UpdatesonYPARD– YoungProfessionalsforAgricultural

Development

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§Globalplatform

§ Young Professionalsunder 40years

§ Active inARD

§Multi-stakeholders

§ Decentralized movement

Objectives

1. Tofacilitatetheexchangeofinformationandknowledgeamongyoungprofessionalsacrossdisciplines,professions,ageandregions

2. TobroadenopportunitiesforyoungprofessionalstocontributetostrategicARDpolicydebates

3. Topromoteagricultureamongyoungpeople

4. Tofacilitateaccesstoresourcesandcapacitybuildingopportunities

• GFAR in collaboration with CGIAR and YPARD have issued acall for proposals by young agricultural entrepreneurs acrossthe globe to apply for the Youth Agripreneurs Project (YAP)

• Research Programme on Drylands Systems, YPARD andBern University of Applied Sciences (HAFL) organized aworkshop in Midlet, Morocco to validate the researchfindings on youth aspirations in drylands.

• Based on the research YPARD worked with local videographers todevelop videos in English and French.

• CommitteeonFoodSecurity:TheCFS43SocialMediaBootcamp

• Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CULS) is a newhosting istitution for YPARD Europe.

• Working with the Fondation Nord - Sud on theMediterranean dialogues for a meeting in Rome.

• Three Interns were recruited to boost information servicesin English, French and Spanish. A lot of work is to be madein finding more relevant resources in French and Spanish.

• GCARD3– activeroles• YPARD10yearscelebrationsarestill bloomingeverywhere

intheworld,successfulTestimonialseriesinEnglish,SpanishandFrench

• AconceptnotetosupportthecapacitybuildingofYPARDTeaminreachingouttolocalandtraditionalmediawasdevelopped.Thisincludesabooklet(as perBusinessPlan)andaseriesofwebinarstogetfamiliarwiththebooklet.Effortstofundraisethisprojectsarecurrentlymade.

• TropenTag Conference2016-Mission2026:Actingnowtosupportyouthinagriculture

Looking back, what actions will the youth of tomorrow wish today’scustodians had taken to improve the agricultural sector of 2026 and theirplace in it?

• NewnationalchapterswithinYPARD:BurkinaFaso,DRC,Madagascar,Romania,Peru,Jamaica

• NewYPARDrepresentative inthe EFARD´s managementteam

§ FocusonYPARDrepresentationinCentralandEasternEurope;CzechRepublic,Slovakia,Poland,Slovenia,Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania

§ Fundraisingopportunities

§ CollaborationwiththehostingistitutionforYPARDAsiaandPacific,ChineseAcademyofAgriculturalSciences(CAAS)

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