Fri, 7 Dec 2007

Delegation of the Russian Association of Agricultural Consultants (AAK) visits Germany

In the scope of the development of innovative agricultural consultation in the Russian Federation and the advanced training of agricultural consultants, the study tour to Germany is used to present the relevant organisational structure of the German system in the field of extension services in the agricultural sector. The Delegation will visit the Federal Ministry of Food, Agricultural and Consumer Protection in Berlin, the Federal Ministry of Sachsen-Anhalt and the University in Halle.

Since the beginning of the project "Strengthening of Further Qualification for Agricultural Extensionists in the Russian Federation" in 2002, implemented by AFC Consultants International GmbH, training seminars and workshops have been carried out for agricultural consultants and academic employees. Within this context, the Association of Agricultural Consultants ( www.aak-russia.ru) was established. Membership is open to all national and international extensionists and companies with interest to develop the agricultural sector in Russian Federation.

The delegation members are:

• Evgeniy Petrov, AAK- Executive Director
• Elena Kozlova, AAK-Manager
• Victor Berdyshev, Deputy Director of the department for scientifical-technical policy and training in the Ministry of Agriculture in Russia
• Olga Antsiferova, AAK-Board Member
• Gennady Smirnov, Rektor Ros AKO APK
• Boris Shaytan, AAK-Board Member
• Tatiana Mikhaleva, AAK-Board Member
• Olga PETUKHOVA, AAK - Member

For further information please contact Johannes Buschmeier ( johannnes.buschmeier@afci.de) or Anastasia Kuschel ( anastasia.kuschel@afci.de) at our headquarters in Bonn.

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