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Call for applicants - YPARD Country Representatives for the Africa region
11 Nov 2020by Kofi Kisiedu Acquaye
YPARD...beyond a “platform”, a motor for action – Take part!
11 Nov 2015by Marina Cherbonnier
YPARD... Más allá de una "plataforma", un motor para la acción - ¡Participa!
19 May 2015by Amelia Ochoa
YPARD … bien plus qu’une plateforme, un moteur – Prenez part!
27 Mar 2015by Gwladys Mabah
Food: what makes agriculture sexy!
14 Sep 2014by Marina Cherbonnier
Shared thinking and team work – a fresh start
10 Feb 2014by Olawale Isaiah Ojo
Welcoming YPARD Croatia representative: Zrinka Filipović Dermit
12 Dec 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
YPARD full involvement at the AASW6
05 Sep 2013by Courtney Paisley
Welcoming YPARD new Country Representative for Switzerland : Rahel Wyss !
02 Sep 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
Year round planning of YPARD Nepal
02 Sep 2013by Dinesh Panday
Welcome to our new YPARD representative for Sierra Leone : Mohamed Sippo
27 Aug 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
Welcome to YPARD Burundi representative : Eric MAVARUGANDA
26 Aug 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
Bienvenue au représentant d'YPARD au Burundi : Eric MAVARUGANDA
26 Aug 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
YPARD Meeting on Sharing Country Experiences at the Africa Agricultural Science Week - AASW6
31 Jul 2013by Courtney Paisley
Welcoming YPARD representative for Canada: Beth Timmers!
24 Jul 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
Welcome YPARD representative for Russia: Iana Perevoshchikova
23 Jul 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
Welcoming YPARD representative for Brazil: Rebeca Souza!
22 Jul 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
YPARD European team's participation to the 26th International Leadership Workshop for Rural Youth
17 Jul 2013by Johanna Madeleine Gysin
Welcoming YPARD Country representative for Georgia : Davit Gogilashvili
08 Jul 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
YPARD Enhances Agricultural Research for Development in Cameroon among rural youth
04 Jul 2013by N Divine
YPARD India is looking for your participation in its Working Group!
02 Jul 2013by Sridhar Gutam
Welcome to Sokhna Rokhaya, YPARD Senegal representative!
17 Jun 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
Bienvenue, Sokhna Rokhaya : Représentante d' YPARD au Sénégal!
17 Jun 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
Welcoming Divine Ntiokam, YPARD Cameroon representative!
12 Jun 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
Welcoming Ibrahima Sory Youla, YPARD Guinea representative!
11 Jun 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
YPARD présente... Ibrahima Sory Youla... représentant d'YPARD en Guinée!
11 Jun 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
Welcoming YPARD representative for Moldova - Sergiu Mihailov!
09 Apr 2013by Marina Cherbonnier
Welcoming the new YPARD South Africa representative - Obert Mathivha
07 Dec 2012by Marina Cherbonnier

Youth success stories

From the Czech Republic to Asia, Africa and beyond my agricultural story so far!

Introducing Dr. Hynek Roubík, an expert in organic waste management and sustainable technologies, leader of the Biogas Research Team at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), an agriculture enthusiast with a passion for his work and the second-youngest member of the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Bioeconomy platform of the Czech Republic.

Youthful passion to contribute to sustainable food systems

Charles Masereka Yoronimu's commitment to contributing to building sustainable food systems drives him to be an active agent of youth engagement in agriculture.

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.

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Marisa Mitchell
Silah Kimaiyo
Anthony Armoo
Monicah Ngari

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Upcoming Events

ICSD 2021 : 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 8 - 9 September Rome, Italy
08 Sep 2021 to 09 Sep 2021in Roma Evenit, Gregorian University

Opportunities

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Food And Agriculture Organization UN Fellowship Program 2021-2022
Open until09 Aug 2021
- Call for participation
Youth entrepreneurship in agriculture and changing food systems 2021
Open until20 Sep 2021
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Georg Forster Research Fellowship
Open until31 Oct 2021

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country representatives

Call for applicants - YPARD Country Representatives for the Africa region

YPARD...beyond a “platform”, a motor for action – Take part!

YPARD... Más allá de una "plataforma", un motor para la acción - ¡Participa!

YPARD … bien plus qu’une plateforme, un moteur – Prenez part!

Food: what makes agriculture sexy!

Shared thinking and team work – a fresh start

Welcoming YPARD Croatia representative: Zrinka Filipović Dermit

YPARD full involvement at the AASW6

Welcoming YPARD new Country Representative for Switzerland : Rahel Wyss !

Year round planning of YPARD Nepal

Welcome to our new YPARD representative for Sierra Leone : Mohamed Sippo

Welcome to YPARD Burundi representative : Eric MAVARUGANDA

Bienvenue au représentant d'YPARD au Burundi : Eric MAVARUGANDA

YPARD Meeting on Sharing Country Experiences at the Africa Agricultural Science Week - AASW6

Welcoming YPARD representative for Canada: Beth Timmers!

Welcome YPARD representative for Russia: Iana Perevoshchikova

Welcoming YPARD representative for Brazil: Rebeca Souza!

YPARD European team's participation to the 26th International Leadership Workshop for Rural Youth

Welcoming YPARD Country representative for Georgia : Davit Gogilashvili

YPARD Enhances Agricultural Research for Development in Cameroon among rural youth

YPARD India is looking for your participation in its Working Group!

Welcome to Sokhna Rokhaya, YPARD Senegal representative!

Bienvenue, Sokhna Rokhaya : Représentante d' YPARD au Sénégal!

Welcoming Divine Ntiokam, YPARD Cameroon representative!

Welcoming Ibrahima Sory Youla, YPARD Guinea representative!

YPARD présente... Ibrahima Sory Youla... représentant d'YPARD en Guinée!

Welcoming YPARD representative for Moldova - Sergiu Mihailov!

Welcoming the new YPARD South Africa representative - Obert Mathivha

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

Food And Agriculture Organization UN Fellowship Program 2021-2022

Youth entrepreneurship in agriculture and changing food systems 2021

Georg Forster Research Fellowship