International Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology (IJARIT)

THE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING INSTITUTE (ARMTI)

- A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

OUR VISION

Our vision is to be a world-class Management Development Institute, facilitating the development and application of best management practices for the Agricultural and Rural Sector.

OUR MISSION

Our Mission is to identify and analyze management problems/ needs and develop appropriate interventions to improve managerial practice in the Agricultural and Rural Sector.

OUR OBJECTIVES

ARMTI's services which are primarily directed at the agricultural and rural sector are to:

• Provide management training;

• Provide consultancy and advisory services;

• Conduct applied management research, special and diagnostic studies;

• Disseminate management information; and

• Contribute to policy development which would enhance better management of the      agricultural and rural sector in Nigeria.

CONSULTANCY SERVICES

ARMTI also provides consultancy services to both public and private sector organisations engaged in the task of agricultural and rural development. Such consultancy advice is based on an in-depth diagnostic study of the client organisation which is followed by assistance from ARMTI for implementing appropriate management intervention to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the client organisation. In the past years, ARMTI has provided consultancy services to the Agricultural Development Projects (ADPs), Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Nigerian Agip Oil Company’s Green River Project, United Nations Development Programme, International Labour Organisation, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations sponsored projects, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Elf Petroleum (Nigeria) Limited, Delta State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC), of the Archdiocese of Ibadan, etc.

COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

In addition to functional relationships with national organisations, ARMTI has successfully developed collaborative arrangements with international agencies, such as:

• The Commonwealth Secretariat (COMSEC) in London;

• The World Bank Institute;

• Centre for Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP);

• Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI) in Arusha, Tanzania;

• Centre for Integrated Rural Development in Africa (CIRDAFRIC); International Labour          Organisation (ILO);

• Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO);

• West African Management Development Institutes Network (WAMDEVIN);

• The National Academy for Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) India;

• The Afro-Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO) and Arab Bank for Economic    Development in Africa (BADEA), Khartoum, Sudan.

It is my pleasure to work with this journal in order to provide new information. 

I am Andualem Tonamo From Mada Walabu University, Bale Robe, Ethiopia