Directory: Agriculture
Information on appropriate agriculture:
Weblinks to agriculture-related agencies and products/producers.
Regional Government
Ministries
Bangladesh:
Ministry of Agriculture
Officila site with agricultural statistics and policy
Bhutan: Ministry of Agriculture
Official site concerned with agriculture & renewable resources
Maldives: Ministry of Fisheries,
Agriculture & Marine resources
Official site concerned with sustainable management of agricultural
& fisheries sectors
Nepal:
Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperatives
Address only
Pakistan: Ministry of
Environment, Local Government & Rural Development
Official site concerned with, among others, sustainable strategy
Sri
Lanka: Ministry of Agriculture
Official site with links to official departments and research
institutes
Sri
Lanka: Department of Agriculture
Official site with technical information and links
Sri
Lanka: Ministry of Irrigation & Water Management
Address and staff names only
Sri Lanka: Ministry
of Land
Branch of government concerned with land reform & settlement
Sri Lanka: Ministry
of Rural Economy
Branch of government concerned with sustainable development practices
Regional
Universities & Research Institutes
Bangladesh
Agricultural University (BAU)
Unofficial website of university engaged in all aspects of agricultural
education and research. Conducts agricultural extension programmes
and international graduate courses.
Bangladesh:
Bangabandhu Agricultural University (BSMRAU)
Postgraduate institute to MS and PhD level. Education and research
programs contain an outreach program designed to improve the economic
wellbeing of farmers and to accelerate rural development.
Bangladesh: International
University of Business Agriculture & Technology (IUBAT)
Offers BS in Agriculture (BSAG) and is recognized in North America
and other countries. Transfer credits from IUBAT are accepted
by foreign universities.
Bangladesh Fisheries
Research Institute (BFRI)
Carries out research for development and optimum utilization of
all living aquatic resources and coordinate fisheries research
activities in Bangladesh. With links. Mymensingh.
Bangladesh Forest
Research Institute (BFRI)
Conducts research into the utilization, management and improvement
of forests and forest products. Chittagong City.
Bangladesh
Jute Research Institute (BJRI)
Organisation engaged in research to improve jute crops and products.
Dhaka.
Bangladesh
Rice Research Institute (BRRI)
Conducts research on all aspects of rice, trains extenstion personnel
on modern rice technology, and publishes booklets and leaflets
for rapid transfer of technologies. Gazipur.
Bangladesh: SAARC
Agricultural Information Center (SAIC)
Regional arm of SAARC sharing information on agriculture, livestock,
fisheries, forestry and related field.
India: National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM)
Nepal: Fertilizer
Unit, Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperatives
Official news, policy reports & addresses pertaining to the
fertizer sector.
Nepal Agricultural
Research Council (NARC)
Autonomous organisation conducting agricultural research.
Pakistan Agricultural Research
Council (PARC)
Official site concerned with crops, animal sciences and natural
resources
Department
of Agriculture, Sri Lanka
Official site with technical information and links to research
institutes
Ministry
of Irrigation & Water Management, Sri Lanka
Ministry of Land,
Sri Lanka
Government branch concerned with land reform & settlement
Sri Lanka: National Science Foundation
Institution overseeing science research, funding & inter-regional
cooperation.
Regional NGOs
Pakistan: Sustainable Development
Policy Institute (SDPI)
Independent policy-oriented research institute, Islamabad
Regional
Information Sources, Networks
Bangladesh:
Sustainable Development Networking Programme, Agriculture
Informative site on Bangladeshi agriculture with links.
India:
Agricultural Gateway to India
Information website managed by the National Academy of Agricultural
Research Management (NAARM).
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