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My YPARD mentoring experience so far
05 Jul 2017by Abisola Temilade Adedigba
The need for holistic youth mobilization in agricultural transformation
04 Jul 2017by Pacifique Nshimiyimana
The start of my mentorship journey
28 Jun 2017by Cosmos Edem Kemavor
Shaping my future through mentorship
27 Jun 2017by Jabulani Nyengere
Where did the time go?
26 Jun 2017by Kellyann Allicott
Re-engineering for sustainable development
26 Jun 2017by Amelia Humphrey
Young Africa Works mentorship: The beginning of a great journey of self discovery
25 Jun 2017by Alesia Ofori
Call for participation - YPARD 2017 external review
20 Jun 2017by Emmie Kio Wachira
The year of the YAP: a tale of genius, power and magic
19 Jun 2017by Lillian Beauttah
Turning key objectives into reality with YAP!
18 Jun 2017by Anil Regmi
A study tour of Dhaka honey value chain and more
09 Jun 2017by Md. maksudur Rahman
Engaging youth for national youth employment framework development
08 Jun 2017by Kafui Kwesi Agbe
Youth Agripreneurs Project: Sowing the seed for a brighter future
07 Jun 2017by Nikki Pilania Chaudhary
Findings from the rural youth in dryland agriculture study
06 Jun 2017by Courtney Paisley
Youth agribusiness in Africa: not just about knowledge, but action
05 Jun 2017by Patrick Sakyi
Waking up to the African agricultural dream: Science agenda for African agriculture
05 Jun 2017by Kofi Kisiedu Acquaye
Thought For Food global summit 2017: Young minds trying to feed the world
02 Jun 2017by Eduardo Tovar lopez
Youth employment: Enabling decent agriculture and agribusiness jobs
01 Jun 2017by Kafui Kwesi Agbe
Moving mountains, one jar of honey at a time
01 Jun 2017by Jony Girma Meshesha
Rebranding and repositioning agriculture for the future
01 Jun 2017by Forget Shareka
Youth as a catalyst for delivering on the SDGs – A connection we can’t afford to ignore
26 May 2017by Nidhi Nagabhatla
Taking stock of our progress: YPARD 2016 annual report
23 May 2017by Emmie Kio Wachira
Call for video submissions: What is the perception of youth in agriculture?
18 May 2017by Ayele Gabiam
YPARD director - Call for applications
16 May 2017by Emmie Kio Wachira
Rural women and decent work in Egypt
13 May 2017by Assem Reda Abu hatab
Attaining food sufficiency through implementable agricultural policy
12 May 2017by John Olabisi Agboola
Experiential learning in agricultural science and natural resources management
12 May 2017by Raymond Erick Zvavanyange
Youth to solve agricultural problems in Nigeria using ICTs
12 May 2017by Majid Oshole-imodu Tokurah
May 2017 f@rmletter- Resilient agricultural practices in the context of disasters
10 May 2017by Pius Hiwe
Facilitating knowledge exchange for inclusive agripreneurship growth
08 May 2017by Olawale Isaiah Ojo

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Youth success stories

5 years of YPARD: a life-changing journey

"Being a YPARD representative gave me so many empowering opportunities, but also a chance to empower others" Testimonial by Ivana Radic Jean highlighting her experience and journey in working with youth in agriculture within the YPARD Serbia community since February 2013.

YPARDian bags home the 2017 SFIAR Master Thesis award!

In 2017, YPARD member, Sebastian Mengel, was the recipient of the Master Thesis award for his collaborative research with YPARD, HAFL and CGIAR CRP drylands program on agricultural livelihoods of rural youth in the drylands of Midelt, Morocco.

Good-bye from YPARD Nepal: Creating a space for young leaders

This testimonial by Dinesh Panday highlights his experience in working with youth in agriculture within the YPARD Nepal community since 2012. He is currently a doctoral graduate research assistant (2016-2019) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the former YPARD Nepal country representative.

A season of innovation

The climate-smart irrigation system was designed with the aim of addressing these challenges; by collecting rainwater, transferring it below the soil surface and using it during the time of low rainfall thus making water available and accessible for perennial plants all year round.

Climate resilient agriculture and producer-consumer justice through ICT

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 was created to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts to ensure climate resilient agriculture and ICT based business promotional interventions from producer to consumer level. Youth, therefore, can play a supporting role to increase awareness and promote the agenda of SDG for agricultural sustainability to make sure others are aware of it.

From nowhere to somewhere; YPARD made a way

Marc Ghislain tells about all the changing scenes in his life as a young professional in agriculture: the anxiety in choosing a profession in agriculture and how his engagement with YPARD helped him find his feet in the agricultural sector.

A non-traditional career path

I strongly support and believe in an inclusive and equitable quality education together with lifelong learning opportunities for all. It is very important that we start to facilitate more flexible career paths in science if we want to encourage diversity and creativity. Being a lifelong learner is a value of sustainable self-development. It opens the door to life-changing, rewarding, fulfilling and continuous growth.

Easier said than done: Gender equality and women empowerment

The role of young people in helping shift gender perceptions is paramount. We can no longer employ tradition and culture as excuses for allowing basic inequalities between genders to occur and to keep perpetuating themselves. We need to acknowledge and cherish culture, but also acknowledge that culture is not a static entity and that it can, and must, evolve towards a more equal society.

Believe in sustainability, food security, fight for the hungry: My Credo

In an era where population, technologies and modernization are fast growing, meeting up with the basic food needs of the population worldwide is one of the greatest challenges nations and international institutions are witnessing. Marc Ghislain shares his views on how the young people can be part of the solution and more importantly in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal number two.

La lutte contre la pauvreté : motivation, passion, profession et engagement!

Aimé Kazika describes his engagement with other young people to raise awareness so that they become more involved in the agricultural sector within the African and Congolese context.