JICA Tsukuba 2018
JICA Knowledge Co-Creation program, “Promotion of African Rice Development for Sub-Saharan Countries”, Tsukuba, Japan, 14 May – 8 June 2018
The third year of the three-year Knowledge Co-Creation program on “Promotion of African Rice Development for Sub-Saharan Countries” is organized by JICA Tsukuba International Center in collaboration with the CARD Secretariat. One program is conducted for two weeks in a row; the first course for seven Anglophone CARD member countries and the second course for seven Francophone CARD member countries. Each country delegates consists of one or two government high-rank officials representing “Policy for Promoting Rice Production Infrastructure Development” and/or CARD/NRDS Task Force.
The objective of the program is: Technical Capacity of the participating organization has been improved for implementation of the National Rice Development Strategy (NRDS) as well as policy planning, implementation, management, and operation of rice production infrastructure.
- General Information (Concept Paper) : PDF (English / French)
- Participants List : PDF (English / French)
LECTURES
| Tile | Lecturer | Presentation |
| Overview of CARD and NRDS | CARD Secretariat | PDF (English / French) |
| Program Orientation | CARD Secretariat | PDF (English / French) |
| Key points of Implementation and O&M of Rice Production Infrastructure on Africa | Mr. Fujimoto (NTCI) | |
| Small-scale Irrigation Development Applying Appropriate Technologies – Case Study of Malawi | Mr. Kanamori | |
| Development and Management of Irrigation Systems in Japan | Dr. Satoh | |
| Agricultural and Rural Development in Japan | Mr. Endoh (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) | |
| Role of local government and other organizations on Rice Production Infrastructure of development, operation, and maintenance | Mr. Morishima, Mr. Inoue (Tochigi Prefectural Office) | |
| Condition of management, operation, and maintenance on Rice Production Infrastructure | Mr. Akimoto （Akimoto Farm） | |
| The current condition of beneficiaries, operation, and management on Rice Production Infrastructure | Fukuoka Weir Land Improvement Districts |
GOOD EXAMPLES
| County | Presentation |
| COTE D”IVOIRE | PDF (English / French) |
| KENYA | PDF (English) |
| MADAGASCAR | PDF (English / French) |
| NIGERIA | PDF (English / French) |
| SENEGAL | PDF (English / French) |
ACTION PLANS
| Country Presentations | Presentation |
| BENIN | PDF (French) |
| BURKINA FASO | PDF (French) |
| COTE D’IVOIRE | PDF (French) |
| DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO | PDF (French) |
| ETHIOPIA | PDF (English) |
| GAMBIA | PDF (English) |
| GHANA | PDF (English) |
| KENYA | PDF (English) |
| MADAGASCAR | PDF (French) |
| MALI | PDF (French) |
| SENEGAL | PDF (French) |
| SIERRA LEONE | PDF (English) |
| UGANDA | PDF (English) |
| ZAMBIA | PDF (English) |
