Agricultural Learning Exchange for Asian Regional Networking (AgLEARN)
Budget: 62250.00
Direct HH Coverage: 60
End Date:
Funding: RDMA, USAID
Major Activities:
- Workshops and Training
- Exchange visits / internship
- Participatory pilot projects
- Technology packages & disseminate
Objectives:
- Transfer innovative agricultural technologies practiced in Thailand, India, USA and other partner countries to target countries i.e. Bangladesh, Cambodia and Nepal.
- Improve farm productivity by enhancing the capacity for sustainable agricultural practices through national, regional, and local (farm) levels training, internship, exchange visits and on-farm trials.
- Implement participatory pilot projects on: (i) testing of technologies, management practices, and other sustainable agriculture practices used in partner innovation centers; and (ii) technical and financial feasibility of these technologies.
- Increaseadoption of suitable innovative technologies through national and regional collaborationbetween academia, private and public sector.
- Establish a virtual ‘Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Agriculture Practices and Food Security’, with a multi-disciplinary team of researchers affiliated with several academic programs of AIT and partner institutions capable of long-term co
Outputs:
- Farmers trained
- Extension agents exposed to new technologies
- Demonstration trials set up for new techniques
- Regional learning exchange visits held
- Center of Excellence (website) created and innovative agricultural technologies disseminated
Partners: AIT-Thailand, BARI-Bangladesh, CEDAC-Cambodia, CMU-Thailand, iDE-Bangladesh, KU-Thailand, NARC, RUA-Cambodia, SOFILWM-India
Program Type: Completed
Project Location: Banke, Chitwan and Surkhet
Start Date:
Target Group: Farmers’ group
Thematic Area: Food and Nutrition Security
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