AAI News

We have been engaged in international cooperation work overseas, mainly through JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) development studies and technical cooperation project. We publish a newsletter, "AAI News," to convey the real voices of people in these overseas countries in terms of work, lifestyle, and national character, as well as to introduce technical reports based on data obtained from the field. The content of the newsletter includes reports on topics related to agricultural technology and community development, resource management, agricultural extension, and human resource development.

What is AAIN

The word "AAIN" was created by combining AAI (Appropriate Agriculture International) and N (Newsletter). At the same time, AAIN has another important meaning. There is a familiar oasis city for us, named Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. Furthermore, "AAIN" means "Spring" and "Eye" in Arabic language and is associated with "Oasis" with water and recreation in the arid region.

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No.119 Mar 2024

- Traveling to Tajikistan beyond Generations
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Asia
- ‘Towards the 21st Century’ Revisited ＜Part 3＞ Working with communities through fireflies
- Resource Management
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Useful plants in Sudan ＜Part 4＞ Onion
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
- Third country visit in Egypt - To link agricultural extension and research -
- Agricultural Extension
- Africa

No.118 Dec 2023

- Names of the Acholi People ＜Part 2＞
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- ‘Towards the 21st Century’ Revisited ＜Part 2＞Universal agriculture - agricultural and welfare collaboration through connecting local resources
- Human Resource Development
- Resource Management
- Useful plants in Sudan ＜Part 3＞ The Family of Malvaceae
- Resource Management
- Africa
- Lectures at Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
- Human Resource Development
- International Cooperation
- Africa

No.117 Sep 2023

- Names of the Acholi People ＜Part 1＞
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- ‘Towards the 21st Century’ Revisited ＜Part 1＞Introduction
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Useful plants in Sudan ＜Part 2＞ Sorghum
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
- Farm visiting reports ＜Part 3＞ Nursery farmer - Iizumi farm -
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes

No.67 Feb 2011

- 25 Years of AAI’s Work
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Cooperation in the Training for JOCV Volunteers
- Human Resource Development
- Japan
- Rice Cultivation in Africa (1): Introduction
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Considering Project Evaluation (2)
- International Cooperation

No.66 Nov 2010

- On the concept of "Circulation" in Palestine
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Japan’s agriculture and AAI (6): AAI’s Involvement - Epilogue as a New Beginning
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
- Update on activities of our interviewees
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan

No.65 Aug 2010

- Three years of "Upland Rice Variety Selection Techniques Course"
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan’s agriculture and AAI (5): Report from Hamamatsu - Agriculture as business and marketing
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
- Field Note from Visit to Farmers in Hamamatsu
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan

No.64 May 2010

- Interesting Photo Album from Guinea
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- Japan’s agriculture and AAI (4): Training in a farming region - Activities at Nature school Terakoya and regional cooperation (Kanra Town, Gunma Prefecture)
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
- Visiting a project of a Former Colleague (3): Community revitalization through the Nature School Terakoya and international cooperation
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan

No.63 Feb 2010

- An Introduction to the Farmer Field School (FFS) in the Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) Programme in the Philippines
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Asia
- Japan’s agriculture and AAI (3): Report from producers - Local producers’ group activities and coordination among communities in Ushimado, Okayama Prefecture
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
- Visiting a project of a Former Colleague (2): Safe and secure vegetable cultivation in Ushimado, the ‘Aegean Sea’ of Japan
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan

No.62 Nov 2009

- Encounter with New Frontier - Traveling through East Timor
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Asia
- Japan’s agriculture and AAI (2): Report from producers - What we can see from the home delivery system of organic vegetables
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
- Visiting a project of a Former Colleague (1): Friends and colleagues who aim to make a living by organic farming
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan

No.61 Aug 2009

- At the dawn of year 2008
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan’s agriculture and AAI (1): Introduction
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan
- Considering project evaluation (1): Projects and their evaluation
- International Cooperation

No.60 May 2009

- A case study on effective utilization of abondaned farmlands
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- Coordination between Technical Cooperation and Training Activities (6): Future Development (Last in the Series)
- Human Resource Development
- Reconsideration of Support Activities for Agriculture and Farmers - Comparison between Syria and Japan (6): Reconsideration of support activities for agriculture and farmers (Last in the
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
- On the occasion of the publication of the AAINews Vol. 60
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes

No.59 Feb 2009

- On participation in the Promotion, Development, and Dissemination of NERICA Rice Varieties in Uganda
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- Coordination between Technical Cooperation and Training Activities (5): Compound Program Type
- Human Resource Development
- Reconsideration of Support Activities for Agriculture and Farmers - Comparison between Syria and Japan (5): Two types of water users’ associations and Japan: Traditional and future types
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
- Sand Fixation and Tree Planting in Mauritania (2): Sand fixation and tree planting techniques in Mauritania
- Resource Management
- Africa

No.58 Nov 2008

- Irrigation in the Nile Delta, Egypt and Water Users Association
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- Coordination between Technical Cooperation and Training Activities (4): Emphasising third country training (A case study in the field of agriculture of arid areas)
- Human Resource Development
- Reconsideration of Support Activities for Agriculture and Farmers - Comparison between Syria and Japan (4): Shipment of agricultural products and agricultural co-operatives
- Human Resource Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
- Sequel to “Designing Roots” (4): Future potential
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development

No.57 Aug 2008

- Practical Session at a Farm in Hasaki (Training Course on Vegetable Cultivation Technology)
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- Coordination between Technical Cooperation and Training Activities (3): Coordination with technical cooperation project
- Human Resource Development
- Asia
- Reconsideration of Support Activities for Agriculture and Farmers - Comparison between Syria and Japan (3): Research and Extension (Why Research tends to be far from the actual needs)
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
- Sand Fixation and Tree Planting in Mauritania (1): Issues surrounding Sand Fixation and Tree Planting in Mauritania
- Resource Management
- Africa

No.56 May 2008

- Training Course on Upland Rice Variety Selection Techniques
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- Coordination between Technical Cooperation and Training Activities (2): Follow-up Type Coordination Activities
- Human Resource Development
- Asia
- Reconsideration of Support Activities for Agriculture and Farmers - Comparison between Syria and Japan (2): Trend of the Public Extension System
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
- Sequel to “Designing Roots” (3): Extension Methods for Appropriate Techniques already developed
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development

No.55 Feb 2008

- Capacity Development of Engineers and Technology Transfer: Within the Framework of Iraq Reconstruction Assistance
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Coordination between Technical Cooperation and Training Activities (1): Introduction
- Human Resource Development
- Reconsideration of Support Activities for Agriculture and Farmers - Comparison between Syria and Japan (1): Introduction
- Human Resource Development
- Agricultural Extension
- From the Small Window of a Nomadic Society (2): Nomadic Livestock Farmers in Mongolia and the Market Economy
- Resource Management
- Asia

No.54 Nov 2007

- Counterpart Training Course for Syria's Water Saving Irrigation Project
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Case Study of the Use of GIS by AAI (6): GIS Use in Future Technical Cooperation
- Resource Management
- Changes in Pastoral Society in Syria and Resource Management (6): Prospects for future resource management
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Global Scale Environmental Measures - Reduction of Greenhouse Gases (2): Geenhouse gas emission from fodder production in Nejid and environmental offset with local resources
- Resource Management
- Middle East

No.53 Aug 2007

- At a JIRCAS Workshop
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Case Study of the Use of GIS by AAI (5): Case Study from Syria
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Changes in Pastoral Society in Syria and Resource Management (5): Formation of human-induced grassland landscape
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Irrigation and Water Saving in Arid Land - Case Study from Field Work (3): Expansion of Irrigation Agriculture and Water Saving Irrigation
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East

No.52 May 2007

- Activities of Ex-participants of the JICA’s Vegetable Cultivation Course for Tajikistan（Small Scale Greenhouse Pilot Project）
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- Case Study of Use of GIS by AAI (4): Case Study from Oman
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Changes in Pastoral Society in Syria and Resource Management (4): Formation of regular migration patterns and human pressure on mountain grassland vegetation
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Irrigation and Water Saving in Arid Land - Case Study from Field Work (2): Comparison between experimental research results and the realities of farming
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East

No.51 Feb 2007

- On the shore of the Black Sea, Turkey: female farmers carrying regional agriculture
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Case Study of Use of GIS by AAI (3): Case Study from Tanzania
- Resource Management
- Africa
- Changes in Pastoral Society in Syria and Resource Management (3): Pastoralism combined with use of post-harvest farmland
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Irrigation and Water Saving in Arid Land - Case Study from Field Work (1): State of irrigation by farmers
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East

No.50 Nov 2006

- 5th Year of the Tsukuba Training Courses
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- Case Study of Use of GIS by AAI (2): Case Study from Pakistan
- Resource Management
- Asia
- Changes in Pastoral Society in Syria and Resource Management (2): Baqqara Tribesmen and the Abd al Aziz Mountains
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Sequel to “Designing Roots” (2): Development of appropriate technology following long-root cultivation
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development

No.49 Aug 2006

- International Cooperation possible with US$261
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- Case Study of Use of GIS by AAI　(1): Introduction
- Resource Management
- Changes in Pastoral Society in Syria and Resource Management (1): Sedentary of Nomadic pastoralists
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Sequel to “Designing Roots” (1): Progress after the Workshop
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan

No.48 May 2006

- Never Let Consumers Down: visiting the organic farm of an ex-AAI staff member
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- "Human Resource Development"- Our Challenges in Training Activities (6): Challenges of Training Activities and Future Directions
- Human Resource Development
- Lessons Learned from Mangrove Ecosystems (6): Coastal Environmental Conservation and Regional Development
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Middle East
- "Human Resource Development"- Our Challenges in Training Activities (6) (Continued from P.2)
- Human Resource Development

No.47 Feb 2006

- Report from a Training Course in Tsukuba for Southern African Countries
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- "Human Resource Development"- Our Challenges in Training Activities (5): Acquiring agricultural technologies through the Third Country Training and the Technical Exchange Programs
- Human Resource Development
- Middle East
- Africa
- Lessons Learned from Mangrove Ecosystems (5): Efforts for conserving mangrove ecosystems in other areas
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- From the Small Window of the Nomadic Pastoral Society Herders in Mongolia and the market economy (1)
- Resource Management
- Asia

No.46 Nov 2005

- Reflections on Japan’s Food Culture (Regional Resource Circulation Survey in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki)
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- "Human Resource Development"- Our Challenges in Training Activities (4): Counterpart Training for Development Study and Expert Dispatch Program
- Human Resource Development
- Lessons Learned from Mangrove Ecosystems (4): Development Study in The Sultanate of Oman
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Collaboration with Universities as part of our International Cooperation Activities: Reflection from the Lecture at Ibaraki University (2)
- Human Resource Development
- Japan

No.45 Aug 2005

- Nomadic pastoral system in Mongolia - supporting a shifting livelihood system
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Asia
- "Human Resource Development"- Our Challenges in Training Activities (3): Multiplying the training effects through follow-up activities
- Human Resource Development
- Japan
- Lessons Learned from Mangrove Ecosystems (3): Expert mission to Oman
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Collaboration with universities as part of our international co-operation activities: Reflection from the lecture at Shizuoka University (1)
- Human Resource Development
- Japan

No.44 May 2005

- Recollecting Syria in Uzbekistan - The Importance of Regional Co-operation
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Asia
- "Human Resource Development"- Our Challenges in Training Activities (2): Training work at the Tsukuba International Center
- Human Resource Development
- Lessons Learned from Mangrove Ecosystems (2): Importance of Mangrove Ecosystems in Asia, Middle East and East Africa
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Global scale environmental measures - reduction of green-house gas emissions (1): The Kyoto Protocol and Kyoto Mechanism
- Resource Management

No.43 Feb 2005

- Zanzibar - the Spice Kingdom
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- "Human Resource Development"- Our Challenges in Training Activities (1): Introduction
- Human Resource Development
- Japan
- Lessons Learned from Mangrove Ecosystems (1): Mangroves and AAI
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Work and life in farms - Various movements in Japan (4): Consumer marketing, aigamo(duck)-paddy cultivation, and vitality from rural life…
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan

No.42 Nov 2004

- Conservation and Efficient Use of Water Resources
- Resource Management
- Asia
- Grassroots Collaboration, AAI’s approach (6): The Goals of Grassroots Cooperation
- International Cooperation
- Re-examination of Development Study (6): What is Development Study for? Switching the Mind to the Programmatic Approach
- International Cooperation
- Work and life in farms - Various movements in Japan (3): ‘Shizen-Nou’ (Natural Farming) and Ogawa Town’s Challenge to Cyclic Farming
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan

No.41 Aug 2004

- Brazil: Cerrado - Light and shadow of Development
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- South and Central America
- Grassroots Collaboration, AAI’s approach (5): Our Activities in Laos
- International Cooperation
- Asia
- Re-examination of Development Study (5): Importance of the Preliminary Survey
- International Cooperation
- Work and life in farms - Various movements in Japan (2): Preservation and inheritance of traditional culture - reflections on the basic lifestyle
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan

No.40 May 2004

- Agroforestry in Malawi
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- Grassroots Collaboration, AAI’s approach (4): Social interactions with community-based organizations in Oman
- International Cooperation
- Middle East
- Re-examination of Development Study (4): What a rural agricultural development survey should offer
- International Cooperation
- Work and life in farms - Various movements in Japan (1): Return to farming and Joy in farming - The younger generation in farming
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Japan

No.39 Feb 2004

- Irrigation project takes off in the arid land of south-eastern Sri Lanka
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Asia
- Grassroots Collaboration, AAI’s approach (3): Collaboration between experts and JOCV - experiences from Syria
- International Cooperation
- Middle East
- Re-examination of Development Study (3): Development Study with pilot studies
- International Cooperation
- “Arid Land Agriculture and Irrigation” ? following a lecture completed at Tsukuba International Centre
- Human Resource Development
- Japan

No.38 Dec 2003

- Reflections Upon the Souvenir Sellers of Burkina Faso
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- Grassroots Collaboration, AAI’s approach (2): Collaboration with a local NGO in Zimbabwe
- International Cooperation
- Africa
- Re-examination of Development Study (2): Hard and Soft Type - Search for useful information and flexible use of the scheme
- International Cooperation
- Efficient Use of Water Resources in Arid Land (3): Importance of rain-fed farming in Syria
- Resource Management
- Middle East

No.37 Oct 2003

- Group Training Course on Vegetable Cultivation for the Republic of Tajikistan
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- Grassroots Collaboration, AAI’s approach (1): Why grassroots today? - The significance of grassroots collaboration
- International Cooperation
- Re-examination of Development Study (1): Development Study at a Turning Point
- International Cooperation
- Homepage “Root Design”
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes

No.36 Aug 2003

- Collaboration with local NGOs ? AAI’s attempts in Zimbabwe
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- In Search of the Blue Bird - What Is It that You Have Been Looking For? (6): Epilogue
- International Cooperation
- Agricultural Extension and Training for Extension Workers in Syria (6): The future of agricultural extension and extension staff training - the common problems and the prospect of extension
- Human Resource Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
- Efficient Use of Water Resources in Arid Land (2): Traditional method of water use in Morocco
- Resource Management
- Africa

No.35 Jun 2003

- Mauritanian Oasis in Need of Improvement in the Living Environment
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- In Search of the Blue Bird - What Is It that You Have Been Looking For? (5): For what use? And how about the children’s future?
- International Cooperation
- Agricultural Extension and Training for Extension Workers in Syria (5): Improvement of agricultural extension staff training in Syria
- Human Resource Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
- Efficient Use of Water Resources in Arid Land (1): Introduction of water-saving irrigation in Syria
- Resource Management
- Middle East

No.34 Arp 2003

- On the banks of the Amazon
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- South and Central America
- In Search of the Blue Bird; What is it that you long for? (4): Non-commercial farming villages
- International Cooperation
- Agricultural extension and training for agricultural extension agents in Syria (4): Agricultural extension and improvement plan in Syria
- Human Resource Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
- Permaculture element technology (3): Flora combination and Fauna utilization
- Resource Management

No.33 Feb 2003

- Lessons from a Tiny Farm Continued
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- In Search of the Blue Bird. What is that you’ve been longing for? (3): Improvement of agricultural local life and growth of local industries
- International Cooperation
- Agricultural extension and training for agricultural extension agents in Syria (3): Agricultural extension agents training in Syria
- Human Resource Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
- Permaculture Element Technology (2): Effective use of water resources and structures
- Resource Management

No.32 Dec 2002

- Horticultural Therapy in Syria. ～Let us make our dreams come true～
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- In Search of the Blue Bird; What is it that you long for? (2): WTO and the market economy
- International Cooperation
- Agricultural extension and training for agricultural extension agents in Syria (2): Agricultural extension system in Syria
- Human Resource Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
- In Search of the Blue Bird; What is it that you long for? (continued from page 2)
- International Cooperation

No.31 Oct 2002

- The Letter From the Country of Sindbad: Are Omani nationals hardworking?
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- In Search of the Blue Bird; What is it that you long for? (1): Prologue
- International Cooperation
- Agricultural extension and training for agricultural extension agents in Syria (1): Why agricultural extension today?
- Human Resource Development
- Agricultural Extension
- Middle East
- Permaculture element technology (1): Comprehensive planning with an overview
- Resource Management

No.30 Aug 2002

- The Struggle of Farmers for Water (Morocco)
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- Partnerships between ODA and NGOs: for more effective international co-operation (6): For better ODANGO; Who are we helping, after all?
- International Cooperation
- Saudi Arabia News (6): The Demonstration Project of Large-Scale Desert Greening by the Japan Petroleum Energy Center(5) - Past progress and behind the scenes -
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- The participatory approach in regional development (3): Making full use of the participatory method
- Agricultural Extension

No.29 Jun 2002

- For whose good?
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- Partnerships between ODA and NGOs: for more effective international co-operation (5): AAI and NGOs - Our project in Zimbabwe (contd.)
- International Cooperation
- Africa
- Saudi Arabia News (5): The Demonstration Project of Large-Scale Desert Greening by the Japan Petroleum Energy Center (PEC) (4)
- Middle East
- The participatory approach in regional development (2): Application of the participatory method to development research - experience in Laos
- Agricultural Extension

No.28 Apr 2002

- Incentives and Sustainability: a reflection in Syria
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Partnerships between ODA and NGOs: for more effective international co-operation (4): AAI and NGOs - Our project in Zimbabwe
- International Cooperation
- Saudi Arabia News (4): The Demonstration Project of Large-Scale Desert Greening by the Japan Petroleum Energy Center (PEC) (3)
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- The participatory approach in regional development (1): PCM Method
- Agricultural Extension

No.27 Feb 2002

- Life in a character town - on my return fron Salalah, Oman
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Partnerships between ODA and NGOs: for more effective international co-operation (3): AAI and NGOs - our challenges
- International Cooperation
- Saudi Arabia News (3): The Demonstration Project of Large-Scale De
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Natural Environment of Wetlands (3): Lubana Lake in Latvia
- Resource Management
- Europe

No.26 Dec 2001

- Lessons From a Tiny Plot of Farmland
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- Partnerships between ODA and NGOs: for more effective international cooperation (2): Japan and NGOs
- International Cooperation
- Saudi Arabia News (2): The Demonstration Project of Large-Scale Desert Greening by PEC
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Vegetable farming in Oman (2): Vegetable farming in Salalah
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East

No.25 Oct 2001

- The Camel's Lesson
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Partnerships between ODA and NGOs: for effective international cooperation (1): International organizations and NGOs
- International Cooperation
- Saudi Arabia News (1): On Demonstration Project of Large Scale Desert Greening
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- Natural Environments of Wetlands (2): The Indus River in Pakistan
- Asia

No.24 Aug 2001

- Computer Show in Damascus
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Coexistence of Nature and Humans: Towards the 21st Century (6): Visit to Yashiro Village School
- Resource Management
- Japan
- Agriculture and Forestry in Pakistan (6): Future agriculture and forestry in Pakistan and technical co-operation of Japan
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia
- Vegetable Cultivation in Oman (1): Vegetable farming in the Nejid
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East

No.23 Jun 2001

- Under the Bluest Sky of Zimbabwe
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- Co-existence of Nature and Humans: Towards the 21st Century (5): Ecotourism on Bohol Island, the Philippines
- Resource Management
- Asia
- Agriculture and Forestry in Pakistan (5): Forestry in Punjab
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia
- Natural Environments of Wetlands (1): Tana Delta, Kenya
- Resource Management
- Africa

No.22 Apr 2001

- On the Banks of the Mekong
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Asia
- Coexistence of Nature and Humans - Towards the 21st Century (4): Nature and management of Okegaya-numa marsh
- Resource Management
- Japan
- Agriculture and Forestry in Pakistan (4): Karez farming in Balochistan
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia
- Workshop Report "Database as a Thinking Tool"
- Resource Management

No.21 Feb 2001

- From Tottori Sand Dunes to Deserts in the World
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- Coexistence of Nature and Humans - Towards the 21st Century (3): Permaculture in Zimbabwe
- Resource Management
- Africa
- Agriculture & Forestry in Pakistan (3): Flood Farming in the Sulaiman Range
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia
- AAI's Database Management (3): Geographic Information System (GIS)
- Resource Management

No.20 Dec 2000

- The Arabian Peninsular Revisited
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Coexistence of Nature and Humans - Towards the 21st Century (2): Challenges facing zero-emissions in Yakushima
- Resource Management
- Japan
- Agriculture and Forestry in Pakistan (2): Irrigation farming on the Punjab-Sind Plain
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia
- AAI's Database Management (2): Management of numerical data in table format from BASIC and Excel to File Maker
- Resource Management

No.19 Oct 2000

- On the Banks of the Tana River
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- Coexistence of Nature and Humans - the Path towards the 21st Century (1): Introduction
- Resource Management
- Agriculture and Forestry in Pakistan (1): Nature and agriculture in Pakistan
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia
- AAI's challenge for database management (1): Databases at AAI
- Resource Management

No.18 Aug 2000

- On the Banks of Lake Lubana
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Europe
- Past Technical Assistance for the Gulf States and Future Challenges (6): Epilogue - Tasks for the future
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Agriculture in the Dhofar Region, Oman (6): Future tasks and directions for agricultural 'development' in Dhofar
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Agriculture in the Dhofar Region, Oman (6) - Continued from the preceding page
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East

No.17 Jun 2000

- Some reflections on Harare upon revisiting after three years
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Africa
- Past Technical Assistance for the Gulf States and Future Challenges (5): Landscape greening projects in suburban Dubai
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Agriculture in the Dhofar Region, Oman (5): The meaning of 'the inter flow of Dhofar agricultural products'
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Reflection from an Arabian Night's Encounter in Dubai (on the future of the Gulf States)
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East

No.16 Apr 2000

- Ecotourism in Yakushima: Reflections in the rainy season
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- Past Technical Assistance for the Gulf States and Future Challenges (4): Technical assistance by the private sector
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Agriculture in the Dhofar Region, Oman (4): Pasturage in the Nejd and the development of modernised agricultural farm zones
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Plants in Oman and UAE (3): Rich desert and poor desert
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East

No.15 Feb 2000

- My Vietnam: On the Mekong River's Banks
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Asia
- Past Technical Assistance for the Gulf States and Future Challenges (3): JICA's technical assistance in the field of fish culture and desert greening
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Agriculture in the Dhofar Region, Oman (3): Live stock farming in the Jabal Mountain Range
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- A Sketch of Pakistan (3): Overseas workers and Dubai syndrome
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia

No.14 Dec 1999

- On Return from UAE, a nation of migrant workers
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Past Technical Assistance for the Gulf States and Future Challenges (2): Demonstration experiment by the Desert Development Institute, Japan
- Resource Management
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Agriculture in the Dhofar Region, Oman (2): Agriculture in the Salalah plain
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Plant in Oman and UAE (2): Samar and Ghaff
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development

No.13 Oct 1999

- Tales of Dates
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Past Technical Assistance for the Gulf States and Future Challenges (1): Technical assistance to the Gulf States in the fields of greening and agriculture
- Resource Management
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Agriculture in the Dhofar region, Oman (1): Dhofar region
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- A Sketch of Pakistan (2): Friday Market in Islamabad
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia

No.12 Aug 1999

- Revitalization of Communities: Report From Koura-cho, Shiga and Miyama-cho, Kyoto
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- Agriculture and irrigation in arid lands: From a viewpoint of sustainability (6): Problems Arid Regions Face and Means of Making Full Use of Arid Conditions
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Nature and Agriculture in Syria (6): Future Challenges
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Workshop: Designing Roots
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development

No.11 Jun 1999

- Competition at the World Water Day
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Agriculture and irrigation in arid lands: From a viewpoint of sustainability (5): Agriculture and supplementary irrigation in Zimbabwe
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Africa
- Nature and Agriculture in Syria (5): South east desert region
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Plants in Oman and UAE (1): Cruciferous Flower Fields in the Desert
- Resource Management
- Middle East

No.10 Apr 1999

- How wadis in Al Ain are formed
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Agriculture and irrigation in arid lands : From a viewpoint of sustainability (4): Rain-fed Agriculture in Syria
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Nature and Agriculture in Syria (4): Inland plains
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Miscellaneous notes upon the compilation of "Plants in UAE"
- Resource Management
- Middle East

No.9 Feb 1999

- From An Apple Country
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Asia
- Agriculture and irrigation in arid lands: From a viewpoint of sustainability (3): Falaj and oasis agriculture in UAE
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Nature and Agriculture in Syria (3): Mediterranean mountain regions
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- A Sketch of Pakistan (1) : "Livestock Kingdom" Balochistan
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia

No.8 Dec 1998

- Recent Development in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Agriculture and irrigation in arid lands: From a viewpoint of sustainability (2): Floodwater irrigation in Pakistan
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Asia
- Nature and Agriculture in Syria (2): Mediterranean coastal regions
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Dew Pit Experiment at UAE University
- Human Resource Development

No.7 Oct 1998

- Dhofar Region in Oman and the counterparts of JICA Project
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Nature and Agriculture in Syria (1): Varied Climates of Syria
- Agricultural Technology and Community Development
- Middle East
- Plants in Arid Lands and Their Utilization (7)
- Resource Management
- Middle East

No.6 Aug 1998

- Souq Al Juma - Damascus
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Kind of Tree-planting Activities in United Arab Emirates (6): Problems to be overcome in future
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- You can do it! Remote Sensing Analysis (6): Using MAP-II for Ecological Zoning
- Resource Management
- Plants in Arid Lands and Their Utilization (6): Halophytes
- Resource Management
- Middle East

No.5 Jun 1998

- People in Quetta
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Asia
- Kind of Tree-planting Activities in United Arab Emirates (5): Various Trials by the Forestry Department, Abu Dhabi Municipality
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- You can do it! Remote Sensing Analysis (5): Utilization of Remote Sensing Analysis in future
- Resource Management
- Plants in Arid Lands and Their Utilization (5): Interdunal Plain and Wadi
- Resource Management

No.4 Apr 1998

- Greenhouse cultivation of papayas in Okinawa
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Japan
- Kind of Tree-planting Activities in United Arab Emirates (4): Various Trials by Forestry Department
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- You can do it! Remote Sensing Analysis (4): Combination of satellite data and ground data
- Resource Management
- Plants in Arid Lands and Their Utilization (4): Dune
- Resource Management
- Middle East

No.3 Feb 1998

- Maize in Syria
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Kind of Tree-planting Activities in United Arab Emirates (3): How to plant trees in large scale afforestation
- Resource Management
- You can do it! Remote Sensing Analysis (3): Image processing techniques commonly used for analysis
- Resource Management
- Plants in Arid Lands and Their Utilization (3): Alluvial Fan
- Resource Management
- Middle East

No.2 Dec 1997

- Land of Frankincense - Dhofar
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Middle East
- Kind of Tree-planting Activities in United Arab Emirates (2): Plant species used
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- You can do it! Remote Sensing Analysis (2): Sensors on the Satellites and the Contents of the Data
- Resource Management
- Plants in Arid Lands and Their Utilization (2)
- Resource Management
- Middle East

No.1 Oct 1997

- Our Newsletter "AAINews" to You
- Travelog・Miscellaneous notes
- Kind of Tree-planting Activities in United Arab Emirates (1): Large scale afforestation and urban greening
- Resource Management
- Middle East
- You can do it! Remote Sensing Analysis (1): How Easy to start Remote Sensing Analysis
- Resource Management
- Plants in Arid Lands and Their Utilization (1): Introduction
- Resource Management
- Middle East

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Publication of AAINews 30th Anniversary Edition (2014)

On the occasion of the company's 30th anniversary, we published the previous articles as a book. The contents were organized into chapters on arid land agriculture and afforestation, plants in arid land, human resource development, GIS and database, resource management, etc.