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Tanzanian GODAN partner Agrinfo uses geodata to share farmland information and enable farmers to better manage their land. The organization does this, explains marketing director Jumo Ngomuo, by collecting the GPS locations of farms and assessing their ownership and area size, type of investment and expected outputs.
In this article,Stephanie Leder answers the question of how the youth should be engaged in agriculture.
By Andrew Johnstone on January 11, 2016
Produced under the auspices of the Four Basin Gender Profiles project of the Water, Land and Ecosystems Program of CGIAR, this film follows a group of ten youth innovators, mentored by Dr Alan Nicol from the International Water Management Institute, as they devise a solution to landscapes challenges to be pitched to a panel of judges in a Dragon's Den style event at the Global Landscapes Forum at COP21 in Paris, December 2015.
Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) identifies as an international movement and network of young professionals for young professionals, for agricultural development. YPARD emphasizes the importance of youth-to-youth empowerment, which manifests in its organizational structure. The organization provides a platform for information sharing and dissemination, as well as online and offline meetings and events.
In this guest post, Jhannel Tomilnson, a student at the University of the West Indies explains how farmer field schools are helping Jamaican farmers access climate-smart agriculture training. This post is part of our ongoing partnership with Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD).Agriculture is deemed one of the most vulnerable sectors to climate change worldwide. This is particularly evident in developing countries where studies are showing how increased variability in rainfall is negatively impacting important cropping systems, the majority of which are rain-fed and operated by small farmers. This is true for the Caribbean, especially Jamaica where I am from. Climate change presents a clear threat to the nation’s food security, as the shifting growing seasons coupled with prolonged droughts have made farming increasingly difficult.There is thus an urgent need for the adoption of climate-smart practices, as these will clearly serve as a key tool for survival in times of change by reducing exposure to such impacts.
Youth innovators preparing for their pitches at the Global Landscapes Forum Dragons Den. Picture credit: Andrew Wheeler for Wild Dog Limited / WLE_CGIAR 2015
Daphne Nansambu, from Uganda, being interviewed by her mentor Peace Sasha Musonge. Photo credit: Peace Sasha Musonge
Originally published at CIFOR’s Forests NewsSalina Abraham grabbed the spotlight with her passionate call for youth to be considered like gender, race and regional diversity.
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In this guest post, Jhannel Tomilnson, a student at the University of the West Indies explains how farmer field schools are helping Jamaican farmers access climate-smart agriculture training. This post is part of our ongoing partnership with Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (
Originally published at CIFOR’s