The organisation of International/Regional Workshops/ Seminars/ Conference/Round Table/ Summit/ Symposium on various facets of rural and agricultural development further strengthens cooperation and enhances understanding amongst the member countries for better appreciation of each other's problems and to explore opportunities for collaboration of efforts for sustainable agricultural and rural development. The programmes serve as forum for mutual exchange of experiences and ideas among participating countries and help evolving strategies towards achieving sustainable agricultural and rural development. The themes of such programmes are selected in view of the contemporary socio-economic and other relevant issues being faced by the member countries. Considering the pressing needs of AARDO member countries, it is proposed to organise five (05) such events/programmes at International/Regional level annually in collaboration with member countries on cost sharing basis during the triennium 2025-2027.
Themes of the regional programmes would be based on some current issues, related to socio-economic and technological advancement, such as:
| 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 Afriquen-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 |
| 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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