New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan will inaugurate the 77th Session of the Executive Committee (EC-77) of the African-Asian Rural Development Organization in New Delhi on Wednesday.

The 77th Session of the Executive Committee is being organised by its headquarters in New Delhi from 19-20 February 2025 with the support of the Government of India. It will be attended by the Secretary/Permanent Secretary/senior officers of AARDO member countries from Asia and Africa nominated by their governments. From India, the Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development is the member of the Executive Committee, according to the Ministry of Rural Development.

The EC-77 wil...