Rural development links and resources

Websites AusAID resources

Agriculture 21 (FAO) URL:  http://www.fao.org/ag/ Agriculture 21 is the website of the Agriculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO). Topics include biotechnology, biological diversity, integrated production systems, conservation agriculture, farming systems, organic agriculture, ethics, desertification, food for cities, Rio+10, transboundary diseases, animal feed safety, land/water information, grasslands, pasture crops, pesticide management, post-harvest operations, and agricultural marketing.

AusAID resources Rural development is one of the key elements of the Australian government's overseas aid program. Focus articles Focus, a quarterly magazine published by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), provides a variety of items about how the Australian Government's overseas aid program addresses specific global issues. You can subscribe to Focus online or order printed copies at: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pubs.cfm?Type=PubFocus

Australian Humanitarian Aid to Iraq URL:  http://www.ausaid.gov.au/hottopics/topic.cfm?Id=8614_8794_4510_8987_445 Developed by the Australian government this website documents the significant and constructive role that Australia plays in the reconstruction of Iraq. Income Generation for the Rural Poor: The Australian Aid Program's Rural Development Strategy URL:  http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pdf/ruralstrategy.pdf The overall objective of the Australian government's aid program is to advance Australia's national interest by helping developing countries to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development. The program's income-generation strategy in rural areas has three components: increasing the productivity of the agricultural sector, stimulating non-farm employment and managing natural resources sustainably. The aid program also includes the provision of basic needs and services in rural areas through its education, governance, health and infrastructure programs. Rural Development (AusAID) URL:  http://www.ausaid.gov.au/keyaid/rural.cfm This site provides information on the role of rural development in the Australian government's overseas aid program. Aid activities undertaken in the area of rural development are designed to promote sustainable resource management in partner countries. Rural Development Publications (AusAID) URL:  http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/keyaidpubs.cfm?Type=PubKARD This page brings together a collection of AusAID publications and reports in the key aid sector of Rural Development. Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Nepal/Australia Community Forestry Project. URL:  http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/focus/focuspdfs/29619-27.pdf Andrea McLaughlin reports on one of Australia's longest-running aid projects, the Nepal Australia Community Forestry Project which aims to improve lives and preserve Nepal's unique environment.