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The year of the YAP: a tale of genius, power and magic

Hectic yet reflective! The pilot GFAR-YPARD Young Agripreneur Project is coming to an end and in these posts, the six young agri-preneurs are pondering on their professional and personal journeys over the past twelve months. In April 2016, they all gathered in Johannesburg, where they thrilled the audiences at GCARD3 with their enthusiasm, drive and energy in describing their YAP projects. Now they are... Continue reading
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A study tour of Dhaka honey value chain and more

The Sundarbans is the largest single mangrove forest in the world, which covers approximately forty percent of the total forest in Bangladesh and is listed as one of the World Heritage and Ramsar site. Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) and Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF) have been trying to promote Sundarbans Mangrove Biodiversity Education Program in Bangladesh since 2013 among the... Continue reading
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YPARD Bangladesh initiates Agriculture for Nutrition (Ag4N) network

Nutrition and food security coupled with the growing global concern for sustainable agriculture has become the global challenge. To attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), malnutrition is thought to be the major hindrance. However, Bangladesh is trying to put priority into action on food and nutritional security and government and other NGOs and private organizations have through projects tried to address... Continue reading
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Engaging youth for national youth employment framework development

Youth unemployment has become the focus of most governments and development partners due to its adverse effect on migration, security and development. The agricultural sector with its wide range of activities offers a great opportunity for youth employment when well explored. Gathering information from the critical stakeholders of the framework thus the youth is a crucial element in tapping the opportunity... Continue reading
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Youth Agripreneurs Project: Sowing the seed for a brighter future

Hectic yet reflective! The pilot GFAR-YPARD Young Agripreneur Project is coming to an end and in these posts, the six young agri-preneurs are pondering on their professional and personal journeys over the past twelve months. In April 2016, they all gathered in Johannesburg, where they thrilled the audiences at GCARD3 with their enthusiasm, drive and energy in describing their YAP projects.... Continue reading
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Farewell to the Goofy Bug Guy

Hectic yet reflective! The pilot GFAR-YPARD Young Agripreneur Project is coming to an end and in these posts, the six young agri-preneurs are pondering on their professional and personal journeys over the past twelve months. In April 2016, they all gathered in Johannesburg, where they thrilled the audiences at GCARD3 with their enthusiasm, drive and energy in describing their YAP projects. Now they are... Continue reading
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Waking up to the African agricultural dream: Science agenda for African agriculture

It was an educative and interesting discussion  when thought leaders on agriculture  from the National Agricultural and Research Systems of West, Central and North African countries, ministries of agriculture, NGO’s farmer organization, private sector and  CGIAR  gathered on the 9th of May 2017 in the conference room of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)’s secretariat in Accra, Ghana This was the... Continue reading
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Youth, agriculture and the agri-food sector- An interview with Francesca Allievi, President of the BCFN Alumni Group

Francesca Allievi - the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition (BCFN) Alumni group Operative President shares with us her thoughts, ideas and perspective on issues related to youth, agriculture and the agri-food sector through an interview conducted by Libuska Valesova - the YPARD Europe Coordinator. Francesca is an experienced, educated and active agricultural professional who believes in the value of food... Continue reading
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Youth employment: Enabling decent agriculture and agribusiness jobs

Africa has the youngest population in the world with over 92% of the youth represented among the extremely poor (ILO, 2015a). The youth population is expected to grow at an exponentially high rate, thus bringing forth the need to create between ten to twelve million new jobs in Africa per year until 2035 to absorb the new labour market entrants (UN,... Continue reading
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Rebranding and repositioning agriculture for the future

I am motivated to share my story with you all because as they say, “Experience is the best teacher”. Some of my friends, family and community members did not understand the motive behind my pursuit of agriculture as a profession. They did not expect that decision from me. Instead they wanted me to pursue the social sciences or a law degree... Continue reading
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Fostering cooperation- YPARD Europe and the BCFN Alumni group

The Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation (BCFN Foundation) is a private non-profit apolitical institution, working as a multidisciplinary and independent think tank. The foundation has a strong focus on determining the effect of economic, scientific, social and environmental factors on food. The foundation also offers valuable scientific content that inform and help people to make conscious daily choices about... Continue reading
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Youth as a catalyst for delivering on the SDGs – A connection we can’t afford to ignore

This year’s World Wildlife Day celebrates the theme ‘Listen to the Young Voices’. Its message is to mobilize the positive energy of the planet’s youth to call attention to the threats to wildlife. These include over-exploitation poaching or illicit trafficking. Engaging ‘Youth as agents of change’ to improve the world for our wildlife is a powerful message. We see many examples of the positive... Continue reading
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Taking stock of our progress: YPARD 2016 annual report

Promotion of agriculture among the youth, both online and offline, remains a key focus at YPARD. 2016 was no exception especially given that YPARD was celebrating its 10 years anniversary. As a network, we not only celebrated our 10 years journey but went ahead to continue fulfilling our mandate of ensuring that young professionals realize their full potential and contribute proactively towards... Continue reading
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Youth to solve agricultural problems in Nigeria using ICTs

Revolution is taking place across the globe and technologies is being applied to everyday activities across sectors. Information Communication Technologies (ICT) is a must for every sector and its importance in agriculture over the years cannot be over emphasis. Experts’ opinion reveal ICT in agriculture to require the development and applications of innovative ways to use ICTs to solve challenges faced... Continue reading
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Attaining food sufficiency through implementable agricultural policy

From childhood, I have been hearing of policies across sectors of the economy but I found myself having  a special interest  in agriculture. Keeping abreast with the latest happenings in the agricultural sector is extremely difficult and often time not possible because of challenges with internet. I was born and raised on a farm: precisely, an agrarian community where almost everybody... Continue reading
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Experiential learning in agricultural science and natural resources management

As humans we can learn critical lessons from the experiences of fellow humans in agriculture science and natural resource management especially as the world has become “complex, chaotic, and contested”.  YPARD Zimbabwe is excited for the chance to speak to Miss Forget Shareka on her career in agricultural science and natural resources management.  One lesson is this: We must fight to... Continue reading
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Facilitating knowledge exchange for inclusive agripreneurship growth

Research on  youth has shown that learning, challenges, exchange of ideas, sharing of solutions to peculiar problems and mentorship are useful in ensuring their success in whatever sector they find themselves. This is no different for youth in the agricultural sector irrespective of the point of the value chain they find themselves. To drive home this message was one of the... Continue reading
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Call for a new YPARD Steering Committee Member

Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) is seeking a new steering committee member to guide its strategic development.  YPARD is a global youth network that supports the creation of the next generation of agricultural leaders, thinkers, and entrepreneurs to address critical development issues.  YPARD contributes with its extensive knowledge on youth-relevant issues in agriculture through its network of more than 15,000... Continue reading
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Welcoming YPARD Uganda representative: Paul Zaake

We are delighted to welcome the new YPARD Uganda representative Paul Zaake. Paul is a graduate with a Masters’ degree in Climate Change and Adaptation from the University of Nairobi, Kenya and a Bachelors’ degree of Agriculture from Gulu University. Driven by his constantly growing optimism on young people becoming more active in the agricultural sector and in global development, Paul... Continue reading
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Welcoming YPARD Ghana Representative: Kafui Kwesi Agbe

We are delighted to welcome the YPARD Ghana country representative Kafui Kwesi Agbe. Kafui is a graduate in Agricultural Science with specialization in Extension and Rural Sociology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. Additionally, he possesses a Master’s in Philosophy degree in Agricultural Extension with research in micro enterprise establishment and growth from the University of... Continue reading
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