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When I grow up I want to be a scientist

If you are someone coming from a developing country, it is highly possible that as a child you never said or heard a kid saying ‘when I grow up I want to be a scientist’. It does not matter how much of a big imagination the kids have, they will not want to be a scientist. When asked “what do you... More

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International Horticultural Congress (IHC) 2018

As Heraclitus once said ‘Change is the only constant in life’. The World is changing constantly and together with it challenges, population, problems, and solutions are also changing. Horticulture is no exception, it is under constant pressure from climate change, population growth and environmental issues. Questions such as: Would our current species survive the impact of changing climate and humans? Will... More

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From a mouse to a lion - Benefits on volunteering in YPARD

‘Being the second man’ was my response to the question: ‘which role will you play in a team? This amongst others was one question my professor asked in order to understand my personality. Certainly, it was not the answer she was expecting and I had a feeling this was not the type of response she was used to. She continued by... More

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I know one thing; that I know nothing

The learning process is a big paradox, the more we learn and obtain new knowledge the more ignorant we feel. Nevertheless, I adore this process of learning new things and that’s one of the reasons why I enjoyed so much being part of “28th International Leadership Workshop for Rural Youth” held on the 9-22nd August 2017 in Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany.... More

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7 things I learned on my very first job

Last year I worked as agriculture engineer in an apple orchard, this was my very first job as an agronomist and anything else since I never worked before.  During that period I have learned lots of things which I will bear in my mind for the rest of my life.  Here are 7 pieces of advice for those that will start... More

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YPARD Kosovo: career and employment in the agriculture sector - the way to move forward

On March 28, 2017 YPARD Kosovo in partnership with Career Development Centre of Prishtina University organized the event ‘Career and employment in agriculture sector’ to discuss the existing strategies for preparing students for employment in the agricultural sector in Kosovo. The main purpose of the discussion was to help students develop their career plan, information exchange and networking between professional agronomists... More

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Green Farming Boots; Keeping your boots dirty the YPARD Kosovo way

If you are young and in the agricultural sector, and more especially if you have dedicated several years of your life to study agriculture, every so often you will be asked by curious people the reason behind your career choice. Ever since I decided to study agriculture, I have been asked hundreds of times why agriculture? You could do better? But... More

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