Biotechnology

- Funding
European Union — Training in Crop Improvement for Food Security in Africa
Open until05 Apr 2018
- Funding
IIT Postdoctoral Fellowships for Indian and Foreign Applicants in India, 2017
Open until31 Dec 2017
Promoting youth participation in agriculture through football
14 Sep 2017
- Funding
UK Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council — UK-Brazil Workshop on Insect Pest Resistance in Agriculture
Open until29 Aug 2017
- Funding
University of Perugia Phd scholarships
Open until31 Aug 2017
The changing paradigm of agricultural research and innovation
17 Jan 2017
- Funding
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum — Biotechnology Fellowships in USA
Open until29 Nov 2016
- Call for participation
Islamic Development Bank -- Prizes for Science and Technology, 15th Edition
Open until29 Nov 2016
- Funding
Bayer Foundation International Fellowship programme (Germany)
Open until17 Jul 2016
- Funding
Master Scholarships For Students From Developing Countries (Malaysia)
Open until30 Jul 2016
- Funding
EU Horizon 2020 -- INDIGO Young Scientist Competition 2016
Open until30 Jun 2016
- Funding
EU Horizon 2020 -- INDIGO Young Scientist Competition 2016
Open until30 Jun 2016
- Funding
Nanjing University of Science and Technology -- Support for International Students 2016
Open until09 Apr 2016
Ag Innovation Showcase
13 Sep 2015 to 15 Sep 2015
- Call for participation
Call for paper: AG Innovation Showcase
Open until10 Sep 2015
- Call for participation
2015 International Conference on Food Nutrition and Civil Engineering (ICFNCE'2015)
Open until15 Feb 2015
Wanda Organic : Biotechnology For Farmers In Kenya
28 Jan 2015
- Funding
Michigan State University -- Graduate Studies for Kenyans in Agricultural Sciences
Open until29 Nov 2014
2014 4th International Conference on Environment Science and Biotechnology (ICESB 2014)
26 Dec 2014 to 27 Dec 2014
Welcoming YPARD Hungary representative: Mónika Varga
22 Aug 2014by Amelia Ochoa
- Funding
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Borlaug Fellowships 2015
Open until30 Oct 2014
- Call for participation
PhD Positions in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
Open until14 Apr 2014
The role of biodiversity and biotechnology in response to climate change in Vietnam
27 Nov 2013by Toan Duc Pham
- Funding
International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology -- Research Grants 2014
Open until29 Apr 2014
- Jobs
Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology, and Society - Fellowships 2014-2015
Open until30 Dec 2013
- Call for participation
The African Story Challenge: Agriculture and Food security
Open until13 Jun 2013
- Funding
U.S. Department of Agriculture -- U.S. Scientific Exchange with China 2013
Open until11 Mar 2013
- Jobs
Postdoc in Biogeochemistry - University of Arizona, USA
International Conference on Biotechnology and Food Science - ICBFS 2012
06 Apr 2012 to 07 Apr 2012in Bangkok

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.

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Call for applications for Joint PhD Program WUR, CGIAR and SIPRI on climate security
Open until01 Oct 2020
- Jobs
Technical officer (agriculture specialist) at IUCN
Open until09 Oct 2020
- Call for participation
Open Call for Global AgriInno Challenge 2020
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Biotechnology

European Union — Training in Crop Improvement for Food Security in Africa

IIT Postdoctoral Fellowships for Indian and Foreign Applicants in India, 2017

Promoting youth participation in agriculture through football

UK Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council — UK-Brazil Workshop on Insect Pest Resistance in Agriculture

University of Perugia Phd scholarships

The changing paradigm of agricultural research and innovation

Indo-US Science and Technology Forum — Biotechnology Fellowships in USA

Islamic Development Bank -- Prizes for Science and Technology, 15th Edition

Bayer Foundation International Fellowship programme (Germany)

Master Scholarships For Students From Developing Countries (Malaysia)

EU Horizon 2020 -- INDIGO Young Scientist Competition 2016

EU Horizon 2020 -- INDIGO Young Scientist Competition 2016

Nanjing University of Science and Technology -- Support for International Students 2016

Ag Innovation Showcase

Call for paper: AG Innovation Showcase

2015 International Conference on Food Nutrition and Civil Engineering (ICFNCE'2015)

Wanda Organic : Biotechnology For Farmers In Kenya

Michigan State University -- Graduate Studies for Kenyans in Agricultural Sciences

2014 4th International Conference on Environment Science and Biotechnology (ICESB 2014)

Welcoming YPARD Hungary representative: Mónika Varga

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Borlaug Fellowships 2015

PhD Positions in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology

The role of biodiversity and biotechnology in response to climate change in Vietnam

International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology -- Research Grants 2014

Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology, and Society - Fellowships 2014-2015

The African Story Challenge: Agriculture and Food security

U.S. Department of Agriculture -- U.S. Scientific Exchange with China 2013

Postdoc in Biogeochemistry - University of Arizona, USA

International Conference on Biotechnology and Food Science - ICBFS 2012

ICSD 2021 : 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 8 - 9 September Rome, Italy

XV World Forestry Congress

Call for applications for Joint PhD Program WUR, CGIAR and SIPRI on climate security

Technical officer (agriculture specialist) at IUCN

Open Call for Global AgriInno Challenge 2020

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