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Youth from everywhere to Bonn in 2018: #ThinkLandscape
24 Apr 2019by Yemi Adeyeye
Fate of sunflower production in Pakistan
23 Apr 2019by Zohaib Ur rehman Bughio
Institutionalization of YPARD Serbia through partnership with Youth for Impact
18 Apr 2019by Julijana El omari
Climate change and food systems: the role of women
18 Apr 2019by Sally Musungu
Rapid urbanization and food security in Egypt
12 Apr 2019by Assem Reda Abu hatab
Herald to the youth workshop #AgriYouthEngagement
11 Apr 2019by Kofi Kisiedu Acquaye
Zero hunger: A case for bio-fortification
10 Apr 2019by Zohaib Ur rehman Bughio
The Project SIMPLE- building alumni centers connecting students and the professional sector
09 Apr 2019by Libuška Mercl
YPARD Albania at the 2019 Global G.A.P. Tour
07 Apr 2019by Bledar Meta
Can mechanization drive youth into agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa? Join the online discussion
04 Apr 2019by Charles Plummer
YPARD Peru: Workshop participation and collaboration
03 Apr 2019by Flor de maría Prado rivera
Agriculture: A Bangladesh perspective
02 Apr 2019by Nur e Kutubul Alam
Wastewater: a useful resource for agriculture
01 Apr 2019by Zohaib Ur rehman Bughio
Book clubs-efficient format to deepen knowledge in agriculture
01 Apr 2019by Olga Shakhsuvaryan
YPARD en el laboratorio nacional de activismo 2019
01 Apr 2019by Flor de maría Prado rivera
The young progressive farmers visit TAABU
29 Mar 2019by Denis Okwir
Excelling in the world of agripreneurship
29 Mar 2019by Costantine Edward
East African regional workshop on youth-led sustainable agriculture and urban food systems
26 Mar 2019by Zaake Paul
Young professionals empowered to transform Africa’s Agriculture
23 Mar 2019by Kofi Kisiedu Acquaye
Project SIMPLE - creating linkage between the academic and professional sector in Asia
22 Mar 2019by Libuška Mercl
Microgreens – an innovative business for superfoods
21 Mar 2019by Mónika Varga
Unveiling the participants of the young progressive farmers’ workshop
14 Mar 2019by Kofi Kisiedu Acquaye
Agritainment: a catalyst for agribusiness growth in Africa
13 Mar 2019by Courage Komla Besah-adanu
Peri-urban agriculture: a threat or an opportunity?
08 Mar 2019by Hervé Bondonga
YPARD Philippines represents Filipino youth in UN-IFAD
04 Mar 2019by Jim leandro Pil Cano
Welcoming YPARD China country representative: Zhong Li
27 Feb 2019by Pius Hiwe
YPARD Albania: 1000 reasons why food matters
19 Feb 2019by Entoni Rasku
Call for volunteers to translate YPARD information materials
12 Feb 2019by Emmie Kio Wachira
Welcoming YPARD Gambia representative: Haddy Ceesay
11 Feb 2019by Kofi Kisiedu Acquaye
Reinforcing partnerships and the way forward - YPARD, AGRINATURA, and the SIMPLE project
07 Feb 2019by Stacy Hammond

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Youth success stories

From the Czech Republic to Asia, Africa and beyond my agricultural story so far!

Introducing Dr. Hynek Roubík, an expert in organic waste management and sustainable technologies, leader of the Biogas Research Team at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), an agriculture enthusiast with a passion for his work and the second-youngest member of the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Bioeconomy platform of the Czech Republic.

Youthful passion to contribute to sustainable food systems

Charles Masereka Yoronimu's commitment to contributing to building sustainable food systems drives him to be an active agent of youth engagement in agriculture.

5 years of YPARD: a life-changing journey

"Being a YPARD representative gave me so many empowering opportunities, but also a chance to empower others" Testimonial by Ivana Radic Jean highlighting her experience and journey in working with youth in agriculture within the YPARD Serbia community since February 2013.

YPARDian bags home the 2017 SFIAR Master Thesis award!

In 2017, YPARD member, Sebastian Mengel, was the recipient of the Master Thesis award for his collaborative research with YPARD, HAFL and CGIAR CRP drylands program on agricultural livelihoods of rural youth in the drylands of Midelt, Morocco.

Good-bye from YPARD Nepal: Creating a space for young leaders

This testimonial by Dinesh Panday highlights his experience in working with youth in agriculture within the YPARD Nepal community since 2012. He is currently a doctoral graduate research assistant (2016-2019) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the former YPARD Nepal country representative.

A season of innovation

The climate-smart irrigation system was designed with the aim of addressing these challenges; by collecting rainwater, transferring it below the soil surface and using it during the time of low rainfall thus making water available and accessible for perennial plants all year round.

Climate resilient agriculture and producer-consumer justice through ICT

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 was created to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts to ensure climate resilient agriculture and ICT based business promotional interventions from producer to consumer level. Youth, therefore, can play a supporting role to increase awareness and promote the agenda of SDG for agricultural sustainability to make sure others are aware of it.

From nowhere to somewhere; YPARD made a way

Marc Ghislain tells about all the changing scenes in his life as a young professional in agriculture: the anxiety in choosing a profession in agriculture and how his engagement with YPARD helped him find his feet in the agricultural sector.

A non-traditional career path

I strongly support and believe in an inclusive and equitable quality education together with lifelong learning opportunities for all. It is very important that we start to facilitate more flexible career paths in science if we want to encourage diversity and creativity. Being a lifelong learner is a value of sustainable self-development. It opens the door to life-changing, rewarding, fulfilling and continuous growth.

Easier said than done: Gender equality and women empowerment

The role of young people in helping shift gender perceptions is paramount. We can no longer employ tradition and culture as excuses for allowing basic inequalities between genders to occur and to keep perpetuating themselves. We need to acknowledge and cherish culture, but also acknowledge that culture is not a static entity and that it can, and must, evolve towards a more equal society.