International Workshops / Seminars

The organization of international and regional workshops/seminars on various facets of rural and agricultural development promotes further cooperation and understanding among the member countries for better appreciation of each other's problems. The workshops serve as a forum for mutual exchange of experiences among participating countries and also assist in evolving an appropriate conceptual framework for technical programme. The themes of the workshops are chosen keeping in view the contemporary socio-economic and other related problems in the member countries, which the member countries are facing in their rural areas.

Recognizing the importance, it is proposed to organize three (3) international workshops/seminars annually in collaboration with member countries during the triennium 2021 - 2023 and the extended year of 2024.

Themes of the international programmes would be based on some current issues, related to socio-economic and technological advancement, such as:

Themes of the Workshops/ Seminars

S.No	Themes of the Workshops / Seminars
1	Management of Water Resources in Rain-fed Areas: Challenges Ahead,
2	Climatic Change and Sustainable Agricultural Development,
3	Relationship between Climate Change and Food Security,
4	Trends in Low Cost Housing in Rural Areas,
5	Climate change, its impact on Development and Equity in Developing Countries,
6	Action Plan to achieve Food Security through Sustainable Agriculture,
7	Role of Agricultural Statistics in Food Security,
8	Poverty Alleviation: Policies and Programmes,
9	Potential for Poverty Reduction through Investment in Agricultural Water Management,
10	Agri-business and Value Chain Management,
11	Promotion of Agro and Food Enterprises for Sustainable Livelihood in Rural Areas,
12	Rural Development: Challenges and Opportunities in 21st Century,
13	Development of Rural Infrastructure with Private Sector Participation,
14	Human Resource Development: Policies and Strategies,
15	Micro-Finance and Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises,
16	South-South Cooperation: Transfer of Technology and Institutional Building,
17	Sustainable Livelihoods and Empowerment of Rural Women,
18	Applications of ITC in Agriculture,
19	Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods,
20	Good Governance Experience of African-Asian Countries,
21	Fisheries Resources Management,
22	Promotion and Management of Non-Conventional Sources of Energy in Rural Areas,
23	Promotion of Bio-diversity for Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development,
24	Natural Calamities and Disaster Management,
25	Indigenous Knowledge/Practices for Conserving Natural Resources,
26	Institutional Reforms and Capacity Building Approaches and Strategies for Rural Development,
27	Local Governance and People Participation,
28	Malaysia’s Experience on Rural Economic Transformation through Rural Industrialization, Development of M&E, Village Tourism, Home Stay, etc.,
29	E-Learning in Agricultural and Rural Development,
30	Climate Change and Agricultural Insurance, and
31	Cooperatives and Sustainable DevelopmentGoals (SDGs)
32	Gender Mainstreaming
33	Organic Food Production and Certification
34	Cooperatives as a Vehicle for Sustainable Developmentand Inclusive Growth
35	Other Relevant Themes.

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Workshops / Training since (1982 - 2022)