Drought-like situations in the Tharparker Region of Pakistan affected 1.5 million people living in over 22,000 square kilometres. The reported number of deaths in 2014 was 470. Unfortunately, the number of the children who died in the villages and private clinics couldn't be reported. There is enough food in the world to feed our growing population. The challenge comes from making... Continue reading

We are delighted to welcome our very first YPARD Country representative for Italy: Virginia Cravero. Virginia is a Biologist specialized in bio-technology and agrifood, as well as in the development of traditional and local food products. She is passionate about food and all issues related to it. “Since I was little I experienced that food carries such pleasure that it was impossible... Continue reading

Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR   So you’re thinking of applying for the YPARD mentoring program? Here are some tips to help you with your application.  Read the question It’s surprising how many people give irrelevant answers to questions. If for example we ask you to describe someone who has been important in your life, this is not the time to tell... Continue reading

On February the 5th, Halima Mammadova, a very active member of YPARD-Azerbaijan, organized a seminar at the Ministry of Agriculture-Azerbaijan Research Institute of Crop Husbandry (ASRCH). The activity was mainly organized for the members of the Young Scientist Association (YSA) as well as for the young representatives of several agricultural institutes. For instance, the Azerbaijan Scientific Research Institute of Vegetable; Azerbaijan... Continue reading

  I ask kids where their food comes from, and they say the supermarket. We have lost that feel which connects directly to the soil. Other than farming and gardening circles, soil gets very little love. We walk on it, but we don’t really want to see it in the house or on our shoes, however, soil is the foundation for food,... Continue reading

We´re delighted to welcome YPARD very first national representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina: Mirjana Ribic. Mirjana finished the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Banja Luka in 2011, where she graduated in Agricultural Economics and Rural Development. She is currently completing her master’s thesis in the field of Rural Tourism at the Department of Rural Development. She´s focused on the... Continue reading

The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture is advertised by the organisers as ' the world's award winning sustianable agriculture event'.  There were indeed many innovative and interesting products on display, from vertical farming to glasses that enable farmers to see problems with their crops. But, was it really promoting sustainable agriculture? One major thing that was missing was a good number of... Continue reading

We are delighted to welcome Martina Graf as YPARD Partnerships Officer. Martina works as scientific collaborator within the topic of making agriculture more sustainable using a tool called RISE - Response Inducing Sustainability Evaluation. “I love travelling and so do I love travelling through the world of agriculture, both on national and international level. Since 15 years I can call agriculture an... Continue reading

In preparation for the World Water Day 2015, YPARD launched on the 17th of February, 2015 the Youth-in-Ag Selfie Twitter Contest – 2015 World Water Day to engage the youth in this key event.  By answering the question “How does water contribute to food security?” participants had the chance to show their views as well as to contribute to bring more... Continue reading

The decreasing share of young people in agriculture and as a consequence, the upcoming issue of securing food production for future generations, is a topic that slowly moves up the agenda of organizations and governments worldwide. While there is a decrease of young work force in agricultural production, there is also a decrease of young people engaging in agricultural research. Need... Continue reading

We are delighted to welcome our very first YPARD Country representative for the Netherlands: Machteld Schoolenberg. Machteld is a policy researcher with a Master in International Land and Water Management and specialized in Land degradation and Rural development. After her studies, she joined YPARD as a Web and Communications intern for seven months. Working and being trained online by Marina Cherbonnier, Web... Continue reading

YPARD Nepal, in support of Multifarious Consultancy and Research Centre (MCRC) and National Federation of Youth NGO Nepal (NYFN), organized the National Youth Forum on Agro-based Entrepreneurship Development (#NYFAED15), on the 9th -10th of January, 2015 at the Local Development Training Academy in Lalitpur, Nepal. Forty young professionals (18-40 years) from all regions of the Asiatic country, who are currently involved... Continue reading

Go-Organic is a team of young professionals networking for organic in East Africa. It seeks to engage youth in strategic thinking and increase their participation in the organic agricultural sector for sustainable development. The Go-Organic initiative was started by alumni of the International Training Course on Organic Agriculture - ITCOA implemented from 2005 to date in a partnership between BOKU University of Natural Resources... Continue reading

"This is true, when a hawker shouts in streets and lanes to collect and buy trashed papers from house as well as watching a video song in cell phone, to imagine undoubtedly the fascination of mobile use in Bangladesh" said by Dr. Craig Meisner, Country Director, World Fish Center at the very early morning of 3rd December at E-AG Conference 2014. This... Continue reading

Mona Zoghbi, Global Landscapes Forum youth participant. It is counter-productive to discuss agricultural sustainability unless agriculture is made more appealing to today’s youth. Indeed young people are those who have the best capabilities for change on a long term, for a climate-smart agriculture - that’s to say, for a productive agriculture that doesn’t deplete our environment. This was the viewpoint and... Continue reading

Researchers in Agriculture for International Development (RAID) is a new Australian-based network, bringing together students and early to mid-career scientists with an interest in agricultural research in developing countries. The network was founded in late 2013 by a group of young Australian scientists, who saw an opportunity for international agricultural research to be used as tool for attracting young Australians into... Continue reading

“Ending Hunger is doable!” This is how Nicholas Haan, team project leader at Singularity University, started the 2nd edition of the Thought For Food Global Summit. The 2-day event was held in Convento do Beato, a 15th century magnificent monastery which is a Heritage Site of Public Interest. From the 13th to the 14th of February, 2015 this white marble building... Continue reading

We are delighted to welcome YPARD new national representative for Indonesia: Muhammad Iqbal Firdaus. Muhammad is a 22 year-old undergraduate student who is enrolled at the Faculty of Forestry of Bogor Agricultural University, Besides, he is an active board member of the Indonesian Green Action Forum (IGAF). Within IGAF, he has initiated some agricultural and environmental projects which engage children, youth... Continue reading

#TFFSummit Top Left: The women that change the world, Top Right: Winners Team Innovision, Bottom Left: Runner up Team FoPo, Bottom Right: winners of the special prize and runner up, Team Aahaar. Photos Courtesy Thought for Food And the winners are… Team Innovision! You can see the shock and amazement on their faces having won the 2014 Thought for Food Challenge.... Continue reading

YPARD is delighted to welcome Marc Ghislain Bappa as YPARD new Web4Knowledge intern. Marc will be working some 15 hours a week remotely from Cameroon, on posting information on YPARD website and disseminating it through YPARD different social media channels - on Facebook page and group, LinkedIn page and group, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest -. Marc is a 26-year old Cameroonian... Continue reading