JICA Tsukuba 2015

JICA Training and Dialogue Program, “Promotion of African Rice Development through Strengthening Coordination between CARD and CAADP for Sub-Saharan Countries”, Tsukuba, Japan, 17 August – 26 August 2015

The final year of three-year training and dialogue program on “Promotion of African Rice Development through Strengthening Coordination between CARD and CAADP for Sub-Saharan Countries” is organized by JICA Tsukuba International Center in collaboration with the CARD Secretariat.  One week program is conducted for two weeks in a row; the first week for seven Anglophone countries and the second week for 8 Francophone CARD member countries.  Each country delegates consists of two government high rank officials representing CAADP and CARD/NRDS Task Force.

The objectives of the program are as below:

1. To learn CARD process and necessity to strengthen its alignment with CAADP;
2. To review and improve Country Action Plans – How to integrate CARD process into CAADP- formulated first year of the program;
3. To learn Japanese experiences in agricultural policies – Mechanization and Rural Finance- through lectures and field visits.

• Introduction for the JICA training program “Promotion of African Rice Development through strengthening coordination between CARD and CAADP – 2015” 
• Introduction/Orientation sur Le Programme de Formation sur la “Promotion de la riziculture en Afrique par le renforcement de la Coordination entre la CARD et le PDDAA”

Action Plan

Inception Report

Presentations