Agreement for the establishment of a Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific.

The Contracting Parties hereby set up the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific, whose main objectives shall be: (a) to assist national action and to promote regional cooperation with respect to rural development, with a view to improving the production, income and living conditions of small-scale farmers and other needy rural groups; (b) to provide the Member States with technical support as regards rural development. To attain such objectives, the Centre shall carry out research, hold consultative conferences, organize training courses and collect information and data on integrated rural development.