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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- ‘Towards the 21st Century’ Revisited ＜Part 5＞ Sakae Furusato Vegetable Garden
- Human Resource Development
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
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- ‘Towards the 21st Century’ Revisited ＜Part 4＞ Involving with community as a new fruit farmer
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
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- ‘Towards the 21st Century’ Revisited ＜Part 1＞Introduction
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
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- Farm visiting reports ＜Part 3＞ Nursery farmer - Iizumi farm -
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
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- Learning to be a Farmer through Local Vitalization Support
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
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- Farm visiting reports ＜Part 2＞ Agrico-en Garden
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
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- AAI and Me – Shigeya Hasegawa ＜Part-4＞ Memories of JICA Tsukuba training and expectations for the future
- Human Resource Development
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia
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- Tsukuba SDGs Partners
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
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- Explore the world of beekeeping＜Part 5＞Visiting Ishizuka Bee Farm (2)
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
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- Explore the world of beekeeping ＜Part 4＞ Visiting Ishizuka Bee Farm (1)
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
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- Rice Cultivation in Africa (5): Training course on Upland Rice Variety Selection Techniques for Africa
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Japan’s agriculture and AAI (6): AAI’s Involvement - Epilogue as a New Beginning
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Update on activities of our interviewees
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Japan’s agriculture and AAI (5): Report from Hamamatsu - Agriculture as business and marketing
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Field Note from Visit to Farmers in Hamamatsu
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Japan’s agriculture and AAI (4): Training in a farming region - Activities at Nature school Terakoya and regional cooperation (Kanra Town, Gunma Prefecture)
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Visiting a project of a Former Colleague (3): Community revitalization through the Nature School Terakoya and international cooperation
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Japan’s agriculture and AAI (3): Report from producers - Local producers’ group activities and coordination among communities in Ushimado, Okayama Prefecture
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Visiting a project of a Former Colleague (2): Safe and secure vegetable cultivation in Ushimado, the ‘Aegean Sea’ of Japan
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Japan’s agriculture and AAI (2): Report from producers - What we can see from the home delivery system of organic vegetables
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Visiting a project of a Former Colleague (1): Friends and colleagues who aim to make a living by organic farming
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Japan’s agriculture and AAI (1): Introduction
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Sequel to “Designing Roots” (1): Progress after the Workshop
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Work and life in farms - Various movements in Japan (4): Consumer marketing, aigamo(duck)-paddy cultivation, and vitality from rural life…
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Work and life in farms - Various movements in Japan (3): ‘Shizen-Nou’ (Natural Farming) and Ogawa Town’s Challenge to Cyclic Farming
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Work and life in farms - Various movements in Japan (2): Preservation and inheritance of traditional culture - reflections on the basic lifestyle
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Work and life in farms - Various movements in Japan (1): Return to farming and Joy in farming - The younger generation in farming
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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.