Regional RAS organisations

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  • Web Link Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions APAARI

    Agricultural Research for Development (ARD) in the Asia-Pacific region is effectively promoted and facilitated through novel partnerships among NARS and other related organizations so that it contributes to sustainable improvements in the productivity of agricultural systems and to the quality of the natural resource base that underpins agriculture, thereby enhancing food and nutrition security, economic and social well being of communities and the integrity of the environment and services it provides.

  • Web Link Agriculture Information Service of Tajikistan

    The “Agriculture Information Service of Tajikistan” is one of the services of National association of dehkan farms of the Republic of Tajikistan. AIST is for Dehkan farms using Information-Communication Technologies. Dehkan farms in Tajikistan need to receive variety of information from associations and cooperatives, ministries and committees, banks, tax and insurance services, processing companies and others. They need information such as prices of agricultural products and materials, equipment, agricultural technologies and experience, institutions and regulations regarding export of agricultural products, new business opportunities, investors and so on. Dehkan farms can find these type of useful information easily and rapidly from “AIST” Web-site.

  • Web Link APEAEN - Asia Pacific Association of Educaters in Agruculture and Environment Inc

    The Association provides a professional focal point for all those in the Asia Pacific Region and beyond who strive for excellence in education for rural sector. It shall be guided by the Principles of Universal Collaboration, Assistance, Responsiveness and Excellence (CARE) in the development and practice of the profession it will:

    • Serve as an international alliance for the identification and dissemination of new developments and best practices in the fields of agriculture and environmental education;
    • Exchange technical and professional knowledge and information among its members, government leaders and society in general in improving educational research, development and practice in the fields of Agriculture and Environment.
    • Cooperate, coordinate and/ or collaborate with local, national, regional, and international organizations, institutions, and governments in searching for new directions and solutions to problems related to education in agriculture and environment.
  • Web Link APEN - Australasia-Pacific Extension Network (Inc)

    The Australasia-Pacific Extension Network (APEN) is a professional organisation for extension professionals - people involved in community and rural development, adult education, communication and other related fields.

  • Web Link Swiss Forum for Rural Advisory Services SFRAS

    SFRAS is an informal group of experts from Swiss development, research, education and private sector organisations, who are involved in Rural Advisory Services (RAS) in developing countries.

  • Web Link Agricultural Extension in South Asia - AESA

    The idea of a portal on Agricultural Extension in South Asia emerged during the consultations on extension and advisory services organised by the APIRAS (Asia Pacific Islands Rural Advisory Services Network) at Los Banos, Philippines (14-15 September, 2011) and the GFRAS (Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services) at Nairobi, Kenya (13-18 November 2011).

  • Web Link International Academy of Rural Advisors IALB

    IALB’s Mission &-Strategic aspects

    • is the European platform for ex-change of information and experience in extension and advisory in agriculture and rural development
    • is a pluralistic private organisation
    • is to focus on participation and accountability of affected people and target groups
  • Web Link National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management MANAGE

    MANAGE was established in 1987, as the National Centre for Management of Agricultural Extension at Hyderabad, by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India as an autonomous Institute, from which its acronym 'MANAGE' is derived. In recognition of its importance and expansion of activities all over the country, its status was elevated to that of a National Institute in 1992 and re-christened to its present name i.e., National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management. MANAGE is the Indian response to challenges of agricultural extension in a rapidly growing and diverse agriculture sector. The policies of liberalization and globalization of the economy and the level of agricultural technology becoming more sophisticated and complex, called for major initiatives towards reorientation and modernization of the agricultural extension system. Effective ways of managing the extension system needed to be evolved and extension organizations enabled to transform the existing set up through professional guidance and training of critical manpower. MANAGE is the response to this imperative need.

  • Web Link National Institute of Food and Agriculture NIFA

    The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), part of the executive branch of the Federal Government. Congress created NIFA through the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. NIFA replaced the former Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), which had been in existence since 1994.