AFRO-ASIAN RURAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (AARDO)
 
CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES - 2008

 
Sl.No.  Activity Venue Duration*
  Training Programmes Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA), Dokki, Cairo, Egypt Eleven Weeks
1 Poultry Production and Health -do- 15 Jan - 30 March
2 Project Analysis -do- -do-
3 Vegetable Production -do- 15 Feb - 30 April
4 Agricultural Services -do- 01 April - 15 June
5 Cotton Production & Technology -do- -do-
6 Integrated Pest Management -do- 10 July - 25 Sept
7 Soil and Water Management -do- -do-
8 Fish Culture Development -do- 01 Oct - 15 Dec
9 Rural Development -do- -do-
10 Animal Production and Health -do- -do-
    Desert Research Centre (DRC), Cairo, Egypt  
11 Training and Study Visit on Desertification in Egypt -do- Oct.
    International Cooperation Development Fund (ICDF), R. O. China Three Weeks
12 Textile Industry Management  -do- To be announced
13 Agricultural Policy and Rural Management  -do- -do-
14 Micro-Finance Experiences  -do-  -do-
15 Technology Policy and Management   -do-  -do-
16 Small and Medium Enterprises Development Experiences  -do-  -do-
17 WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  -do- -do-
18 Food Processing  -do-  -do-
    International Center for Land Policy Studies and Training (ICLPST), Taiwan, R O China Six  Weeks
19 Land Policy for Sustainable Rural Development  -do- March-April
    National Institute of  Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NIMSME), Hyderabad, India  Seven Weeks 
20 Training Method and Skills for Managers  -do- 07 Jan - 01 March, 2007
21 Promotion of Financial Markets -do- -do-
22 Intellectual Property Rights and Implications for SMEs -do- -do-
23 Food Processing Enterprises for Women -do- -do-
24 Data Base Management Systems -do- -do-
25 Planning and Promotion of Agro Industries -do- -do-
26 Promotion of Micro- Enterprises -do- -do-
27 Trainers' Training in Entrepreneurship Development (TED)

-do-

 Aug. -Oct.
28 SMEs Financing -Approaches and Strategies (SMEF)

-do-

 -do-
29 SMEs Policy & Promotion in Developing Economies (SPPDE)

-do-

 -do-
30 SME Management Consultancy (SPPDE)

-do-

 -do-
31 Environmental Management in Small and Medium Enterprise (EMSME)

-do-

 Oct.- Dec.
32 Total Quality Management & ISO 9001 : 2000/14001 : 2004/BS7799 & Six Sigma (TQM)

-do-

 -do-
33 Micro Finance of Micro Enterprises- SHGs Approach (MISA)

-do-

 -do-
34 Empowerment of Women through Enterprises (EWE)

-do-

 -do-
35 Planning and Promotion of Agro and Food Enterprises (PAFE)

-do-

 -do-
    National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad, India Four Weeks 
36 Rural Micro-Enterprise Development -do-  Nov.- Dec.
37 Management of  Natural Resources for Sustainable Agriculture Development

-do-

 

 Nov. - Dec
38 Livelihoods for Rural Women and Poverty Reduction -do- -do-
    South India Textile Research Association (SITRA), Coimbatore,  India Eight Weeks
39 Textile Testing and Quality Control -do- July - Sept.
40 Textile Extension  -do- -do-
41 Textile Mill Management -do- -do-
    Central Fertiliser Quality Control and Training Institute (CFQCTI), Faridabad,   India Five Weeks
42 Fertiliser Quality Control -do- 20 Oct. - 27 Nov
    Institute For Rural Advancement (INFRA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Three Weeks
43 Localising the Anti-Poverty Agenda: The Malaysian Experience  -do-

8-24 June
    Department of Veterinary Services (DVS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Four Weeks
44 Artificial Breeding in Cattle
 		 -do- 15 July - 15 Aug.
45 Animal Feed Production and Quality Assurance
 		 -do- -do-
46 HACCP Based Inspection System -do- -do-
47 Modern Farming System in Broiler Production -do- -do-
48 Information and Communication Technology In Veterinary Services -do- -do-
49 Veterinary Laboratory Technologies -do- -do-
50 Management of Veterinary Services -do- -do-
51 Animal Quarantine Management -do- -do-
    Department of Fisheries, Malaysia Six  weeks
52 Macro Brachium Rosenbergii Aquaculture -do- 09 June-23 July
53 Fisheries Resources Management