updates on ypard - young professionals for agricultural 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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YPARDEurope:Wayforward