The Asian Rural Life Development Foundation (ARLDF) is an Asian-based foundation that is primarily dedicated to aiding the development of upland rural farming areas. Its scope is Asia-wide and it offers training services, conference facilities and on-site consultation services in a variety of countryside development projects. Its base project and main training center is located in the southern Philippines.
The ARLDF is officially registered as a foundation in the Philippines, India (State of Orissa, ARLDF India) and Nepal (ARLDF Nepal). On-going work of ARLDF in Asia outside of these officially registered programs include training linkages with other like-minded training centers such as: Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center and Vizcaya BOOST (Philippines); Development Service Center (Bangladesh); Rural Development Model (Indonesia); Baptist Rural Development Center (Thailand); and Thai Nguyen Farmer's Training Center (Vietnam).
ARLDF has other projects going on in Vietnam, China, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.
In conducting its training, the ARLDF uses the facilities and staff of the MBRLC. This training center has small-scale demonstration projects on hillside farming, corn, fruits, vegetables, goats, rabbits, and fish among others.
Among the farming systems ARLDF is promoting are:
Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT 1), Simple Agro-Livestock
Technology (SALT 2), Sustainable Agroforest Land Technology
(SALT 3),
Small Agrofruit Livelihood Technology (SALT 4), Food Always In The Home
(FAITH) gardening, goat raising, fish farming (aquaculture), sexual and
asexual propagation, agroforestry, fruit production (durian, mango,
rambutan, etc.), and vegetable production.
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To contact us:
Phone & Fax:(63) (82) 300-8840
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Send a letter to:
Asian Rural Life Development Foundation
P.O Box 41, Bansalan
8005 Davao del Sur, Philippines
ARLDF is a private, non-profit foundation registered with the Security and Exchange Commission of the Republic, S.E.C. Registration Number D1997-00295. According to the constitution and by-laws, the foundation may receive funding from individuals, foundations, and charitable organizations.
