June 17th marks the international commitment or anniversary of ‘World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought’. Started in 1995 via a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly and agreed with the objective to generate awareness for preventing desertification and to manage the impact of drought. The year ‘2015’ marks two decades of worldwide recognition of desertification and increasing incidences of droughts as a... More

Background and Aims Youth in Rural Advisory Services are crucial to develop and sustain effective, efficient, inclusive, and sustainable RAS systems. But youth in RAS is a complex issue, with many challenges - and opportunities - faced on different levels by many actors.   The Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) launches this competition with the aim to stimulate the... More