The YPARD regional unit in Asia and Pacific (AP) organized 2nd YPARD AP Conference on July 21-22, 2018 at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.  The objectives of this conference were to share regional and national updates, review of existing regional development plan, and draft of new regional development plan based on the upcoming 2018-2022 YPARD Business Plan.... Continue reading

I just came back from a three-week long sustainability fellowship in Israel. My participation in the Global Sustainability Fellowship, a program offered by the U.S.-based Sustainability Laboratory, became not just about augmenting one more experience of a workshop to my resume or one more stamp to my passport. Rather, it became a very insightful experience that changed my perception about the... Continue reading

The 2nd Nepal Youth Agriculture Entrepreneurship Symposium was organized by 4-H Nepal (Head, heart, hands, health) on 20th-21st May, 2018 at Nepal Tourism Board Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu. The challenges and opportunities of agricultural entrepreneurship, federalism, sustainable development goals and climate change were discussed along with motivational sessions from the specialists and entrepreneurs. Future farmer campaign was also launched which could be the... Continue reading

Meet Dinesh Panday, a doctoral student in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture focusing on soil and nitrogen management. “I’m from Nepal, a country where agriculture is the main driver of the economy and more than 67 percent of total population is involved in it,” said Panday. “My extended family’s livelihood is dependent upon soil-based agriculture, so my passions are strongly... Continue reading

On 25 of June, I had the opportunity to join and actively participate in a unique networking and case study solving one day workshop led by EIT Hubs. The workshop took place at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Czech Republic. EIT is an independent EU body set up in 2008 to spur innovation and entrepreneurship to overcome some... Continue reading

YPARD Serbia finally got to be one of the important topics in the media. With this media outcome and the next which is yet to come, I strongly believe that young farmers will hear YPARD’s message and decide to be part of our team. On June 16th I was one of the guests on the Agro TV in the show “Naše... Continue reading

Farmers in coastal Bangladesh often struggle to make ends meet, because cropping is hampered by poor water control in the polders both at the community level and at sluice level. To improve water control, community-based Water Management Groups (WMGs) are essential. MetaMeta in partnership with the international NGO Access Agriculture and local NGO JJS have launched the ‘Accelerating Horizontal Learning in... Continue reading

ORGANIC PESTICIDE AND FUNGICIDE Sometimes plants need helping hand to stop infestations from bugs and fungi. Insect pests are major threat to crop production industries in the world, they are capable of causing great economic damage on the farm. They are carriers of major disease in crop, examples are mealy bugs, white flies. Some defoliate crop leaves making it prone to... Continue reading

Soroti, Uganda – Matunda Hub which is bringing agribusiness incubation and networking closer to rural areas, celebrated its first Teso Entrepreneurship Forum on Saturday, 16th June 2018 with more than 150 participants at Soflyv Hotel on Moroto Road in Soroti. The forum was organized by Matunda Hub, a young social enterprise based in Soroti with a mission to support rural and... Continue reading

The Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL) is a partnership for young landscape leaders currently coordinated by the Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD), the International Forestry Students Association (IFSA) and the Global AgroEcology Alliance (GAEA). YIL exists to unite and empower youth (aged 18–35 years) from diverse backgrounds around the world to have a voice, learn and effect positive change in... Continue reading

Each year YPARD partakes in the annual interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development  “Tropentag” with an interactive workshop. See details of the previous workshops here,  here and here. This year Tropentag will be organized by the University of Ghent, Belgium in close cooperation KU Leuven and Antwerp University (both Belgium) and will be held... Continue reading

We are delighted to welcome the new YPARD Solomon Islands country representative, Hika Joseph.  Hika has a background in Management, Public Administration & Economics, from the University of the South Pacific. During his study, he was fortunate to be appointed as the general secretary for the Management and Public Administration Student Association. In that role, he gained some of the necessary... Continue reading

Organic agriculture is a priority sector in Armenia's “2010-2020 Sustainable Strategy Program for Agricultural and Rural Development” program. Throughout the years, strong steps have been taken by local NGOs and international organizations to develop the organic sector in Armenia. In 2016 International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education (ICARE) foundation in collaboration with IFOAM-Organics International implemented ''Capacity Development Strategy and Plan... Continue reading

Are you an innovative young professional in agriculture who is involved in any interesting agri-food systems initiative in Africa consequently challenging the status-quo? How did you as an active participant in agriculture or agribusiness, make it through the ups and downs of life in the agricultural sector? How are you forging forward through the maze of climate change, land tenure system,... Continue reading

There is an increase in the demand for food. The global food security challenge is straightforward: by 2050, the world must feed 9 billion people. The demand for food will be 60% greater than it is today.  How do we ensure that there will be healthy food on the table every day for the next century? Africa’s workforce in Agriculture The UN DESA... Continue reading

UNLEASH-2018, Singapore hosted a thousand talents from one hundred and eight different countries.  People from different cultures came together to discuss the sustainable development Goals. It's all about meeting new talents, having fun and generating UN sustainable development ideas.  For me, it's the initiation of new innovation. It's my first experience to attend international UN program. I as well as Shewta... Continue reading

YPARD France is seeking for a young, innovative and fresh spirited professional to take on the role of a Country Representative (CR) and continue its work on youth in agriculture! Since 2012, the YPARD France chapter has been boosting youth's participation in agriculture, food and environmental issues by carrying out awareness work on social media and a consultative mission for higher... Continue reading

Nepal being a diversified country in terms of culture, customs, religion, ethnicities, geographical habitat, the feeding habit of the Nepalese and the food they consume obviously differs accordingly.  No doubt, Nepal is an agricultural country and different agricultural products have unique and significant nutritional values and agriculture is the prime source of food.  Despite the diversified food production and consumption habit,... Continue reading

YPARD is proud to share its YPARD 2017 annual report.  2017 was vibrant with continued activities geared towards achieving  the network objectives. This year saw the network strengthen its operational processes with some exciting results as thus; The YPARD External Review  With the YPARD business plan 2014-2018 coming to a close, in the spring of 2017, Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) commissioned the Royal Tropical Institute... Continue reading

The Philippines Youth-in-Agriculture Mentoring Program is YPARD Philippines’ first mentoring program.  Essentially, it is a year-long scheme that aims to bring together students and young professionals in agriculture, to match them with agriculture experts from various subfields that YPARD Philippines focuses on in its youth-in-agriculture agenda: academy, research, extension, business and policy/governance. Throughout the program, mentors will meet with their mentees... Continue reading