IIRR has 40 years of conducting international training courses
and over 80 years of rural development experience and is the
pioneer in promoting people-centered, integrated and
sustainable development approaches. IIRR is a recipient of
various awards in recognition of its contributions to
development. Among these is the Alan Shawn Feinstein's 1995
World Hunger Award in recognition of "IIRR's exceptional work to
provide opportunities for small rural farmers throughout the
developing world to prevent and reduce hunger and malnutrition
in their communities." IIRR has also received the prestigious
Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding, an
award considered to be the "Nobel Prize of Asia". IIRR was
incorporated in the United States in 1960 as a research and
training institute for development workers in Asia, Africa and Latin
America. Its headquarters and Y.C. James Yen-Regional Center
for Asia are in the Philippines. It operates two other regional
centers in Africa and Latin America, a country office in Ethiopia,
and has a liaison office in the United States.Owner: International Institute of Rural ReconstructionAssociation: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
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