Participative Technical Cooperation Programmes
Study Visits

Study Visit for Experts, Scientists and Senior Government Officials from Country to Country

AARDO has been regularly organising study visits of Experts, Scientists and Senior Government Officials of one member country to another, on specific requests, to study the achievements, innovations, best practices, etc in the field of rural development, agriculture and allied fields. Such visits are normally organised for a duration of one week. Each visit enhances the existing cooperation amongst the member countries and enabling possible transfer of technology/best practices, AARDO proposes to organise four (04) such study visits annually during the triennium 2025-2027. Each visit would ideally be for the Study Visit Programme, the host Government is required to bear the local hospitality including accommodation, boarding and local transportation expenses, while AARDO bears the cost of air travel of the experts. The study visit may preferably cover the following areas:

S.No	Areas of Study Visit
1	Application of ICT in Agriculture
2	Community Mobilisation
3	Social Forestry
4	Functioning of Agricultural/Dairy Cooperatives,
5	Agrarian Reform
6	Micro Credit and Poverty Alleviation
7	Land Reclamation to Increase Food Supply
8	Income Generation and Employment Creation
9	Successful Model of Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation
10	Management of Rural Development Programmes
11	Post-harvest Management
12	Organic Farming
13	Apiculture
14	Sericulture
15	Land Reform Programmes
16	Local Governance
17	Integrated Pest Management
18	Agri-business
19	Sustainable Agriculture Development
20	Promotion of Small and Medium (On Farm and Off Farm) Agro-based Enterprises
21	Women and Child Development
22	Research and Development in Agriculture and Technology Transfer
23	Self-Reliant Village
24	Saemaul Undong
25	Cooperatives in Development
26	Rural Transformation Programmes
27	Any other relevant field

Ministerial Level Study Visit Programme to Republic of China (Taiwan)
The Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has been hosting Ministerial Level Study Visit Programmes for one week duration since 1990. Under this programme, Ministers, Vice/Deputy Ministers and high-level dignitaries from the Ministries responsible for AARDO affairs in the member countries visit Republic of China (Taiwan) to observe the achievements made in the field of agriculture/rural development. All the expenses for such visit programmes are met by the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). AARDO proposes to continue facilitating such visits during the triennium 2025-2027 as its further strengthen ties generating possible transfer of technology, best practices extending technical assistance etc.

Study Visit Programme of Experts/Senior Level Officials to the Republic of China (Taiwan)
The esteemed Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has been extending its technical support to member countries of AARDO, through organization of study visit programme for experts/senior level officials from the AARDO member countries every year. This programme provides an opportunity to visiting experts to study and observe the techniques and innovative methods being practiced in the Republic of China (Taiwan).

In view of interest shown by member countries and the relevance of the programme, it is proposed to organize such study visit programme for ten (10) experts/senior level officials from the AARDO member countries annually during the triennium-2025-2027. The esteemed Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) would kindly consider meeting the expenses such as board, lodging and local transportation, etc. whereas, AARDO would bear the cost of air tickets of the delegates.