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YPARD representation at the Rome Based Agencies Youth Council
25 Jul 2019by Emmie Kio Wachira
Farming for Biodiversity - Proven solutions meet global policy
04 Mar 2019
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Research for AGRI committee - young farmers - policy implementation after the 2013 CAP reform
05 Nov 2018
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How can African youth transform the agricultural sector?
31 Jan 2018by Sithembile Ndema Mwamakamba
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European Commission Erasmus Mundus — International Masters Degree in Environment
Open until15 Jan 2018
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Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program
Open until05 Nov 2017
- Jobs
Consultancy - Feasibility Study of Khwahan Irrigation Canal Aga Khan Foundation
Open until04 Jul 2017
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Expert sustainable livelihoods at Welthungerhilfe
Open until29 Jun 2017
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Senior Program Officer – Agriculture and Food Security; International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Open until30 Apr 2017
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International Consultant for Drafting of the Strategic Program for Climate Resilience, African Development Bank (AfDB)
Open until20 Feb 2017
- Funding
Tinker Foundation — Martha T. Muse Prize for Antarctica 2017
Open until16 May 2017
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Energy Foundation — China Sustainable Energy Program
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Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition — Research on Sustainable Food 2017
Open until27 Jun 2017
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Erasmus Mundus — Joint Master Degree in Aquaculture, Environment, and Society
Open until16 Feb 2017
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Consultant - PhD Student - Poverty and Water Security REACH Programme Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation
Open until05 Jan 2016
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Global Nutrition and Health Lead and Associate One Acre Fund Muramvya, Burundi
Open until20 Dec 2016
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Program Associate, Yieldwise
Open until29 Dec 2016
Interconnection: a youth response to rural-urban and international migration
06 Dec 2016by Marina Cherbonnier
Young agriculturalists propose their agenda for healthy diets
06 Dec 2016by Marina Cherbonnier
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Nestlé Foundation — Research in Human Nutrition
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Foundation Future of the Carbon Market — Mitigating Greenhouse Gases
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Institute of Current World Affairs — Fellowship Program 2017
Open until28 Feb 2017
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Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development — Climate Justice Feminist Participatory Action Research for Change
Open until29 Oct 2017
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Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions — IMMANA Fellowships, Round 3
Open until31 Jan 2017
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West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use — Small Research Grants on Climate Change in West Africa
Open until30 Oct 2016
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U.S. Department of Agriculture — Borlaug Fellowships in Agricultural Science and Technology 2017
Open until30 Oct 2016
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Masdar Institute -- Graduate Studies in Environmental Sciences in the UAE
Open until14 Nov 2016
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Nestlé Foundation -- Human Nutrition in Developing Countries
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Geneva Centre for Security Policy -- Prize for Innovation in Global Security 2016
Open until29 Sep 2016
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Michigan State University -- Graduate Studies in Meteorology for Mali
Open until29 Sep 2016

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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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XV World Forestry Congress
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Youth entrepreneurship in agriculture and changing food systems 2021
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policy

YPARD representation at the Rome Based Agencies Youth Council

Farming for Biodiversity - Proven solutions meet global policy

Research for AGRI committee - young farmers - policy implementation after the 2013 CAP reform

How can African youth transform the agricultural sector?

European Commission Erasmus Mundus — International Masters Degree in Environment

Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program

Consultancy - Feasibility Study of Khwahan Irrigation Canal Aga Khan Foundation

Expert sustainable livelihoods at Welthungerhilfe

Senior Program Officer – Agriculture and Food Security; International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

International Consultant for Drafting of the Strategic Program for Climate Resilience, African Development Bank (AfDB)

Tinker Foundation — Martha T. Muse Prize for Antarctica 2017

Energy Foundation — China Sustainable Energy Program

Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition — Research on Sustainable Food 2017

Erasmus Mundus — Joint Master Degree in Aquaculture, Environment, and Society

Consultant - PhD Student - Poverty and Water Security REACH Programme Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation

Global Nutrition and Health Lead and Associate One Acre Fund Muramvya, Burundi

Program Associate, Yieldwise

Interconnection: a youth response to rural-urban and international migration

Young agriculturalists propose their agenda for healthy diets

Nestlé Foundation — Research in Human Nutrition

Foundation Future of the Carbon Market — Mitigating Greenhouse Gases

Institute of Current World Affairs — Fellowship Program 2017

Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development — Climate Justice Feminist Participatory Action Research for Change

Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions — IMMANA Fellowships, Round 3

West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use — Small Research Grants on Climate Change in West Africa

U.S. Department of Agriculture — Borlaug Fellowships in Agricultural Science and Technology 2017

Masdar Institute -- Graduate Studies in Environmental Sciences in the UAE

Nestlé Foundation -- Human Nutrition in Developing Countries

Geneva Centre for Security Policy -- Prize for Innovation in Global Security 2016

Michigan State University -- Graduate Studies in Meteorology for Mali

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

XV World Forestry Congress

Become a 4R champion

Youth entrepreneurship in agriculture and changing food systems 2021

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