Jim Leandro P. Cano, a UPLB student taking MS Development Management and Governance, represented the Philippines at the 42nd Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations on Feb. 14-15. Cano, the country representative of the Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD), presented success stories of youth-led initiatives of YPARD Philippines that have tapped funding... More

Effective and efficient solutions for increasing sustainable agriculture are important for Africa. This has become necessary due to the challenges posed by the ongoing rapid urbanization. The needed interventions are to safeguard natural resources while ensuring the availability of nutritious food as well as viable opportunities for the next generation of farmers in the agri-food sector. In this vein,  Young Professionals... More

On February 1st at the Stephen Center, in Tirana, the Albanian capital, students and professors from primary / Middle school of “Siri Kodra” in Tirana and experts were united together to understand and explain 1000 Reasons Why Food Matters. Many points were touched during this event sponsored by the Swedish Institute. Entoni Rasku a food expert who studied at the University... More

Are you fluent in Chinese, French or Spanish? Would you like to volunteer your time and services to help translate YPARD content for a greater reach to the Chinese, Hispanophone and Francophone community?  If your answer is Yes, then YPARD is seeking volunteers to help translate the information materials to one of the official YPARD languages:  French, Spanish or Chinese. The main information materials... More

Après une fin de mandat réussie pour la représentante du Bénin, Fréjus Thoto, YPARD est à la recherche d'un jeune professionnel passionné et dévoué pour prendre le poste de représentant de YPARD au Bénin. Pour atteindre ses objectifs, YPARD travaille avec de jeunes professionnels au niveau régional, national ou local pour entreprendre des activités à un niveau plus approprié géographiquement. YPARD est... More

On January 9 and 10, 2019, The AGRINATURA board members met at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague in the building of Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences to discuss future steps towards sustainable agriculture. The Agrinatura Association is a grouping of European universities and research organizations with a common interest in supporting the development of agriculture in a sustainable way and... More

Dear YPARDians! It is that time of the year when we invite you to participate in the YPARD global members survey to help share insights on how we can serve you better in 2019.  This survey is gathering information on the services offered by YPARD and their value to YPARD members in 2018.  We hope to assess what services are considered most valuable and improve upon... More

Deadline for application: 12 February 2019 Countries of focus: DRC, Kenya, Uganda,  Rwanda, and Tanzania  Funding type: Fully funded   Most countries in Africa are undergoing rapid urbanization bringing with it fresh opportunities as well as creating new challenges arising from the transition. From the perspective of urban and peri-urban agriculture, classic practices are changing too due to a combination of... More

By 2050, half a portion of your favourite lunch will be more than twice its current price! Most restaurant, fast food or cafeteria owners might like the sound of this, but will there be enough food to meet the rising demand? “How can we double the amount of food produced in the world in order to feed nine billion people by... More

Nominations are now open for the 2019 MAIZE Youth Innovators Awards – Africa! These awards are part of the efforts that the CGIAR Research Program on Maize (MAIZE) is undertaking to promote youth participation in maize-based agri-food systems. These awards recognize the contributions of young women and men below 35 years of age who are implementing innovations in African maize-based agri-food... More

Malaita Youth In Business Association (MYIBA) scooped one of the three awards during the Pacific Agrihack lab 2018 in Tonga on 5th December 2018.  MYIBA was represented by Mr Watson Cyrus and Mr Hika Joseph, YPARD Solomon Islands representative where they competed with fifteen finalists across the Pacific. The competition was part of the “Promoting Nutrition Food Systems in the Pacific... More

It was a great privilege to represent YPARD Nepal in the three days International poultry symposium in Bharatpur Garden Resort Chitwan, Nepal with the theme “Meeting Poultry Demand for Food Safety and Security” from 28th – 30th October 2018. The symposium was jointly organized by Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) Chitwan Nepal, Ministry of Agriculture And Livestock Development Nepal, Food And... More

Looking at the statistical data about age structure in agriculture, aging of the sector is one of the main challenges in most countries. Accordingly, it is a serious responsibility to inspire youth, demonstrating the values and possibilities of agriculture for the next generation. Zsoka Fekete (ZsF), a young Hungarian lady, works for Mangalica breeding and handcraft product processing within her own... More

After a few YPARD Serbia media appearances, we got invited to be one of the presenters at the conference “Youth in agriculture: potential and challenges” organized by the association “Topli?ki izvor” in Kuršumlija (South Serbia) on 21st December 2018. This very young association gathered and decided to create something good for their city and young community in Kuršumlija. There is a... More

Dear YPARDians, Happy New Year!  The New Year comes with opportunities to assess our joint efforts, learn from them and celebrate our achievements. It is also an opportunity to do more, together. The achievements of YPARD over the years highlight how much YPARD has grown as well as the potential to grow further. The YPARD team has commenced a compilation of... More

YPARD Serbia participated at the event “together for the better support for young farmers” on 18th December in Belgrade, Serbia and got a chance to ask questions and interact face to face with relevant government institutions. First of all, this event that YPARD Serbia’s partner Divac Foundation organized, was pretty much the first one that was dedicated to help tackle young... More

One of YPARD Serbia’s mission is to strive and connect young farmers and students in agriculture, facing problems and trying to find a feasible solution. After many interviews with young professionals in agriculture, there was one highlighted challenge as the most important – market access. YPARD Serbia is contributing to solving this problem step by step. The first action was connecting... More

On Sunday, September 16th, 2018, YPARD implemented its interactive workshop at the Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Research in Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development - TROPENTAG. This years workshop was organized at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Campus Coupure in the University of Ghent, Belgium and was held as a part of the pre-conference activities. The objective... More

YPARD Serbia has opened one more chapter! This time we made a partnership with IAAS Serbia (section in Novi Sad, north Serbia). This old but at the same time young organization exists in Serbia over many years and it deals with creating familiarity between students agricultural and similar sciences from all around the world, increasing the level of understanding between them,... More

On November 27th and 28th 2018, the International Forum on Food and Nutrition (9th edition) organized by Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition (BCFN) was once again back in Milan, Italy! This important event brings sustainability expert speakers from all over the world, providing also a stage for the young, media and the good practices to generate the real change required for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals set... More