AAI News
We have been engaged in international cooperation work overseas, mainly through JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) development studies and technical cooperation project. We publish a newsletter, "AAI News," to convey the real voices of people in these overseas countries in terms of work, lifestyle, and national character, as well as to introduce technical reports based on data obtained from the field. The content of the newsletter includes reports on topics related to agricultural technology and community development, resource management, agricultural extension, and human resource development.
What is AAIN
The word "AAIN" was created by combining AAI (Appropriate Agriculture International) and N (Newsletter). At the same time, AAIN has another important meaning. There is a familiar oasis city for us, named Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. Furthermore, "AAIN" means "Spring" and "Eye" in Arabic language and is associated with "Oasis" with water and recreation in the arid region.
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- Useful plants in Sudan ＜Part 6＞ Mesquite
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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- Challenging dryland agriculture through business
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Useful plants in Sudan ＜Part 5＞ Wheat
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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- Independence Brought by Everyday Activities and Self-Esteem - Efforts of Terra Renaissance -
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Useful plants in Sudan ＜Part 4＞ Onion
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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- Third country visit in Egypt - To link agricultural extension and research -
- Agricultural Extension
- Africa
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- Names of the Acholi People ＜Part 2＞
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Useful plants in Sudan ＜Part 3＞ The Family of Malvaceae
- Resource Management
- Africa
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- Lectures at Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
- Human Resource Development
- International Cooperation
- Africa
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- Names of the Acholi People ＜Part 1＞
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Useful plants in Sudan ＜Part 2＞ Sorghum
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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- Useful plants in Sudan ＜Part 1＞ Introduction
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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- Ten years in Sudan
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Comparative analysis of agricultural extension situation in individual countries ＜Part-7＞ Conclusion
- Human Resource Development
- Agricultural Extension
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- Consideration on remote operation ＜Part-6＞ Conclusion
- Human Resource Development
- International Cooperation
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Asia
- Africa
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- Comparative analysis of agricultural extension situation in individual countries ＜Part-6＞ Cooperation between extension department and external organizations (2) Cooperation with private sector and aid agencies
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
- Middle East
- Asia
- Asia
- Africa
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- Comparative analysis of agricultural extension situation in individual countries ＜Part-4＞Capability of Agricultural Extension Department
- Human Resource Development
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
- Asia
- Africa
- Africa
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- Consideration on remote operation ＜Part-3＞ Effect of fostered ownership
- International Cooperation
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Africa
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- Comparative analysis of agricultural extension situation in individual countries ＜Part 2＞Technical capabilities of Agricultural extension officers
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Africa
- Africa
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- Comparative analysis of agricultural extension situation in individual countries ＜Part 1＞Introduction
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Agricultural Extension
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- Explore the world of beekeeping ＜Part 7＞ Conclusion
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Africa
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- Gathering in a neighboring country, remote work for Sudan
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- Africa
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- Ingenuity of demonstration fields ＜Part 6＞What is the ingenuity of demonstration fields ?
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Africa
- Africa
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- Ingenuity of demonstration fields＜Part 5＞Step-up demonstration field
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Africa
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- Conservation of Ethiopia Forest Coffee through value addition - Participation in SCAJ2019 -
- Resource Management
- Africa
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- Ingenuity of demonstration fields ＜Part 4＞ Demonstration field with story
- Agricultural Extension
- Africa
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- The Connection Between "Dryness" and "Ancient Civilization"
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Ingenuity of demonstration fields ＜Part 3＞ Demonstration farm model of farmers' participation and cost sharing
- Agricultural Extension
- Africa
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- The sun in Uganda (2)
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Ingenuity of demonstration fields ＜Part 2＞ Evolutionary Demonstration
- Agricultural Extension
- Africa
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- Explore the world of beekeeping ＜Part 2＞ Traditional beekeeping and challenges in Ethiopia
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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- The sun in Uganda (1)
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Ingenuity of demonstration fields ＜Part 1＞ Advantage and misunderstanding of demonstration fields
- Agricultural Extension
- Africa
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Onion drying project in arid regions -Joint work between AAI and the drying machine maker Taikisangyo Co., Ltd.-
- Agricultural Extension
- Africa
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Onion drying project in arid regions -Joint work between AAI and the drying machine maker Taikisangyo Co., Ltd.-
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Toward sustainable forest conservation
:Achieving both "Forest coservation" and "Livelihood improvement" - Resource Management
- Africa
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Toward sustainable forest conservation
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Let's think about seed quality
:Efforts to maintain varieties in the Rice Promotion Project in Uganda - Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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Let's think about seed quality
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Toward sustainable forest conservation
: Study and planning for forest conservation - Resource Management
- Africa
- Africa
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Toward sustainable forest conservation
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Toward sustainable forest conservation
: Possibilities and difficulties as a measure against climate change - Resource Management
- Africa
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Toward sustainable forest conservation
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- To Sudan, East Africa!
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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Onion drying project in arid regions - Joint work between AAI and the drying machine maker Taikisangyo Co., Ltd-
: End of technical cooperation project and development - Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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Onion drying project in arid regions - Joint work between AAI and the drying machine maker Taikisangyo Co., Ltd-
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- Acholi Sub-region in Northern Uganda - past, present and future
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Farming nation that does not produce chemical fertilizer - the reality of Arabia’s bread basket
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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A Memoir of Kassala, Sudan
: Life with delicious coffee - Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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A Memoir of Kassala, Sudan
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- Participating in a symposium in Tunisia QGIS Study Group Started
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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A Memoir of Kassala, Sudan
: What damages sorghum fields - Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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A Memoir of Kassala, Sudan
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A Memoir of Kassala, Sudan
: Grain food culture of sorghum and wheat - Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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A Memoir of Kassala, Sudan
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- Participation in Water Management Transfer in Egypt
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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A Memoir of Kassala, Sudan
: Sorghum cultivation by pastoralists using water harvesting techniques - Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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A Memoir of Kassala, Sudan
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A Memoir of Kassala, Sudan
: Sorghum and rain-fed agriculture - Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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A Memoir of Kassala, Sudan
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A Memoir of Kassala, Sudan
: Mixture of African and Arab culture - Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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A Memoir of Kassala, Sudan
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- Irrigation management transfer in Egypt
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Reports from JICA Tsukuba ex-participants (2): Bolivia and Madagascar
- Human Resource Development
- South and Central America
- Africa
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- Return to Senegal - after a quarter of a century: What 25 years have done
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Rice cultivation in Gabon
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Flood irrigation and people’s livelihood along the Gash River in the Kassala State in eastern Sudan
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Close friends from far countries-AAI's training follow-up program (3): Activities and future program of ex-participants
- Human Resource Development
- Africa
- Africa
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- Close friends from far countries-AAI's training follow-up program (2): Activities of ex-participants
- Human Resource Development
- Africa
- Africa
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- Close friends from far countries-AAI's training follow-up program (1):
- Human Resource Development
- Africa
- Africa
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- Rice cultivation in Africa (4): Rain-fed rice cultivation in Guinea
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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- Rice cultivation in Africa (3): Upland rice cultivation in Uganda
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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- Report from the third country training in Tunisia
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Rice cultivation in Africa (2): Lessons learned in the Development Study on National Irrigation Master Plan in Tanzania
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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- Interesting Photo Album from Guinea
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- On participation in the Promotion, Development, and Dissemination of NERICA Rice Varieties in Uganda
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Sand Fixation and Tree Planting in Mauritania (2): Sand fixation and tree planting techniques in Mauritania
- Resource Management
- Africa
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- Irrigation in the Nile Delta, Egypt and Water Users Association
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Case Study of Use of GIS by AAI (3): Case Study from Tanzania
- Resource Management
- Africa
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- International Cooperation possible with US$261
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- "Human Resource Development"- Our Challenges in Training Activities (5): Acquiring agricultural technologies through the Third Country Training and the Technical Exchange Programs
- Human Resource Development
- Middle East
- Africa
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- Zanzibar - the Spice Kingdom
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Agroforestry in Malawi
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Reflections Upon the Souvenir Sellers of Burkina Faso
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Grassroots Collaboration, AAI’s approach (2): Collaboration with a local NGO in Zimbabwe
- International Cooperation
- Africa
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- Collaboration with local NGOs ? AAI’s attempts in Zimbabwe
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Efficient Use of Water Resources in Arid Land (2): Traditional method of water use in Morocco
- Resource Management
- Africa
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- Mauritanian Oasis in Need of Improvement in the Living Environment
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- The Struggle of Farmers for Water (Morocco)
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Under the Bluest Sky of Zimbabwe
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Natural Environments of Wetlands (1): Tana Delta, Kenya
- Resource Management
- Africa
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- Coexistence of Nature and Humans - Towards the 21st Century (3): Permaculture in Zimbabwe
- Resource Management
- Africa
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- On the Banks of the Tana River
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Some reflections on Harare upon revisiting after three years
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Agriculture and irrigation in arid lands: From a viewpoint of sustainability (5): Agriculture and supplementary irrigation in Zimbabwe
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
Publication of Digital Books (2019)
Based on the above-mentioned "AAINews 30th Anniversary Edition", we also publish digital books. So far, "Plants in Arid Lands", "Agriculture in Arid Lands" and "Irrigation in Arid Lands" have been issued as the series of "The Best Collection of AAINews". If you are interested, please search Amazon's Kindle Store.
Your impressions and opinions are highly appreciated.
Your impressions and opinions are highly appreciated.
AAINews
Publication of AAINews 30th Anniversary Edition
(2014)
On the occasion of the company's 30th anniversary, we published the previous articles as a book. The contents were organized into chapters on arid land agriculture and afforestation, plants in arid land, human resource development, GIS and database, resource management, etc.