Agricultural research

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Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture — Seed Funding for Research and Training in Food Security
Open until01 Aug 2018
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Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program
Open until05 Nov 2017
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Nominations and applications for the role of Chairperson of GFAR
Open until04 May 2017
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Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences — International Awards for Young Agricultural Researchers 2017
Open until25 May 2017
- Call for participation
Student of the year award 2017__EFFoST and Cargill
Open until30 Jun 2017
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Linking research to inclusive development for food security - ICRA’s course
Open until02 Apr 2017
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) -- RONPAKU Fellowships for PhD Students 2017
Open until23 Aug 2016
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CRDF Global -- Agricultural Research, U.S. and Ukraine
Open until14 Jun 2016
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The Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program 2016 Fall
Open until05 Apr 2016
Shaping GCARD3 Global Event’s Youth Delegation
12 Feb 2016
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Global Federation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences -- World Agricultural Prize 2016
Open until24 Apr 2016
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Club300 Foundation -- Grants for Bird Protection
Open until30 Jul 2016
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Fulbright Scholar Program -- Core Program for U.S. Faculty and Professionals
Open until31 Jul 2016
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Fulbright Scholar Program -- Postdoctoral Awards for U.S. Scholars 2016-2017
Open until31 Jul 2016
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‘Thesis Fellowship’ for MSc Programme on Integrated Drylands Management - Call 2015-2016
Open until29 Jul 2015
‘Thesis Fellowship’ for a research study on ‘Youth and Agriculture in the Drylands’
09 Jul 2015
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Netaji Subhas - ICAR International Fellowships for the Year 2015-16
Open until29 Jun 2015
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PhD Training Opportunities under the RUFORUM Graduate Teaching Assistantship Program
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Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) -- IMPRESSA Awards 2015
Open until29 Jun 2015
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Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research -- SFIAR Award 2015
Open until14 Jul 2015
Report - National Youth Forum on Agro-based Entrepreneurship Development
27 Feb 2015
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International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) -- Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund 2015
Open until30 Mar 2015
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University of California at Davis -- Fellowships for Agricultural Research at U.S. Universities
Open until30 Mar 2015
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Agricultural Innovation Marketplace -- Brazilian Research Collaboration with Africa and Latin America 2015
Open until03 Jan 2015
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European Commission -- ARIMNet2 for Agricultural Research in the Mediterranean Area
Open until30 Nov 2014
Seven papers unpick debates on African agriculture and rural development
04 Nov 2014
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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) - Agricultural Research and Development in Haiti
Open until02 Nov 2014
Rural Development Conference 2014
04 Nov 2014 to 06 Nov 2014in Bangkok,
GFAR invites your comments on the draft CGIAR Capacity Development Guidelines
28 Jul 2014
Have you tried the Agritech toolbox?
17 Jun 2014

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Youth success stories

From the Czech Republic to Asia, Africa and beyond my agricultural story so far!

Introducing Dr. Hynek Roubík, an expert in organic waste management and sustainable technologies, leader of the Biogas Research Team at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), an agriculture enthusiast with a passion for his work and the second-youngest member of the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Bioeconomy platform of the Czech Republic.

Youthful passion to contribute to sustainable food systems

Charles Masereka Yoronimu's commitment to contributing to building sustainable food systems drives him to be an active agent of youth engagement in agriculture.

5 years of YPARD: a life-changing journey

"Being a YPARD representative gave me so many empowering opportunities, but also a chance to empower others" Testimonial by Ivana Radic Jean highlighting her experience and journey in working with youth in agriculture within the YPARD Serbia community since February 2013.

YPARDian bags home the 2017 SFIAR Master Thesis award!

In 2017, YPARD member, Sebastian Mengel, was the recipient of the Master Thesis award for his collaborative research with YPARD, HAFL and CGIAR CRP drylands program on agricultural livelihoods of rural youth in the drylands of Midelt, Morocco.

Good-bye from YPARD Nepal: Creating a space for young leaders

This testimonial by Dinesh Panday highlights his experience in working with youth in agriculture within the YPARD Nepal community since 2012. He is currently a doctoral graduate research assistant (2016-2019) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the former YPARD Nepal country representative.

A season of innovation

The climate-smart irrigation system was designed with the aim of addressing these challenges; by collecting rainwater, transferring it below the soil surface and using it during the time of low rainfall thus making water available and accessible for perennial plants all year round.

Climate resilient agriculture and producer-consumer justice through ICT

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 was created to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts to ensure climate resilient agriculture and ICT based business promotional interventions from producer to consumer level. Youth, therefore, can play a supporting role to increase awareness and promote the agenda of SDG for agricultural sustainability to make sure others are aware of it.

From nowhere to somewhere; YPARD made a way

Marc Ghislain tells about all the changing scenes in his life as a young professional in agriculture: the anxiety in choosing a profession in agriculture and how his engagement with YPARD helped him find his feet in the agricultural sector.

A non-traditional career path

I strongly support and believe in an inclusive and equitable quality education together with lifelong learning opportunities for all. It is very important that we start to facilitate more flexible career paths in science if we want to encourage diversity and creativity. Being a lifelong learner is a value of sustainable self-development. It opens the door to life-changing, rewarding, fulfilling and continuous growth.

Easier said than done: Gender equality and women empowerment

The role of young people in helping shift gender perceptions is paramount. We can no longer employ tradition and culture as excuses for allowing basic inequalities between genders to occur and to keep perpetuating themselves. We need to acknowledge and cherish culture, but also acknowledge that culture is not a static entity and that it can, and must, evolve towards a more equal society.