From childhood, I have been hearing of policies across sectors of the economy but I found myself having  a special interest  in agriculture. Keeping abreast with the latest happenings in the agricultural sector is extremely difficult and often time not possible because of challenges with internet. I was born and raised on a farm: precisely, an agrarian community where almost everybody... Continue reading

Revolution is taking place across the globe and technologies is being applied to everyday activities across sectors. Information Communication Technologies (ICT) is a must for every sector and its importance in agriculture over the years cannot be over emphasis. Experts’ opinion reveal ICT in agriculture to require the development and applications of innovative ways to use ICTs to solve challenges faced... Continue reading

Promotion of agriculture among the youth, both online and offline, remains a key focus at YPARD. 2016 was no exception especially given that YPARD was celebrating its 10 years anniversary. As a network, we not only celebrated our 10 years journey but went ahead to continue fulfilling our mandate of ensuring that young professionals realize their full potential and contribute proactively towards... Continue reading

Research on  youth has shown that learning, challenges, exchange of ideas, sharing of solutions to peculiar problems and mentorship are useful in ensuring their success in whatever sector they find themselves. This is no different for youth in the agricultural sector irrespective of the point of the value chain they find themselves. To drive home this message was one of the... Continue reading

YPARD is seeking a dynamic, flexible, independent and innovative director to lead the network. The mission of Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) is to serve as a global platform through which young professionals can express their ideas and realize their full potential towards a dynamic agricultural research for development. It facilitates the exchange of information and knowledge among young professionals... Continue reading

The family Marupovs has been dealing with agriculture for many years. They have grown cotton and vegetables on rented plots of land of the Joint stock company “S.Urunkhojaev”. The work under a burning sun did not compensate input costs and moreover was a kind of a seasonal work. From November till the beginning of March, a waiting time with sitting at... Continue reading

We are delighted to welcome the new YPARD Uganda representative Paul Zaake. Paul is a graduate with a Masters’ degree in Climate Change and Adaptation from the University of Nairobi, Kenya and a Bachelors’ degree of Agriculture from Gulu University. Driven by his constantly growing optimism on young people becoming more active in the agricultural sector and in global development, Paul... Continue reading

We are delighted to welcome the YPARD Ghana country representative Kafui Kwesi Agbe. Kafui is a graduate in Agricultural Science with specialization in Extension and Rural Sociology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. Additionally, he possesses a Master’s in Philosophy degree in Agricultural Extension with research in micro enterprise establishment and growth from the University of... Continue reading

YPARD Kenya has been a very significant and irresistible voice in Kenya's policy environment in the last twelve months. Laudably, among all other reasons why YPARD Kenya is a resounding name in the Kenyan region is that the movement played a very vital role in developing Kenya’s Youth in Agribusiness Strategy which feeds into the overarching Government of Kenya’s National Agriculture... Continue reading

Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) is seeking a new steering committee member to guide its strategic development.  YPARD is a global youth network that supports the creation of the next generation of agricultural leaders, thinkers, and entrepreneurs to address critical development issues.  YPARD contributes with its extensive knowledge on youth-relevant issues in agriculture through its network of more than 15,000... Continue reading

Dans le but de mettre en œuvre son plan d’action 2017, YPARD Togo a lancé un programme de volontariat. A terme, ce programme devrait permettre aux volontaires d’acquérir de l’expérience professionnelle et au mouvement de  YPARD Togo de pouvoir trouver les ressources humaines nécessaires pour l’exécution de ses activités. Lancé depuis mi-février avec la réception des dossiers de candidature, ce programme... Continue reading

 Can we? This is a question that has been on many minds and on April 21st 2017, at the eve of the World Earth Day, the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation (BCFN Foundation) in partnership with the Milan Center for Food Law & Policy organized a Twitter Chat to discuss about solutions, linked factors and actions that we can take to raise... Continue reading

It was amazing to finally see so many stakeholders, our thriving and diverse agri-community all in one place, at the recently held TechAgriExpo2017. This event was long overdue as expressed by many of the student volunteers, visitors, business owners and entrepreneurs, who contributed to the event’s success which was held at the St. Augustine Campus of the University of the West... Continue reading

 “Networks are one of the key elements of partnerships”, said Dr. Linley Chiwona-Karltun, Research Associate  at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). She was introducing and moderating the afternoon session at the workshop in the AGRINATURA General Assembly meeting that took place on 27th April 2017 at SLU in Uppsala, Sweden. The workshop focused on the topic of mutual prosperity... Continue reading

We are delighted to welcome the YPARD Web and Communications Officer, Pius Hiwe Pius graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta and he is currently studying International Development and Agricultural Economics at the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. He is a development economist with agricultural research experience and professional proficiency... Continue reading

A high level meeting, informing the G20 on rural youth and innovation? How could YPARD not take part?  By 2017 we really have seen a shift in attention towards youth, with a significant focus on how agriculture fits into the picture. At the ONE World no hunger meeting, high level panelists gave presentations on the importance of attracting youth to the... Continue reading

YPARD RDC a organisé son premier "café YPARD", ce dimanche 02 avril 2017. Cette activé a permis de comprendre les objectifs de YPARD global et de se faire une bonne idée sur les activités de YPARD RDC. Le café YPARD est une activité de YPARD durant laquelle, ceux qui ne connaissent pas YPARD sont invités pour échanger, discuter et sont également... Continue reading

"Loin de prédire l’avenir de l’agriculture togolaise suite à l’exode rural, les jeunes professionnels proposent plutôt des solutions …. " Du  samedi 4 au dimanche 5 février 2017, a eu lieu sur la plateforme WhatsApp du mouvement YPARD Togo, une discussion autour de la question : "Quel avenir pour l’agriculture togolaise quand les jeunes désertent les campagnes ?" Avec pour modérateur le Représentant... Continue reading

The Knowledge Portal of the F&BKP provides a user-friendly gateway to knowledge and innovations in the field of Food and Nutrition Security (FNS). Relevant knowledge items such as reports, briefs, toolkits and articles are published on a regular basis for six main topics, each consisting of several sub-topics. To automatically receive updates of the topics that interest you the most, you can now subscribe to... Continue reading

On March 28, 2017 YPARD Kosovo in partnership with Career Development Centre of Prishtina University organized the event ‘Career and employment in agriculture sector’ to discuss the existing strategies for preparing students for employment in the agricultural sector in Kosovo. The main purpose of the discussion was to help students develop their career plan, information exchange and networking between professional agronomists... Continue reading