India signs MoU with AARDO, will help member nations enhance rural development sector

AARDO is an autonomous, inter-governmental organisation that promotes cooperation among the African-Asian countries

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and African-Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO) for capacity building programmes in the rural development sector.

"The MoU for the triennium 2015-2017 is being signed, under which capacity building programmes for AARDO member countries will be organised every year during the triennium at various institutions of excellence in India," an official statement here said.

AARDO is an autonomous, inter-governmental organisation formed to promote cooperation among countries in the African-Asian region and eradicate thirst, hunger, illiteracy, disease and poverty in the region.

The programmes will be organised in institutes such as the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD and PR), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and institutions governed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

Each training programme would be scheduled for two to three weeks.

AARDO, at present, has 31 member countries in the African-Asian region.