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Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, cuts sod for the construction of new BIRD Office Complex

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BIRD Builds the Capacity of 17 Youth from Kwamo on How to Leverage ICT for Business Development

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Short Course: Work-Life Balance and Ethics

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Shourt Course: Leveraging AI for Management and Income Diversification

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Upcoming Short Courses

BIRD will soon be offering short courses in some selected areas.

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Launch of The Revised Local Economic Development Policy and Implementation Plan For 2024-2029

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BIRD and GES Induct 6 ADCMs to Help Develop Culturally Responsive Curriculum for Early Childhood Classrooms in Ghana

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BIRD Pays courtesy call on the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development

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BIRD in Collaboration with MLGRD Organises a Technical Workshop on The National Rural Development Policy

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BIRD Partners with African Development Bank to Conduct a Training Workshop for Enumerators

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BIRD and University of North Dakota Explore Research Collaboration

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BIRD Donates 20 Used Laptops and a Printer to Prempeh College Experimental Basic School

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BIRD Strengthens Existing Ties With Ministry of Local Government

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Welcome Message from The Director

Dear colleagues and partners in rural development. I warmly welcome you to our website. And thanks in advance for making time to learn about us. The Bureau of Integrated Rural Development (BIRD) is the foremost university-based institution that focuses on sustainable rural development and has made positive…

About The Bureau of Integrated Rural Development (BIRD)

Who we are

The Bureau of Integrated Rural Development (BIRD) is a research centre of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. Established in 1979, BIRD offers a comprehensive inter-disciplinary research, training, consultancy, and advisory service in rural development.

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Stay up to date with what's happening at BIRD and within the KNUST community.

Inauguration of advisory committee members to enhance ECE in Ghana

Published: 13th December 2024

KNUST Chancellor Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Cuts Sod for Construction of IRDIS Office Complex

Published: 30th November 2024

BIRD In Collaboration with CCBI, the Departments of Computer Science and Marketing Organise a 3-Day Hybrid Digital Marketing Mastery Short Course

Published: 10th November 2024

BIRD Builds the Capacity of 17 Youth from Kwamo on How to Leverage ICT for Business Development as Part of Community Engagement Effort

Published: 1st November 2024

Jobs & Recruitments

BIRD invites applications for the positions advertised below

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: THE YOUNG CONSULTANT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (YCDP)

Application Deadline: Saturday 15th of March 2025

Call for Enumerators for Field Data Collection

Application Deadline: Tuesday 25th of February 2025

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, cuts sod for the construction of new BIRD Office Complex Read more

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, cuts sod for the construction of new BIRD Office Complex

BIRD Builds the Capacity of 17 Youth from Kwamo on How to Leverage ICT for Business Development Read More

BIRD Builds the Capacity of 17 Youth from Kwamo on How to Leverage ICT for Business Development

Short Course: Work-Life Balance and Ethics Read More

Short Course: Work-Life Balance and Ethics

Shourt Course: Leveraging AI for Management and Income Diversification Read More

Shourt Course: Leveraging AI for Management and Income Diversification

Upcoming Short Courses BIRD will soon be offering short courses in some selected areas. Read More

Upcoming Short Courses

Launch of The Revised Local Economic Development Policy and Implementation Plan For 2024-2029 Read More

Launch of The Revised Local Economic Development Policy and Implementation Plan For 2024-2029

BIRD and GES Induct 6 ADCMs to Help Develop Culturally Responsive Curriculum for Early Childhood Classrooms in Ghana Read More

BIRD and GES Induct 6 ADCMs to Help Develop Culturally Responsive Curriculum for Early Childhood Classrooms in Ghana

BIRD Pays courtesy call on the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development Read More

BIRD Pays courtesy call on the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development

BIRD in Collaboration with MLGRD Organises a Technical Workshop on The National Rural Development Policy Read More

BIRD in Collaboration with MLGRD Organises a Technical Workshop on The National Rural Development Policy

BIRD Partners with African Development Bank to Conduct a Training Workshop for Enumerators Read Story

BIRD Partners with African Development Bank to Conduct a Training Workshop for Enumerators

BIRD and University of North Dakota Explore Research Collaboration Read Story

BIRD and University of North Dakota Explore Research Collaboration

BIRD Donates 20 Used Laptops and a Printer to Prempeh College Experimental Basic School Read Story

BIRD Donates 20 Used Laptops and a Printer to Prempeh College Experimental Basic School

BIRD Strengthens Existing Ties With Ministry of Local Government Read More

BIRD Strengthens Existing Ties With Ministry of Local Government