1. Youth for growing development Young Professionals Platform
for Agricultural Research for Development
2. Objectives To facilitate the exchange of information and
knowledge among young professionals across disciplines,
professions, age and regions To facilitate access to resources and
capacity building opportunities To broaden opportunities for young
professionals to contribute to strategic ARD policy debates To
promote agriculture among young people
3. launch on 8 Nov 2006, New Delhi
4. Charter (October 2008)
5. Achievements November 2006 October 2008
6. 1581 members, 117 countries as of 10.02.09
7. www. ypard .org
8. Local representations YPARD South Asia India YPARD East
Africa Rwanda YPARD Latin American and Caribbean Peru YPARD Europe
- Germany
9. Participation in ARD meetings
10. Past and Ongoing activities
Knowledge, Education and Learning meeting (Maputo, Dec. 2009)
YPARD supported by GFAR was one of the lead organizer together with
GFAR, ICT-KM, COL.
Local and regional initatiatves 3 projects (max. 5000 - India,
LAC region and Kenya 6 months from February 2009)
East Africa Young Farmers Strengthening Project (YOFA)
Stephen Kiama [email_address]
South Asia Leveraging the Potential of Young Professionals for
Agriculture Research for Development in India
Manish Kumar [email_address]
Latin America and Caribbean Assessing the role of Young People
in ARD in Latin America and Caribbean
Luis Suarez - [email_address]
11. Ongoing activities
Youth organizations related to ARD Mapping (Publication March
2009)
YPARD newsletter 4 times/year November 2008, February 2009
TERRA VIVA YPARD funding newsletter for young professionals in
ARD 6 times/year
12. Future perspectives
Electronic discussion fora (March 2009)
Linking young professionals through regional fora GFAR, APAARI,
FARA, FORAGRO, AARINENA) EC FSTP (Concept note submitted after
discussion) (December 2008)
Youth and United Nationas Global Alliance (FAO, UNFCCC forum
for youth) publication on youth quick guide to climate change
(August 2009)
13. Membership
Program committee GFAR
Steering committee GFAR (official communication awaited)
Reciprocal membership APAARI
Advisory committee (2008-2010) (ACP-EU) CTA
14. Active participation in meetings (planned)
Attracting youth to agriculture (March 2009), Chennai, India
organized by MS Swaminathan Reserach Foundation and SDC
Indian Youth Science Congress (June 2009), Chennai, India
Government of India
Science Forum (June 2009), Wageningen, The Netherlands
FAO meeting on formal and informal education and learning (June
2009), Rome, Italy
UN Youth congress (August 2009), Seoul, South Korea
15. Financial supporters
16. THANK YOU
17. Youth for growing development Young Professionals Platform
for Agricultural Research for Development