A Ministry of Agriculture delegation led by Vice Minister Du Wen-zhen took part in the African-Asian Rural Development Organization’s 21st General Session and 77th Executive Committee Session Feb. 18-24 in New Delhi, highlighting the government’s commitment to supporting regional agricultural advancement.
According to the MOA, the events reviewed AARDO activities and formulated work plans and a budget for 2025-2027. Given Taiwan’s steadfast support for the organization and its projects, the country has been elected to serve on the EC for the third time and on the management committee of the Corpus Fund, which was established in 2019 to stabilize the organization’s finances and to expand the scope of its programs, the ministry said.
The MOA added that Taiwan will continue assisting countries in the two regions with domestic agricultural transformation and deepening collaboration with AARDO members across the board.
Since joining AARDO in 1968, Taiwan has closely cooperated with the organization’s secretariat and member states to hold training programs for technical personnel and dispatch aid missions to other members, as well as issuing study visit invitations to ministers and experts from partner nations, the MOA said.
Established in New Delhi in 1962 as an autonomous intergovernmental organization, AARDO comprises 32 full members and 3 associate members. It organizes trainings and seminars on issues spanning agricultural and rural development, climate change, food security, rural women and youth empowerment, small business growth, and land reform while strengthening cooperation and technical exchanges among member countries. (YCH-E)
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