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.
No.20 Dec 2000
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- The Arabian Peninsular Revisited
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
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- Agriculture and Forestry in Pakistan (2): Irrigation farming on the Punjab-Sind Plain
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia
No.19 Oct 2000
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- On the Banks of the Tana River
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Agriculture and Forestry in Pakistan (1): Nature and agriculture in Pakistan
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia
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- AAI's challenge for database management (1): Databases at AAI
- Resource Management
No.18 Aug 2000
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- On the Banks of Lake Lubana
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Europe
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- Past Technical Assistance for the Gulf States and Future Challenges (6): Epilogue - Tasks for the future
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
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- Agriculture in the Dhofar Region, Oman (6): Future tasks and directions for agricultural 'development' in Dhofar
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
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- Agriculture in the Dhofar Region, Oman (6) - Continued from the preceding page
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
No.17 Jun 2000
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- Some reflections on Harare upon revisiting after three years
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Past Technical Assistance for the Gulf States and Future Challenges (5): Landscape greening projects in suburban Dubai
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
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- Agriculture in the Dhofar Region, Oman (5): The meaning of 'the inter flow of Dhofar agricultural products'
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
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- Reflection from an Arabian Night's Encounter in Dubai (on the future of the Gulf States)
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
No.16 Apr 2000
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- Ecotourism in Yakushima: Reflections in the rainy season
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
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- Past Technical Assistance for the Gulf States and Future Challenges (4): Technical assistance by the private sector
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
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- Agriculture in the Dhofar Region, Oman (4): Pasturage in the Nejd and the development of modernised agricultural farm zones
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
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- Plants in Oman and UAE (3): Rich desert and poor desert
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
No.15 Feb 2000
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- My Vietnam: On the Mekong River's Banks
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Asia
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- Past Technical Assistance for the Gulf States and Future Challenges (3): JICA's technical assistance in the field of fish culture and desert greening
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
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- Agriculture in the Dhofar Region, Oman (3): Live stock farming in the Jabal Mountain Range
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
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- A Sketch of Pakistan (3): Overseas workers and Dubai syndrome
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia
No.14 Dec 1999
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- On Return from UAE, a nation of migrant workers
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
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- Past Technical Assistance for the Gulf States and Future Challenges (2): Demonstration experiment by the Desert Development Institute, Japan
- Resource Management
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
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- Agriculture in the Dhofar Region, Oman (2): Agriculture in the Salalah plain
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
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- Plant in Oman and UAE (2): Samar and Ghaff
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
No.13 Oct 1999
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- Tales of Dates
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
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- Past Technical Assistance for the Gulf States and Future Challenges (1): Technical assistance to the Gulf States in the fields of greening and agriculture
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
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- Agriculture in the Dhofar region, Oman (1): Dhofar region
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
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- A Sketch of Pakistan (2): Friday Market in Islamabad
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia
No.12 Aug 1999
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- Revitalization of Communities: Report From Koura-cho, Shiga and Miyama-cho, Kyoto
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
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- Agriculture and irrigation in arid lands: From a viewpoint of sustainability (6): Problems Arid Regions Face and Means of Making Full Use of Arid Conditions
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
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- Nature and Agriculture in Syria (6): Future Challenges
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
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- Workshop: Designing Roots
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
No.11 Jun 1999
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- Competition at the World Water Day
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
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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
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- Nature and Agriculture in Syria (5): South east desert region
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
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- Plants in Oman and UAE (1): Cruciferous Flower Fields in the Desert
- Resource Management
- Middle East
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.