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.70 Nov 2011
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- Into Iraq’s Kurdish Area
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
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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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- Bridging training and extension activities (3): Implementing training courses that are useful for extension activities
- Human Resource Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
No.69 Aug 2011
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- Revisiting Oman
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
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- Thoughts on cherry blossom viewing: from group to team
- Human Resource Development
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- Rice cultivation in Africa (3): Upland rice cultivation in Uganda
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
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- Bridging training and extension activities (2): Clarification of extension needs and implementation of training that is directly useful for extension activities: Case study from JICA Tsukuba
- Human Resource Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Japan
No.68 May 2011
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- Report from the third country training in Tunisia
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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- Vegetable cultivation technology training course: Reflecting on individual experiments in the last 5 years
- Human Resource Development
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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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- Bridging training and extension activities (1): Case study: Conducting training that contributes to the clarification on training needs and extension activities in Syria
- Human Resource Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
No.67 Feb 2011
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- 25 Years of AAI’s Work
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
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- Cooperation in the Training for JOCV Volunteers
- Human Resource Development
- Japan
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- Rice Cultivation in Africa (1): Introduction
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
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- Considering Project Evaluation (2)
- International Cooperation
No.66 Nov 2010
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- On the concept of "Circulation" in Palestine
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
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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
No.65 Aug 2010
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- Three years of "Upland Rice Variety Selection Techniques Course"
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
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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
No.64 May 2010
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- Interesting Photo Album from Guinea
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
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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
No.63 Feb 2010
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- An Introduction to the Farmer Field School (FFS) in the Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) Programme in the Philippines
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Asia
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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
No.62 Nov 2009
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- Encounter with New Frontier - Traveling through East Timor
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Asia
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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
No.61 Aug 2009
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- At the dawn of year 2008
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
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- Japan’s agriculture and AAI (1): Introduction
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
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- Considering project evaluation (1): Projects and their evaluation
- International Cooperation
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.