Deadline: 25th October 2014
As part of YPARD’s ongoing partnership with Farming First – we are looking for this month’s young contributor who will be featured on Farming First’s popular blog, which receives thousands of visitors each month.
Deadline: 25th October 2014
As part of YPARD’s ongoing partnership with Farming First – we are looking for this month’s young contributor who will be featured on Farming First’s popular blog, which receives thousands of visitors each month.
This month’s topic: New Innovations in Climate-Smart Agriculture
After the UN Climate Summit on 23 September, we are calling for young writers’ contribution for October on the topic: “Climate-Smart Agriculture: The Next Chapter.”
Strategies that help farmers adapt to, and mitigate climate change, are known as “climate-smart”. But what is the next chapter in this story?
- Do you know about any new innovative approaches that are making an impact?
- How can climate-smart agriculture reach even more people?
- What do you think should be done to encourage the uptake of climate-smart agriculture?
We want to hear from you!
How do I contribute?
Before being pre-selected, candidates (up to 40 years old) are asked to submit a short synopsis of their proposed article, by 25th October, 2014. This should include a title for your piece and three supporting arguments/points that will outline the scope of your blog. This synopsis should be up to 300 words.
The selected Youth Guest Blogger will then submit their article by November 2nd. We will be expecting:
- 600-800 words
- Write in a conversational style for a non-specialist audience
- Any statistics, facts and quotes must be referred and/or hyperlinked to the original source
- Include case studies for a personal touch
- Embed links to further information on projects and programs covered
- Propose a short and catchy title; prefer short paragraphs and sentences to long ones
- Do mention your full name, position and affiliation with YPARD
- Feel free to include photos with your blog, or a video/presentation/poster
- Credit all pictures - either taken by you or from someone else, and make sure photos are Creative Commons
- Blogs should be written in English
Read our featured YPARD blog for August to give you an idea of the style and depth we are looking for: Reshaping the Water-Food-Energy Conundrum to Address Urban Agriculture
Farming First and YPARD will jointly select the writer who will submit the blog. Farming First will make the final edition. Selection criteria will include:
- How inspiring and compelling your story is?
- How concrete your message and examples are
Please send your expression of interest to Liz Sharma <该邮件地址已受到反垃圾邮件插件保护。要显示它需要在浏览器中启用 JavaScript。> by 25th October, 2014. The selected candidate will be notified on 26th October and the blog post should be submitted by November 2nd.
Picture credit: Sunset sky with dramatic clouds, by Ramzi Hashisho.