The Center for International Agricultural Development Cooperation
(CINADCO), of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, is
the main professional and operational institution in Israel dealing
with international agricultural development cooperation. Its
activities are carried out in the framework of MASHAV.
CINADCO's operational and professional activities focus on key issues
and problems concerning agricultural development facing rural and
peri-urban communities.
CINADCO's main functions include:
- Human resource development (training courses and seminars in
Israel)
- Overseas training programs (on-site courses)
- Practical training for professionals and leading farmers
- Long- and short-term consultancy missions overseas
- Joint research on agriculture-related subjects in host countries with
the participation of local experts
- Professional support for agricultural demonstration, projects and
programs, incorporating transfer of know-how technology and
professional management practices
- Professional and consultancy services for small and medium
agribusiness entrepreneurship (SMEs) development
- Initiation and development of transfer of know-how modalities in
different agricultural and resource base conditions.
CINADCO's international programs are conducted at different
locations:
The central headquarters is situated at Agricultural Complex, Bet
Dagan, managing the overall center's activities and programs
involving Projects and Demonstration, Consultancies, Research and
Development Programs, Overseas Training (on-the-spot), Publications
and general operations. International training programs are conducted
at Kibbutz Shefayim facilitating programs in English, Russian,
Spanish and French.
An additional training center is located at Kibbutz Bror Hayil
facilitating Arabic language programs. Special training seminars for
Palestinian participants are held in Netanya and other locations. The
professional content of CINADCO activities follows current trends in
world agriculture and rural development, involving various project
demonstration modalities aiming to pose relevant development
situations in the field of subsistence agriculture for specialized
market-oriented and agribusiness agriculture development. Project
activities also include the development of other professional support
systems, such as agribusiness consultancy services, to initiate
agricultural entrepreneurship. Special emphasis is given to promoting
market-driven and agribusiness development to improve value added
production and management practices.
Demonstration project activities are practiced on-site, under real
conditions and focus on extension and transfer of know-how,
technologies and appropriate management practices.
Training programs place special emphasis on adapting improved
technologies to local conditions. Twenty-five percent of the
curriculum in all courses relating to agricultural technologies is
devoted to issues of organization, extension and agri-ecological
sustainability. On-site practical project work concentrates on issues
of agribusiness initiatives, satellite farming concepts, as well as
promoting public and private linkages to improve socio-economic
results.
The Center draws upon the core of the professional skills of experts
in the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and other
specialized entities. A professional and operational network has
likewise been developed with NGOs and international institutes to
enhance networking and development cooperation.
Center for International Agricultural Development Cooperation (CINADCO)
Director: Zvi Herman
P.O. Box 30
Beit Dagan 50200
E-mail: cinadco@moag.gov.il
Tel: 972-3-9485758/60
Fax: 972-3-9485761
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