A vast number of food systems are included in a path from producing in farm to consumption in plate. In recent years, as a result of access to modern technologies, the food systems have been changed. 100 years ago, all of foods were organic and distributed in local markets, but nowadays most of them are grown in chemical ecosystems for sale... Continue reading

“There is no lasting peace without jobs. Decent jobs are necessary for a just society and a sustainable route out of poverty.” Mpenga Kabundi, Retired – Deputy Regional Director, Africa. Indeed, the world, especially the youth need more decent jobs. When Agriculture is taken as a business, it becomes attractive to the youth, and they utilize their potential to venture into... Continue reading

How can production be effective without the appropriate technical know-how? How can I win the heart of my consumers with my products when I don’t understand what they really need? How can I continue production when I have not sold out what I have already produced? How can production be complete when the products have not reached the final consumers? These... Continue reading

I have been a member of the Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) since its inception due to a shared conviction that a more sustainable and innovative agricultural sector is one that truly incorporates views of youth and involves them in developing its future. Although I have been involved in some YPARD related activities in my own subtle ways, now more... Continue reading

Guess what?  Opportunities are present for the youth to be engaged in Agriculture! An event called Global Conference on Agricultural Research and Development (GCARD) will be taking place at Johannesburg, South Africa. It aims to greatly involve the youth to participate in the improvement of agriculture and innovation on food production systems to attain global food security; steps towards achieving Sustainable... Continue reading

Can you imagine a time when youth from rural areas will be able to solve agricultural problem with a mouse click. What if I said that every TV network, movie, blog, book, and other forms of social media use this same tactic? Better yet, what if I showed you how to leverage this tactic to attract more subscribers and earn more... Continue reading

Lazy, non-committal and irrational is how a smallholder farmer is defined by many. They always languish and commit themselves into poverty.  Anybody who grew up in the rural area this description is the most wild, obsolete and inaccurate accusation to a smallholder farmer. Smallholder farmers are passionate, energetic and hardworking in their farming activities. They spend most of their time and... Continue reading

I am the Program Manager of Africa Farming Students’ Association where we motivate, educate and inspire enthusiastic students to pursue careers in agriculture and we provide them with about 90% hands-on learning experience. I am an active member of Young Professional for Agricultural Development (YPARD), All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) and Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN). I believe in our youths... Continue reading

How has the internet affected you and your relationship with global agriculture? What has your generation done with the abundance of knowledge and resulting options it provides? Not as much as mine… as a 21 year old male living in the United States of America I’m a “millennial”. We are the largest, most diverse generation in the U.S, we value human... Continue reading

Have you ever think to stop eating? Do you believe there will always be food supply enough? We have to know on 2050 human population will increase up to 9 billion people. All of them need food for stay living. Whereas in fact, there are only 570 million farmers, only can produced 2 million ton of grains each year. So they... Continue reading

As a young expert for Agriculture I am very interesting to participate in this event, it will be for me also useful to meet there youth and experts from different countries and share knowledge about innovation and agriculture. In this event I would have chance to or to show my ideas about our projects or events as youth and as member... Continue reading

Pick me… Pick me… Pick me… so says the oranges that makes the yummy, refreshing and enticing fruit juices we all love and savour for. But do we ever think about what makes the oranges to be? Am sure many would say, well…no. Then I frown and look back to that aged man or woman who tills day and night, always... Continue reading

It is no secret that there is a problem in Agriculture, today; there is the case of the aging farmer and the lack of youth involvement in the sector. When this is married to the steadily increasing global population and need for increased food supply, one can understand why this is a problem.  For years on end we have conducted research,... Continue reading

“When did the future switch from being a promise to being a threat?” Chuck Palahniuk once wondered. For me, these sentiments come to mind when I look at GCARD3’s GCARD3 5 key themes and of interest being the third and fifth themes all of which seek to secure the future.  I believe it all started when the “youth in agriculture” started... Continue reading

The young takes the center stage. The spotlight is ours. The key players are us. This act is orchestrated by young and dynamic individuals with burning desire to learn, to innovate, and to inspire. This is our generation. And this is our quest for sustainable development in agriculture. The key players About 85% of the world’s youth come from developing countries.... Continue reading

  “Once in your life you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policemen and a preacher. But every day, three times a day, you need a farmer.”  ~ Brenda Schoepp Growing up, I remember my relatives and older folk asking me what I wanted to be when I became an adult. My career path aspirations used to vary every other day,... Continue reading

I perceive participating in Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD3) in South Africa as a marvelous opportunity to augment my knowledge through the mutual sharing of skills and expertise among the scholars and bright mind scientist. I believe this conference as an adventure to synergize fruitful innovative ideas which will help to nurture the young professional and consequently bring... Continue reading

I remember back then as a little boy in the village, going to the farm with my father after school was such a hectic task for me. My father was a cassava farmer; he also had a large cocoa plantation which he inherited from his father. I hated farming and everything that had to do with. But that was our only... Continue reading

Let me tell you the story that has changed my life, a story of a five month old baby girl who has the same name like me, Lia. I met her at a hospital where she suffered from hydrocephalus & malnutrition. Her tiny body with her lumpy head and swollen belly captured my eyes at a small corner of the hospital.... Continue reading

“I’ll do anything to make money, as long as it does not get me into problems with the law.” A Kenyan youth, I’ll call him Paul, once told me. Paul and I met in late February 2016 at an Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya organized by the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) in which more than 85% of attendees were Kenyan Youth.... Continue reading