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Youth Agripreneurship – a promised land for rural development?

Agriculture married business some decades ago, but still the private sector has not made its promise true: the commercialization of agriculture didn’t bring along the long awaited rural development. As we speak, still three-quarters of the poor in developing countries live in rural areas, and thus ensuring better futures for the rural poor means being on the good way towards defeating... More
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Youths in Tomato Production and Processing: The Highlight of TOPAN's Progress

Tomato production remains one of the less stressful and most lucrative agribusiness for young people to invest in because of its high nutritional values which increases demand among household across the country.2015 experienced a rise in the demand of tomatoes against the supply across all the notable markets in Nigeria, especially Mile12 and Idi-Oro market in Lagos State.The Tomatoes and Orchard... More
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Fasten Your Seatbelts! The GCARD3 Youth Train is Moving!!

Hear ye! Hear ye! The youth in agriculture train is moving and we shall not be left behind! Youth are becoming more and more aware of the need for dialogue on agriculture and global development and we are excited to join in these conversations. The Third Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD3) is being held from 05-08 April 2016... More
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How i realized my identity through agriculture

 Life is an uncertain battle. Whether you win or lose depends on how you are able to manage your own endurance, perseverance, determination and passion as well as your history and mystery. As Young Professionals, we all have stories to tell; the tragedies and victories of yesterdays which have made us who and what we are today.  My story may not... More
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Tracking Mr Lamsal Entrepreneurial journey

There is huge demand of the Nepalese coffee but the production is not meeting the demand. More often than not, when talking about the coffee people talk about the instant coffee. This increase in the demand of coffee could be as a result of changes in food habits. In the fiscal year 2013-14 the Nepalese coffee imports increased from Nrs. 31.73... More
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Coming soon: The first “youth in agribusiness” web TV in Africa!

                    Youth and agriculture: What’s new? Over the past years, many of us – individuals and organisations, have been advocating for the active engagement of African youth in agriculture. Indeed, with an ageing farming population and the high unemployment rate among youth, agriculture, being the main economic sector of most countries in... More
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Youth Participation in the 2nd Asian Irrigation Forum

“#Youth should be more vocal about #AsianIrrigation Issues to give stakeholders a stronger sense of urgency. They need to know we are involved.” –Asian Youth Initiative More than 100 stakeholders including policy-makers, Non-Government Organizations (NGO), research institutions, young professionals, young farmers and youth representatives from different parts of the Asia converged from January 20-22, 2016 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB)... More
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5 Ways to Ignite the Youth in Agriculture Fire

There is a current wave of issues concerning how to engage the youth in Agriculture and this is a major agricultural development agenda. It is evident that Ghana’s agriculture has an image problem which makes it unattractive to the youth and if am allowed to say,“it isn’t cool’’. The images of farmers most youth have are of an old person wearing... More
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From Hoe to iPad: YPARD & IAAS hosts event in Nigeria

The theme of the event was picked from an event held by FANRPAN a few years back. The idea was to help the Agriculture faculty students see the new directions of agriculture from just farming to agribusiness while placing more emphasis on the comfortable and enjoyable life that youth in agriculture can live and enjoy if they do things right. YPARD... More
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Fostering Gender in Nepalese Agriculture

Mrs. Chandra Kala Shrestha, a 31 year old woman has been practicing modern agriculture since 2011 in her small sized farm in Madhyapur Thimi, Nepal. She grows mostly offseason vegetables like tomatoes and pumpkins on her 0.3 ha of land and is continuously supported by her husband, Mr. Anil Kumar Shrestha as far as agricultural operations are concerned. Like many other... More
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Youths at the crossroad of contemporary agriculture in African cities

Patch agriculture is an ancient activity in Africa that has been practiced for centuries in backyards and open spaces. It entails the use of small plots of land for growing vegetables or rearing animals and its an activity which is practiced in rural and urban areas.    In urban areas it can be found in public lands, undeveloped private lands and... More
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Registering my company and attending conferences: How my mentor has helped me shine

The mentorship I have received from Dr. Franklin Simtowe is beyond measure. He has been an outstanding mentor and his contribution to my life is evident. It is good to note that Dr. Franklin and I have had all our monthly meetings face to face, with regular communication via email, text messages, WhatsApp and direct calls. During our first meeting, we... More
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How mentoring has helped me as a PhD student in agriculture

  A lot has happened in the past six months of the YPARD mentoring program. And it was time to have a face to face session with my mentor and evaluate progress. Meeting a mentor and a friend was so exciting; it was a different session since previous sessions was done over the phone, being the only way to overcome the... More
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Climate Change: Youth and Migration

Climate change is one of the serious global threatening issues at recent times. Despite the controversy surrounding the various climate models generally suggesting that the human borne green house gases emissions is the major reason behind the global warming, one cannot deny the fact that the climate is changing unexpectedly. The effects of climate change is more alarming in the developing... More
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Face to Face Mentorship On a School Conservation Project

My face to face mentorship took off from the lowest part of Kenya Diani -33km from Mombasa - to the highest peak at Mt. Kenya on the leeward side Nanyuki . A distance of 689km  google maps  by road, this was an exciting trip as my mentor  Patricia wangui and I have been having our progress updates session remotely via skype... More
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When the Mediterranean youth takes the lead

A YPARD Delegation of young professionals from the southern and northern mediterranean region was invited by the GFAR to participate to the 4th Mediterranean Congress 2015: Rural Communities, No Longer Left Behind, in Milan, co-organized by the Fondation du Dialogue Sud-Nord Méditerranée. In no time we gathered 17 young people from 11 countries (from both north and south), with 50% of... More
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YPARD Africa at the Agri-business Incubation Conference and Expo-2015

Youth involvement in agriculture in Africa is worryingly dismal with almost 200 million people aged between 15 and 24.These statistics present a serious challenge if this population segment is not productively engaged in food production early enough. The average age of a farmer in Africa is estimated at  55 but the question on who will feed the world when this farmer... More
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What are your thoughts about Migration in Agriculture?

The International Center for Food Industry Excellence (ICFIE) is conducting a survey about the perceptions and aspirations of youth who migrate from their place of origin and youth who prefer to stay in their place of birth. By filling out this survey you will help us to have a better understanding of the relation between migration, perception, and aspirations. ICFIE is... More
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Agriculture, the Noblest Profession of them all

Agriculture!  It is such an important profession. All minds need food at least 3 times a day iregardless of the profession they practice. Ever imagined how food brings everyone at the same level?  Here is a compilation of the world movers and shakers  with a common factor;  they all have to eat to continue being great or even greater in what... More
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Raising High the YPARD flag at the World Forestry Congress

Nearly 4000 participants from 142 countries met at XIV WFC World Forestry Congress on 7-11 September 2015 at Durban, South Africa. This congress, gathered professionals from diverse sector from every corner of the world and whose 2050 vision for forests and forestry was made through the active participation of youths. Youth are dynamic and powerful agents of change with the ability... More
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