do-	-do-
31	Total Quality Management & ISO 9001:2008/14001:2006/BS7799 & Six Sigma	-do-	-do-
32	Geo-Informatics Applications for Rural Development	National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad, India	03 Jan - 27 March
33	Strategies for Sustainable Rural Development	-do-	10 Jan - 06 Feb
34	Information Technology for Rural Development	-do-	17 Jan-13 Feb
35	Planning for Poverty Reduction & Sustainable Development	-do-	28 Jan - 27 March
36	Micro Finance for Poverty Alleviation	-do-	28 Jan-27 March
37	Strategies and Programme for Poverty Alleviation in Rural Areas	-do-	To be Notified
38	Management of Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Programmes	-do-	To be Notified
39	Rural Development Management and Good Governance	-do-	To be Notified
40	Participatory Rural Development	-do-	01 Nov-12 Dec
41	Natural Resource Management for Sustainable Rural Livelihood	-do-	14 Nov-13 Dec
42	Planning and Management of Rural Energy Programmes	-do-	-do-
42	Fertilizer Quality Control	Central Fertilizer Quality Control & Training Institute (CFQCTI), Faridabad, India	To be Notified
43	Textile Mill Management	South India Textile Research Association (SITRA), Coimbatore, India	-do-
44	Textile Testing & Quality Control	-do-	-do-
45	Sustainable Agriculturall Development (SAD)	Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), R. O.Korea	To be Notified
46	Localizing Anti Poverty Agenda: The Malaysian Experience	Institute For Rural Advancement (INFRA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	To be Notified
47	Brackish Water Aquaculture Management	Department of Fisheries (DOF), Malaysia	To be Notified
48	Fisheries Resources Management	-do-	-do-
49	Macro brachium Rosenbergii Aquaculture Management	-do-	-do-
50	Poultry Management and Diagnostic	Department of Veterinary Services (DVS), Malaysia	-do-
51	HACCP Based Inspection System	-do-	-do-
52	Animal Quarantine Management	-do-	-do-
53	Advanced Technologies on Tropical Fruit Production and Post-harvest Techniques	Agricultural Extension Training Institute, Serdang, Malaysia	-do-
54	Rice: Research to Production	International Rice Research Institute, The Philippines	14 May - 01 June
55	Rice Breeding Course	-do-	07-22 August
56	Molecular Breeding	-do-	13-23 November
57	Mainstreaming Gender and the Vulnerable Group into Development Programmes	Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Nigeria	25 Jun-13 Jul
58	Entrepreneurship Development for Employment	-do-	09-27 July
59	ICT Applications in Human Resource Management	-do-	19 Nov.-07 Dec.
60	Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation for Development Project	-do-	26 Nov.-14 Dec.
II) International Workshops/Seminars
1	Impact of Globalization on Rural Development in Afro-Asian Countries	Islamabad, Pakistan	07-13 Jan.
III) Regional Training/Workshops
1	Workshop cum Training Programme on “Micro-Credit Delivery System and Good Governance in Rural Development”	Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development, Bangladesh	29 April - 10 May
IV CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMES UNDER ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
a)	Training Courses
1	Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development Management (PGDRDM)	National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad, India	July 2011 – Aug 2012
2	Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Agricultural Surveys	Indian Agricultural Statistic Research Institute, New Delhi	18 Jan-07 Feb
b) Workshop-cum-Training Programme
1	Water Resource Management for Sustainable Development	National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad, India	16-29 January
2	Indigenous Knowledge/Practices and Food Security	Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Noida, UP, India	19-25 March
V	Deputation of Experts	As per requirement of the member countries to give advice and guidance in formulation, implementation and evaluation of rural development programmes.
VI	Development Pilot Projects	During 2012-2014, AARDO will give priority to those projects which focus on income generation and capacity building of the rural poor, capital formation by landless poor, agricultural labour and artisans, protection of bio-diversity; and any other innovative action research based project.
VII	AARDO Meetings
37	AARDO Conference : 17th General Session	Cairo, Egypt	31 Jan-02 Feb.
38	Executive Committee : 61st Session	-do-	28-29 Jan.
39	Executive Committee : 62nd Session	-do-	03 Feb.
39	Executive Committee : 63rd Session	Lusaka, Zambia	October
40	Liaison Committee : 59th Session	AARDO Secretariat, New Delhi, India	18 Jan.
41	Liaison Committee : 60th Session	AARDO Secretariat, New Delhi, India	20June


*Duration and the Date(s) of the Programme are subject to change as announced by the concerned/