The Agriculture Extension and Rural Development Center AERDC is a special unit established in 1992 within University.

 

AERDC is mainly concerned  with rural Egypt through utilization of the most advanced theoretical, methodological and application tools.

 AERDC has an integrated scientific specialties. This team includes many researchers working in different faculties and research centers of Assiut University.

 AERDC is devoted to play an active role in developing rural communities with special emphasis on Upper Egypt, through:

Proving technical and scientific assistance to both local and regional development projects and organizations.

Conducting Scientific Symposiums, discussion sessions, and conferences in different local and regional vital development perspectives at both national and international levels.

 Preparing feasibility studies, follow-up, and evaluation for different local and regional developments projects.

Directing and Conducting objective discussion meetings and training sessions as a way to improve knowledge and skill levels of the participants.

Proving different technical and institutional support necessary to enrich basses of different organizations working in different development perspectives especially for non-governmental organizations.

Issuing different media materials and components in order to create and disseminate awareness and paying more attention to environmental dimensions in development projects.

Conducting researchers, in co-operation with different organizations and exchanging experiences in different scientific and research perspectives.

Activities

Planning and carrying out three training courses for Shorouk librarians at village level in Upper Egypt Governorates during Nov. 2000.

Planning and carrying out five short training courses for exchange experiences and information between community Development specialists in Upper Egypt Governorates during May-June 2000.

Planning and carrying out two training program in fifty six District Upper Egypt in 1999- 2000:

a)    Developing the skill of Shorouk village committee members.

b)    Developing the skill of women leaders in rural communities.

Planning and carrying out the training session for promotion for voluntary participation related to Integrated Rural development Program (Shrouk) in 222 villages in Assiut, Sohag, New Valley, Luxor, Qena, Aswan, and Red Sea Governorates during the physical year 1998-1999.

Planning and carrying out the training for Integrated Rural development Program (Shrouk) in forty six village in Assiut, Sohag, and New Valley Governorates during the physical year 1996-1997.

Implementing short courses for developing agricultural extension works skills in community mobilizations 1997 in Assiut Governorate.

 In addition AERDC carried out the following field studies:

      Impact of Unique Patterns of Social Relationship on Community Development,

        A Socio-anthropological study in Dar El Salam District, Sohag Governorate

        (2000- ).

  The problem of teenage marriage in rural Assiut Governorate  (1999).

  Barrier of rural women participation in agricultural production and agricultural development in Upper Egypt (1998-1999).

  Promotion of rural women skills in income generating projects in Assiut Governorate (1997-1998).

  Some factors affects girls dropout of schooling in rural areas of Assiut Governorate (1996-1997).

 

Board of Directors

President: Dr. Abdel-Radi A.Azzouz, Dean,Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut. University

Director: Dr. M. Gamal Eldin Rashed- Prof. Of Rural Sociology.

 Members:

Dr. Mohamed Raafat Mahmoud, President of MST University  .

Dr.Samia A. Helal, Head, Dept. of Rural Sociology &Agricultural Extension .

Dr. Mohamed A.Mahran,Ex. DEan, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University .

Dr. Abdel-Rasik Abdel-aleem, Dean, Higher Institute of Cooperation and Agric. Extension, Assiut.

     Dr. Ibrahim S. Moharram, Head, Board of Director Productive Cooperative Union,        Cairo 

 

 For more information about AERDC Contact:

Dr. Gamal Eldin Rashed – Director, Agricultural Extension and Rural development center, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University. 

                P.O.BOX:   71526 Assiut – Egypt .

                Tel.&Faxno> +20-88-1347298

                       Cell Phone :+20-12-3971712

grashed@hotmail.com