At present, employment for fresh graduates is hard especially finding a job and then we decided that we would create a job in the form of a business model. Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, is rapidly growing and has come at the expense of green space and vegetation, along with a rapidly rising cost of living, pollution and the proliferation of... More

In July I was part of a research in Ukraine, Sumy called "Agri-Cooperatives and Institutions for Rural Development". This research was part of Summer school 2018 organized by the project "Strengthening of capacity building in quality assurance and science at Sumy National Agrarian University (SNAU) and Sumy State University (SSU)" financed by Czech Development Agency.  The project is focused on increasing... More

Agriculture is important to the development of any nation, Nepal being no exception, based on small family farms that are mainly subsistence oriented and yet not capable of feeding the people and facilitating economic development of the country. Although, an agricultural product primarily comprises food grain with paddy being the most pervasively cultivated crop however, the food self sufficiency for farming... More

In this century, enough food production for everyone is a great challenge because of the growing global population.  By 2050, we'll have an estimated 9-10 billion mouths to feed. That is why nitrogen fertilizer inputs to agriculture have been applied widely to meet the food demand all over the world and 2 billion already rely on fertilizer. Fertilizer and reactive nitrogen... More

We are delighted to welcome the new YPARD Switzerland representatives Caroline Otto and Marnie Pannatier. Caroline Otto grew up in the German part Switzerland near Zurich. She completed her MSc in plant molecular biology at ETH Zurich. During her bachelor, she spent an exchange semester in Melbourne, Australia at the University of Melbourne. Whereas the major subjects in her studies were... More

"A long time ago I did not see this dish" - many residents commented during the agrobiodiversity fair "Sabores y saberes andinos" to which, as representative of YPARD Perú, I was invited to be part of the jury of the gastronomic contest organized by a group of young people that are part of YPARD.  Let's learn a little more about the... More

On July 20th, 2018 we decided to carry out a new version of the YPARD Cafe that had been organized years ago.  Our main objective was to bring together young people who are interested in the topics we address such as rural and agricultural development so that they can connect and develop activities together; as well as for them to exchange... More

In early August 2018,  the biggest humanitarian foundation in Serbia “Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation” and I as the Serbian country representative for YPARD established cooperation. This partnership is in line with YPARD Serbia’s mission to improve young farmer’s position in the country.  Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation has recognized the meaning of young people in agriculture and in 2017 has... More

Hi, YPARDians from all over the world! With great pleasure, I am reporting from my desk at the Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry Program of Rural Action, a leading American nonprofit which successfully promotes holistic rural development in southeast and central eastern counties of Appalachian Ohio since 1991. Basically, my work here focusses on: Create a strategy to promote the Women Grow Ohio... More

CocoaLink is a smart application that was developed by Farmerline a Ghanaian social enterprise on a mission to leverage technology that would empower smallholder farmers to improve their productivity. The CocoaLink app was developed with the aim of encouraging youth to pursue agriculture as a profitable income generating venture. With content in the form of text, audio bits and videos, the Android-based... More

Meet Utpal Roy, a 21-year-old from Bangladesh, who started working in fish farming at the age of 18, out of interest developed from his family. He was discouraged after seeing his profits drop and gradually he lost interest in it.  “I knew the basics of aqua farming but still needed proper guidance in preparing low-cost feed, accessing markets and getting desired... More

"The first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind" - Norman Borlaug The world is fascinated by urbanization and modernization. Drastic civilization toward modern environment hinders youth in participating actively in agriculture despite the inherent potentials, especially in developing countries. This is a growing concern, what will be the future of farming and global food security without empowering... More

Discourse on the impacts of climate change at various scales indicates that the development deficit in developing countries coupled with exposure to climate risks will exacerbate vulnerability to the risks in the coming decades.  Although cities occupy a small percentage (5%) of land globally, they provide habitats for over half the global population and regionally differential urbanization is characterized by fast-paced... More

It was refreshing and exciting to experience the total involvement of young agricultural professionals of YPARD from ten (10) African countries involved in the inception meeting of Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), Capacity Development and Technology Outreach (CDTO) Enabler Compact held at Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Secretariat in Accra, Ghana from 10th to 12th July 2018. It... More

Are you a young woman or man below 35 years of age or do you know someone who is implementing innovations in Asian maize-based agri-food systems, including research-for-development, seed systems, agribusiness, and sustainable intensification? Nominate them for the 2018 Maize-Asia Youth Innovators Awards. The awards, initiated by the CGIAR Research Program on Maize (MAIZE)  aim to identify young innovators who can serve... More

The world is changing. So are the food systems. And now more than ever, the world needs young people proactively contributing to innovative, environmentally and economically sustainable food systems. It seeks fresh ideas, renewed knowledge and partnerships across disciplines, geographies and generations. The YPARD community is best placed in grooming and nurturing the next generation of farmers, researchers, entrepreneurs, scientists, industrialists... More

Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) received the prestigious National Energy Globe Award 2018 for its outstanding achievement of the Eco-Village Project in Bangladesh. It is an initiative of BEDS and Korea Green Foundation (KGF) in Banishanta Union of Dacope Upazila under Khulna district in Bangladesh since 2015 to find effective solutions for local community.  Three components of the project include... More

After our recent TV interview and first appearance in the national media, YPARD Serbia continues to boost outreach and visibility as one of her goals. This time, on  June 27th the website Argoklub published an article on YPARD Serbia. As the YPARD Serbia representative and agricultural journalist working for this website, I suggested my editor that one of my June texts should... More

Low agricultural yield is one of the many factors that have hampered Africa from reaching its potential with regards to agriculture. In spite of its vast array of arable land thus about 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land, staple crop yields in Africa, for example, have barely grown in the last twenty-five years, and remain the lowest of any region... More

The key element of running a successful agribusiness in Nigeria requires technical skill, a level of business acumen and rugged determination. Nevertheless, running a successful agribusiness enterprise involves some challenging factors such as climate change, pest and diseases, unfavourable market parameters, an unfavourable policy environment and lack of the required network for market access and technology. Members of the YPARD Nigeria... More