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Centre for Rural Agriculture and Development Studies

The Organisation:      CenRADS – is a centre of studies by experts, students and the inquisitive minds on the agricultural potentials, production, marketing, consumption and entrepreneurial skills of the rural people of the developing world.

      The organisation seeks to understand the socio-economic, geographical ecological and structural characteristics that differentiate between the ruralite communities from the urbanite and cosmopolitan types. In so doing, CenRADS aims to ascertain the dynamics of rural – urban transformation, rural – urban drift and the vectors of the rural – rural and rural – urban development phenomena in the third world.

      The central focus of CenRADS is the RURAL AREA with bi – focal arms, namely: Rural Agriculture and Rural Infrastructure. Interestingly we assert that the two arms are not synonymous with each other as experience has shown that certain rural areas of agriculturally active people may lack infrastructural facilities (schools, roads, pipe-born water, electricity, hospital and modern roads) and be characterized by poor living standards. CenRADS is interested in understanding the reason for the differences between the two arms and seeks to research into ways by which rural agriculture can bring improvement in the standards of living and socio – economic well being of the rural people and the infrastructural development of the rural areas of the world.

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Modern Poultry Farm

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Mechanised Farming

TARGET REGIONS

      CenRADS is interested in regional collaboration from Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia – Central, Asia – Southeast, America, the Carribean, Pacific Countries, Central America, and the Middle East. For this reason CenRADS welcomes experts and all interested persons and organisations willing to collaborate with it to realize the set objectives.

MODE OF OPERATION

      The organisation’s mode of operation centers on the following:

            Research Activities

            Seminars

            Conferences

            Workshops and Exhibitions

            Working/Study Tours

            Interviews and Expert – Farmer/Rural dweller Interactions

            Publications (Scientific Journals, Periodicals and Books)

            Exchange Visits

   Short Certificate Courses on Technology Adoption and Extension/Agricultural Communication Programmes in Rural Agriculture and Development.

   Training Programmes in Communal Participation in infrastructure provisions: road construction, implement acquisition and usage, pipe laying, building technology, electricity extension principles and practices and apprenticeship courses in entrepreneurial initiatives, employment creation, managerial and marketing skills, communal and cooperative assets management, personnel and business management, development administration, assessment, monitoring and evaluation techniques.

   Programmes on self employment, poverty reduction, talents acquisition, food processing, product packaging, produce storage, marketing exploration, food security and methodologies for food export.

   Distance education programmes and demonstrations on improved farming and food production techniques for higher productivity of rural agriculture.

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