Dissemination of information has been a regular activity of AARDO. AARDO utilises three main mediums to disseminate information, namely, bringing out its own publications, sourcing books and periodicals for the Library, and hosting profile on the internet.

During the triennium 2009-2011, the above media will be utilised to disseminate information about AARDO activities. At the same time, efforts would be made to further improve quality of publications by using latest printing technologies and innovative designs. Besides, new institutions/universities working in the field of agriculture and rural development will be identified to exchange publications for mutual benefits. The AARDO Library will continue to source latest books and journals on subjects, specifically relating to technical activities of the triennium 2009-2011 and fully computerise its indexing and cataloguing services by sourcing latest version of CDS/ISIS software. Brief information on the latest books/reports received in the Library will continue to be uploaded on the website for wider dissemination.

The website of AARDO, the fastest medium for dissemination of information which provides information about the Organization and its technical programmes, would be made more informative and interactive by developing hyper-links with AARDO's centres of excellence and other rural development institutions for sharing information resources on a regular basis during the triennium 2009-2011. More information will also be uploaded in Arabic language on the website in order to make Arabic-speaking member countries more interactive.

Networking with rural development institutions, universities, research organisations and AARDO's centres of excellence would be strengthened during the triennium 2009-2011. This will be done through creation of a data bank of these institutions with a view to exchange information such as success stories or best practices, low cost technologies, latest news and views, pictures, etc., through internet and other means.

 

Publications

 

Documentation/Library