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Workshop on Environmental Issues in Agricultural / Agro-Industrial and Rural Development Projects |
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PREMISE:
The results of sectoral planning and developmental
efforts practised in the past without considering
environmental issues have been disappointing. There
is now a need for integrated physical,
socio-economic and environmental planning to ensure
a sustainable agricultural and rural development (ARD).
OBJECTIVES: This workshop aims at creating awareness among the participants about the environmental concerns that may arise from agricultural and rural development efforts and take preventive or remedial measures. More specifically, the workshop will help participants to
analyze the implications of
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- changes in or disturbance to fauna and flora arising from agricultural and rural projects;
- pollution from application of agro-chemicals and agro-industrial
bye products;
- land and water degradation; and
- changes in livehood systems.
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CONTENT: |
- Environment and development.
- Fertilizers, agro-chemical and the environment.
- Management of agro-industrial bye products.
- Land and water degradation.
- Remote sensing and environmental management.
- Environmental screening of agricultural and agro-industrial projects
- Action planning for prevention and remediation.
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TRAINING
METHODS:
Discussions, case studies, exercises, and field visits.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Middle and Senior-level officers drawn from the Federal and State Ministries of Environment; Environmental Protection Agencies; State Task Forces on Erosion Control; Ecological Disaster Committees; Federal and State Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development and Water Resources; River Basin Development Authorities; Agricultural Development Programmes/Projects; Livestock, Fishery and Forestry Development Projects; NGOs and CBOs. |
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DURATION:
One Week |
DATE: October 13 - 17, 2008 |
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VENUE: Abuja, Nigeria |
CHARGES:
=N=22,000.00 |
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Updated
2008 Agricultural Rural Management Training Institute, Ilorin, Nigeria |
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