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The school farm curriculum

The school farm initiative is one of the new strategic plans of YPARD and FAO for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, the project’s framework will make use of a curriculum concept, to promote training sessions based on an integrated production system.  It aims to combine scientific concepts and social capital to set up a socio-economic framework. Its dynamic will... More
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Lesson learned from two days’ workshop

As a bachelor’s student in food technology (3rd Year) in Pokhara Bigyan Tatha Prabidhi Campus, Nepal, it was not so easy to perform the statistical test and use the excel software. Recently, I attended the training program; basic level training on excel, spss, design expert and endnote, organized by Nepal Food Technology Students Association (NEFTSA), supported by Pokhara Bigyan Tatha Prabidhi... More
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Promoting inclusive Agri-preneurship Development for Youth in Africa

It is no news that Africa has one of the largest growing populations and from this expansion, Sub-Saharan Africa’s labour force is also expanding at a rate of 3 percent per year with an additional 375 million young people expected to reach working age by 2035. From these emerging figures and trends, the fact remains that agriculture is key to Africa’s... More
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International poultry symposium: Moments and memories

It was a great privilege to represent YPARD Nepal in the three days International poultry symposium in Bharatpur Garden Resort Chitwan, Nepal with the theme “Meeting Poultry Demand for Food Safety and Security” from 28th – 30th October 2018. The symposium was jointly organized by Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) Chitwan Nepal, Ministry of Agriculture And Livestock Development Nepal, Food And... More
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Welcome to 2019: Looking forward and beyond

Dear YPARDians, Happy New Year!  The New Year comes with opportunities to assess our joint efforts, learn from them and celebrate our achievements. It is also an opportunity to do more, together. The achievements of YPARD over the years highlight how much YPARD has grown as well as the potential to grow further. The YPARD team has commenced a compilation of... More
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A knowledge sharing workshop on climate change

Starting our journey from Lamjung Climate Convergence (LCC)  and Nepal Climate Convergence (NCC), the Youth Champions for Climate Change (YCCC), Institute of Forestry, Pokhara group have done various ground action campaigning like poster competition, Plantation and awareness program about climate change in different schools and children homes. Recently, we organized a 3-days long workshop on climate change on September 6 - 8... More
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Shifting to commercial farming; the role of credit

Today commercial farming is gradually picking up in most developing countries. Unlike subsistence farming, the expectations to generate enough income and revenue from farm sales is high in commercial farming. However, this comes at the expense of high investments in the farming business. In farming as a business, there is need for capital: both starting and working capital. This is where... More
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YPARD Café: A conversation on climate smart agriculture in Nepal

Nepal, a small and beautiful mountainous country in the lap of Himalayas.  Characterized by its extreme topography, a sharp rise in altitude, diverse biodiversity and agriculture-based-economy, Nepal is highly vulnerable to climate change induced hazards.  Due to climate change, our serene environment is at risk, our biodiversity is at jeopardy, our agricultural system is becoming vulnerable and overall; our livelihood has... More
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YPARD Nepal participates in campaigning for conservation workshop

Every human activity including agriculture should ensure no harm to mother nature.  Also, Campaigning for Conservation (C4C) was organized with the theme; "Farming for Bio-diversity" at hotel Gautam Buddha, Kapilvastu Nepal on 8th June 2018.It was a twelve days workshop which was jointly organized by National Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (NDRC), IFOAM ORGANIC INTERNATIONAL and  RARE with the support of Federal Ministry... More
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Reflections on youth and modern farming

"The first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind" - Norman Borlaug The world is fascinated by urbanization and modernization. Drastic civilization toward modern environment hinders youth in participating actively in agriculture despite the inherent potentials, especially in developing countries. This is a growing concern, what will be the future of farming and global food security without empowering... More
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Nitrogen fertilizer: Climate’s friend or foe?

In this century, enough food production for everyone is a great challenge because of the growing global population.  By 2050, we'll have an estimated 9-10 billion mouths to feed. That is why nitrogen fertilizer inputs to agriculture have been applied widely to meet the food demand all over the world and 2 billion already rely on fertilizer. Fertilizer and reactive nitrogen... More
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Of youth, agriculture and entrepreneurship: Finding the nexus

The 2nd Nepal Youth Agriculture Entrepreneurship Symposium was organized by 4-H Nepal (Head, heart, hands, health) on 20th-21st May, 2018 at Nepal Tourism Board Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu. The challenges and opportunities of agricultural entrepreneurship, federalism, sustainable development goals and climate change were discussed along with motivational sessions from the specialists and entrepreneurs. Future farmer campaign was also launched which could be the... More
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A case for sustainability from a fellow's perspective

I just came back from a three-week long sustainability fellowship in Israel. My participation in the Global Sustainability Fellowship, a program offered by the U.S.-based Sustainability Laboratory, became not just about augmenting one more experience of a workshop to my resume or one more stamp to my passport. Rather, it became a very insightful experience that changed my perception about the... More
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From Nepal to Nebraska, graduate student's passions rooted in soil

Meet Dinesh Panday, a doctoral student in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture focusing on soil and nitrogen management. “I’m from Nepal, a country where agriculture is the main driver of the economy and more than 67 percent of total population is involved in it,” said Panday. “My extended family’s livelihood is dependent upon soil-based agriculture, so my passions are strongly... More
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EIT Food RIS fellowship workshop

On 25 of June, I had the opportunity to join and actively participate in a unique networking and case study solving one day workshop led by EIT Hubs. The workshop took place at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Czech Republic. EIT is an independent EU body set up in 2008 to spur innovation and entrepreneurship to overcome some... More
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YPARD Serbia goes viral!

YPARD Serbia finally got to be one of the important topics in the media. With this media outcome and the next which is yet to come, I strongly believe that young farmers will hear YPARD’s message and decide to be part of our team. On June 16th I was one of the guests on the Agro TV in the show “Naše... More
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Accelerating horizontal learning in Bangladesh polders

Farmers in coastal Bangladesh often struggle to make ends meet, because cropping is hampered by poor water control in the polders both at the community level and at sluice level. To improve water control, community-based Water Management Groups (WMGs) are essential. MetaMeta in partnership with the international NGO Access Agriculture and local NGO JJS have launched the ‘Accelerating Horizontal Learning in... More
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UNLEASH 2018: An innovative lab for development ideas

UNLEASH-2018, Singapore hosted a thousand talents from one hundred and eight different countries.  People from different cultures came together to discuss the sustainable development Goals. It's all about meeting new talents, having fun and generating UN sustainable development ideas.  For me, it's the initiation of new innovation. It's my first experience to attend international UN program. I as well as Shewta... More
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Call for applicants - YPARD France country representative

YPARD France is seeking for a young, innovative and fresh spirited professional to take on the role of a Country Representative (CR) and continue its work on youth in agriculture! Since 2012, the YPARD France chapter has been boosting youth's participation in agriculture, food and environmental issues by carrying out awareness work on social media and a consultative mission for higher... More
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YPARD Nepal participates in Bhairahawa Food Fair

Nepal being a diversified country in terms of culture, customs, religion, ethnicities, geographical habitat, the feeding habit of the Nepalese and the food they consume obviously differs accordingly.  No doubt, Nepal is an agricultural country and different agricultural products have unique and significant nutritional values and agriculture is the prime source of food.  Despite the diversified food production and consumption habit,... More
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