AARDO - African Asian Rural Development Organization

Q.  What is ‘AARDO’?
- Published on 07 Oct 16

a. An international organisation
b. A NGO
c. A state of art defence system
d. New missile planned by India and Israel jointly

ANSWER: An international organisation
 
  • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and the African Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) for capacity building programmes in the field of rural development has been approved the Union Cabinet.
  • The MoU for the triennium 2015 - 2017 is being signed under which capacity building programmes for AARDO member countries will be organized every year during the triennium at various Institutions of Excellence in India such as National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRD & PR), institutions governed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and others.
  • The AARDO is an inter-Governmental organization established in 1962 with the objective of promoting cooperation among the countries of the African - Asian Region in the direction of eradicating thirst, hunger, illiteracy, disease and poverty in the region.

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