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A movement by youth, for youth, for
agricultural development
• A global platform
• YPs under 40
• Active in Agricultural Dev.
• Multi-stakeholders
• Decentralized movement
What is YPARD?
Because youth need…
• To Participate/commit
• Access Professional opportunities
• Be given a voice
• Be interested in agricultural
education
• Sustainable Agriculture = their
future!
Why YPARD?
Ageing ARD populationAge distribution by agency and gender, 2007 (calculated by headcount)
At these three agencies over half were between the ages 51 and 60. This aging pool of well-qualified researchers, many of whom will retire in the next decade, is a major area of concern.
Sources: Calculated by authors from ASTI-AWARD 2008/09.
Senegal
Youth Projections
Source: Small-scale farming and youth in an era of rapid rural change: Felicity Proctor and Valerio Lucchesi,
based on UN World population prospects, Revised 2010 edition
1. To facilitate the exchange of information and knowledge among young professionals across disciplines, professions, age and regions
2. To broaden opportunities for young professionals to contribute to strategic ARD policy debates
3. To promote agriculture among young people
4. To facilitate access to resources and capacity building opportunities
Objectives
Youth and experienced
professionals - Sectors
• Universities
• Research Institutions
• Donor organizations
• NGOs/CSOs
• Government agencies
• Extension
• Farmer organizations
• Private sector
Coordination offices
Global Coordination Unit
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Sharing information and connecting people
• Info on website, job and other opportunities, bi-monthly funding news bulletin, monthly newsletter
• Blog posts by members & team
• “word-of-mouth’ phenomena on Social Media
• More than 15,000 registered members globally
• Diverse stakeholder group
Broadening opportunities for young
professionals to contribute to strategic AD policy debates
Enable the participation of youth to strategic ARD events
Lobbying for greater youth representation
Young professionals as a regular stakeholder group for invitation
YPARD as a facilitation mechanism
Youth delegates at ARD events
Showcase
Social Media
Youth involved in programme planning and development
Mobilising youth participation
Promote agriculture among young
people
Facilitate access to resource
and capacity building
opportunities
Organising capacity building opportunities targeting the expressed needs of young professionals in collaboration with partners
Encouraging others to include more young people in their trainings
Information services to members: newsletter, funding opportunities and information relevant to YPs in ARD
“Youth are getting a voice;
Great, what do they have to say?!”
2017 and beyond
Mentoring programme with focus on young women and entrepreneurship and agribusiness
Stronger regional programs with a wider impact
More youth on Steering Committee and Executive Committees
Young people as a regularly consulted stakeholder group
More young people turning to AD because of interest and the number of possibilities
Thank You
Be part of the movement at
www.ypard.net