To cope with the lack of specialists in dry land farming, sustainable management of natural resources in arid regions and combating desertification, IRA develops various activities of training:

• Advanced training courses.
• Supervision of students (graduation and post graduation).
• In addition, IRA contributes actively to the implementation of two master degree programs:
• The joint IRA/INAT national master degree program on “techniques of combating desertification and natural resources management in the dry region. This program started in October 2001,
• The joint IRA/UNU/CAS/INAT/Totturi University/ICARDA international master degree program on « integrated land management in drylands ». This program started in April 2005.