On the 10th of December, 2014, Courtney Paisley, YPARD director, gave a 30 minute presentation on the role of youth in food and agriculture, as part of the growing Food Tank Exclusive Webinar Series.
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We're closing up the 2014 International Year of Family Farming and therefore it’s time to open the 2015 International Year of Soils with the prompt "2015 photo-calendar!"
For the celebration of the International Year of Soils, the Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) kicked-off a photo-calendar contest with the scope of creating a photo-calendar for 2015 with the theme “Soils through Youth’s Eyes.”
2014 has been declared as the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF). As this year closes, it is timely to take stock of how gender dynamics and women’s rights have been considered in the framework of studies and activities related to the IYFF, and what lessons can be learned for addressing gender issues in family farming going forwards.
Crucial in this context are the assumptions related to the idea and definition of family and family roles, dynamics and structures. Family arrangements can vary (and change) according to family specificities and features at different times (total number of members, number of generations, numbers of adults and children involved in domestic/farming tasks, numbers of women and men involved, other family income sources, literacy and education levels, etc.). All this matters very much from a gender perspective.
Food Tank has the honor of highlighting organizations across the globe that are working to fight food waste, combat the dual paradoxes of hunger and obesity, recognize the multiple roles of family farmers, increase nutrient density, protect agricultural diversity, and adapt to a changing climate. We hope to amplify their work by showing eaters, farmers, policy makers, scientists, youth, and the funding and donor communities what is possible--and what is needed--to create a food system is safe, just, and economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable.
To celebrate 2015, we are highlighting 101 incredible organizations who are playing a vital part in creating a better food system. Food Tank is excited to highlight their stories of success, hope, and innovation in the coming year.
YPARD Nepal is pleased to announce the winners of the Family Farming Photo Contest (#IYFF14).
In order to support the International Year of Family Farming 2014, YPARD Nepal launched this photo contest open to Nepali citizens in August 2014. The goal was to give a stronger voice to family farmers as well as the recognition they deserve for their key role in the construction of a food secured future.
Integrated approaches to empower young African women and men to take their place in a modernized agricultural sector are needed throughout the continent.
Last month, hundreds of migrants died near Malta in what the International Organization for Migration (IOM) called the worst shipwreck in years. This year alone, thousands have drowned or gone missing in the Mediterranean trying to cross from the African continent. Tens of thousands more have survived and are either waiting on the Italian island of Lampedusa or other migrant entry points to be let in or have already made it into the European continent. These numbers are on the rise; not only in Italy, but across the Mediterranean.
Farming First and YPARD have an ongoing partnership, giving youth a voice on the popular Farming First blog which receives over 12,000 visitors each month.
If you would like to be Farming First’s featured young writer, take a look at the topics below to see which might suit you best. Then visit Farming First’s guidelines for guest contributors for instructions on how to get in touch with us and the style of content we are looking for.
To pave the way to the International Year of Soils in 2015, Farming First hosted a dynamic twitter chat on World Soil Day (5th December) exploring the topic of soil health – and its role in the fight for food security.
The expert panel included Amit Roy, President and CEO of the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), Professor Richard Mkandawire, Vice President of the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP), Ronald Vargas, Secretary of the Global Soil Partnership at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Juliet Braslow, Soil Area Co-ordinator for the Centro International de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) and Machteld Schoolenberg, soil scientist and YPARD Netherlands representative.
YPARD would like to thank Codrin Paveliuc-Olariu for his time as Steering Committee chair. The steering Committee will be voting on a new chair in the upcoming Steering Committee meeting in January 2015.
We wish Codrin all the best in his new endeavours and look forward to welcoming a new chair in the new year!
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