Special Agricultural Scholarship Scheme

Toenhance capacities in the area of agricultural education and research,India provides scholarships to students for PhD and Post-Graduatecourses in different disciplines of Agriculture at IndianUniversities/Institutions. The candidates are chosen by the Governmentof India and the High Commission of India, in conjunction with theAfrican Union Commission.

TRAINING PROGRAMMES UNDER INDIA-AFRICA FORUM SUMMIT

Recognizingthe importance of human capacity enhancement in the attainment ofsocio-development objectives, the Government of India organizes a hostof training programmes in different fields. Following are few of theareas in which training programmes are offered:
 

• Project Hydrology
• Advance Machine Technology
• Advance Welding Technology
• Training Programme of Journalists from Africa
• Investigation of Economic Offences including Cyber Crime
• International Leadership Development Programme for Postmasters & Managers
• Technological Innovation for Capacity Building in Data Analysis
• Drug Law Enforcement
• Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management
• Specialized Programme on e-governance application development in Hospitals
• Management of Drinking Water and Sanitation Projects
• Promotion of Rural Micro Enterprises
• Designing Participatory strategies & Developing Skills on participating poverty reduction measures
• Capacity Building Programme of Investment Promotion Agencies;
• CapacityBuilding Workshop for African Region on Nagoya Protocol on ABS, TK andon Nagoya Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress
• Cotton Technical Assistance Programme (Cotton TAP)
• Decentralisation and Local Governance
• Business Opportunities and Entrepreneurship Development in Food Processing Sector
• Indo-African Community Sports etc.
• Packaging of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Expenses including international airfare, boarding, lodging, tuition fees, etc. are borne by Government of India.