REGULAR PROGRAMES
- SAARC Agrinews
- SAARC Journal of Agriculture
- In-house research and Publication on Thrust Areas of Agriculture ‘in SAARC Countries
- Observance of SAARC Charter Day
- Capacity Building & Professional Development
- Programme Building, Monitoring & Backstopping
- Periodic Services (Current Awareness/SDI Services)
- Acquisition of Information materials in Agricultural and allied fields from SAARC Member Countries and other Countries/Organizations
- ICT Mediated Communication
- Distribution of Information Materials
- Reproduction of Information Materials, Audio Visual & Dubbing/Sub-titling
- Promotional Activities of SAC
- Internship, exchange visit, exposure visit, SAARC Agriculture PhD Scholarship program (Conservation agriculture for sustainable intensification of agriculture, commercial vegetable production and rural Dev. collaboration with CIMMYT-ACIAR USD 12,000)
NEED BASE PROGRAMS (Continue from 2017)
- High Yielding Dairy Buffalo Breed Development in SAARC Countries – Being sourced from India (continued from 2017)
- SAARC –Donor meeting on development of regional project on priority areas identified in SAC-CGIAR consultation (continued from 2017)
TOTAL NEED BASE PROGRAMS (New)
- SAARC regional consultative meeting for exchange of rice based value chain development technologies
- SAARC Regional training on proven production technology, value chain development and nutrition security of pulses
- SAARC Regional training on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in SAARC Member States
- SAARC Regional consultation on Development of country specific Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) standards and harmonization of SAARC GAP for vegetables and fruits
- Write shop for developing the proposal on Innovation in value chain of fruits in SAARC (Collaboration with TFNet)
- Regional training of trainers (ToT) on fruit processing for SAARC member countries
- Regional Training on Animal Disease Informatics and Biostatistics
- Regional Training on “Animal Feed and Nutrient Analysis”
- Regional Expert Consultation meeting on animal genomics selection for the Genetic improvement and enhancing Productivity of indigenous livestock
- Development of sustainable rural poultry value chain model for poverty reduction
- Regional consultation on Small-scale fisheries in South Asia
- Regional consultation on Trans-boundary fish diseases in the SAARC region: threats, their therapeutic and prophylactic measures and policy briefing
- Regional training on Development of Mass Breeding and Culture Techniques of catfishes
- Rohu fish germplasm exchange in SARRC countries
- Regional Training on Integrated Nutrient Management for Improving Soil Health and Crop Productivity
- SAARC Regional Training on Farm Mechanization for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in SAARC Region
- Regional Training on smart agricultural water management interventions for enhancing water productivity and resilience in South Asia
- SAARC Outlook on NRM Policies and Strategies
- Regional expert consultation on Information and communication technologies (ICTs) for development of rural agriculture
- Regional expert consultation on “Gender equality and women’s Empowerment in agriculture in South Asia”
- Regional expert consultation on climate smart agricultural policies, strategies and agricultural development programs towards climate change adaptation and mitigation (collaboration with APN)
- Exposure visit of farmers on community engagement of seed sovereignty in south Asia (Collaboration with AFA)
- Regional consultation for formulation of enabling policy recommendations for popularization of innovative agricultural technologies (Collaboration with Winrock International & USAID)
