A number of institutions support SARD by organizing specialised courses and training programmes on the subject. Those included in FAO’s SARD stakeholder database include:

Mainstreaming gender

Training manual on gender analysis for monitoring and evaluation: The ‘Engendered Logframe’ approach
FAO and the International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR) have developed a Training manual on gender monitoring and evaluation for program management.

Training Modules on Conservation Agriculture

The purpose of these training modules is to support the promotion of Conservation Agriculture at community level. The modules provide practical information about the different principles of Conservation Agriculture.

ANGOC Training Programme on Sustainable Agriculture

A Viable Alternative for Resource-Poor Farmers. Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC), Quezon, Philippines.

UK: atural Resource Courses

Centre for Arid Zone Studies, University of Wales.

Postgraduate Courses in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development

Imperial College, London, UK: Distance Learning Programme.

Formation professionnelle aux processus d’ innovation en milieu rural

International Centre for Development Oriented Research in Agriculture (ICRA), Agropolis International, Montpellier, France and Wageningen, Netherlands.

IIRR International Courses for 2006

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Cavite, Philippines, with regional centres in Nairobi, New York and Quito.

Advanced Specialized Courses in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development

Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (MAIB).

Course on Operators for Sustainable Development, 2005-2006

MAIB