APIRAS Sub-Regional Networks

Welcome to APIRAS

Asia-Pacific Islands Rural Advisory Services Network (APIRAS) was organized in 2011 to serve as a platform for networking, advocacy, and capacity building for agricultural extension and rural advisory services (RAS) professionals and institutions in the Asia-Pacific Islands Region.

Together with the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS), it has been organising RAS providers in the region through its sub-regional networks and country fora; promoting capacity development; and advocating for an appropriate enabling environment that allows smallholder farmers to access market-oriented advisory services.

APIRAS PUBLICATIONS

This paper is a synthesis of experiences from the project “Improvement of Rural Agricultural Technology Extension System in Asia (RATES)”, which was implemented during 2023-2025 in 12 Asian Countries.

Read More

Despite self-sufficiency in paddy, Sri Lanka relies on food imports due to shortfalls in other crops. In 2023, the Department of Agriculture launched a three-year project under the AFACI-RATES initiative to boost agricultural productivity through better extension services and ICT tools.

Read More

These insights offer actionable pathways for policymakers, extension practitioners, and development partners to scale up VECs as sustainable, inclusive, and innovation-driven pillars of Indonesia’s rural transformation.

Read More

In 2022, the Rural Development Administration(RDA) of the Republic of Korea through its Asian Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (AFACI)

Read More

Agribusiness incubation plays a key role in creating and nurturing viable agricultural.

Read More

NEWS FROM REGION

SEARCA kicks Off 60th Anniversary with call for agricultural transformation in Southeast Asia

The 2026 Conference on SUSTAINing Southeast Asia's Agricultural Futures launched SEARCA's 60th anniversary celebration, bringing together regional expertise on sustainable and inclusive agricultural development. The gathering featured keynote addresses, plenary messages, six parallel sessions, and two special sessions on educational innovation and micro-credentials. .

H.E. KAN Pharidh receives a courtesy call from Dr. Ravi Khetarpal, Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI)

H.E. KAN Pharidh, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received a courtesy call from Dr. Ravi Khetarpal, Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI). On that occasion, the two sides signed Host Country Agreement concerning the establishment of the APAARI’s headquarters in Cambodia.

PNG launches milestone Resilient School Infrastructure Policy to ensure schools withstand disasters and climate change

Papua New Guinea’s Department of Education launched the Resilient School Infrastructure Policy and manual, a new national framework designed to ensure schools across the country are safe, inclusive and able to withstand natural hazards such as floods, earthquakes, cyclones and landslides.

EVENTS

GALLERY

  • apiras
  • apiras
  • apiras
  • apiras
  • apiras
  • apiras

APIRAS PARTNERS

Quick Links

Host


Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions(APAARI)
182 Larn Luang Road,
Khlong Mahanak Pomprab Sattrupai
Bangkok, 10100, Thailand

Technical Support


Centre for Research on Innovation and Science Policy (CRISP)
H.No: 8-2-598/A/13, Opposite Vista Image, Road No.10, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad– 500034, India

Reach Us

Email : networkapiras@gmail.com
Call Us : +040-48962540

Follow Us

©2024 All Rights Reserved Asia-Pacific Islands Rural Advisory Services Network (APIRAS)

TOP