Rapid population growth is a threat to urban agriculture in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo DRC.  More and more in DRC, especially the city of Kinshasa province, there is an immense population growth, empty spaces once occupied by farmers in the city centre of Kinshasa have become residential or large residential areas.  An example is the nursery case of Bandalungwa municipality,... More

On February 1st at the Stephen Center, in Tirana, the Albanian capital, students and professors from primary / Middle school of “Siri Kodra” in Tirana and experts were united together to understand and explain 1000 Reasons Why Food Matters. Many points were touched during this event sponsored by the Swedish Institute. Entoni Rasku a food expert who studied at the University... More

At present, employment for fresh graduates is hard especially finding a job and then we decided that we would create a job in the form of a business model. Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, is rapidly growing and has come at the expense of green space and vegetation, along with a rapidly rising cost of living, pollution and the proliferation of... More

We are delighted to welcome the new YPARD Switzerland representatives Caroline Otto and Marnie Pannatier. Caroline Otto grew up in the German part Switzerland near Zurich. She completed her MSc in plant molecular biology at ETH Zurich. During her bachelor, she spent an exchange semester in Melbourne, Australia at the University of Melbourne. Whereas the major subjects in her studies were... More

Discourse on the impacts of climate change at various scales indicates that the development deficit in developing countries coupled with exposure to climate risks will exacerbate vulnerability to the risks in the coming decades.  Although cities occupy a small percentage (5%) of land globally, they provide habitats for over half the global population and regionally differential urbanization is characterized by fast-paced... More

Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) received the prestigious National Energy Globe Award 2018 for its outstanding achievement of the Eco-Village Project in Bangladesh. It is an initiative of BEDS and Korea Green Foundation (KGF) in Banishanta Union of Dacope Upazila under Khulna district in Bangladesh since 2015 to find effective solutions for local community.  Three components of the project include... More

Agriculture is the next big thing as all creatures need food, and with the estimated nine billion people to be fed by 2050 all hands must be on deck to produce more food. The need to produce more food has opened up new frontiers of farming as many people are using unconventional means to grow food; many have turned to urban... More

Nepal is a small country renowned all across the world for its natural beauty, cultural heritage, and agriculture as livelihood for many people. For years, agriculture has been the single most important source of income and nutrition to this large farming population in the country. However, agriculture in Nepal is merely for sustenance and still driven by the ageing group of... More

YPARD Switzerland, Event 26.06.2013 “This is all about having fun together”, says Bastiaan Frich, initiator of the Permaculture-Community Garden Landhof Project in Basel while our small group of interested people is following him through the Landhof garden. On a run-down concrete parking ground he planned and builds together with Dominique Oser the Landhof garden in the middle of a series of... More

National Rice Day in Nepal is celebrated every 15th of Asar according to Nepalese calendar which coincides with 29th June. This day holds a big importance in the  lives of farmers and also of the general people in Nepal. Rice being the staple crop of most of the people living in Nepal, this crop is the major crop and is also... More