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Youth in agriculture

Recent projections from FAO state that in the next 40 years the world’s population will increase from 7 billion to over 10 billion. At the same time, agriculture is an ageing and undervalued profession for which there is a declining interest among young people. Who will feed this growing population and how?  In order to tackle this issue, GFAR believes that youth, as key stakeholders in the future of AR4D, must be involved. Young professionals face numerous challenges including making their voices heard and exerting influence in the fie... more

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YPARD Newsletter June 2015

GFAR is pleased to share the June 2015 Newsletter from Young Professionals in Agriculture...
Video: Bringing Youth into Agricultural Policy

Video: Bringing Youth into Agricultural Policy

The average age for farmers around the world is around 58. What can be done to bring more young...

YPARD: Bringing Youth into Agricultural Policy

What can be done to bring more young people into policy discussions around agriculture? Farming...
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Fill CTA Survey on young farmers and young agricultural entrepreneurs in ACP countries

CTA has launched an online survey to get information on the current state, uses,...
YPARD newsletter April

YPARD Newsletter

The newest edition of the Young Professionals in Agriculture Development (YPARD) newsletter has...
CRP Dryland Cereals Scholarship Program - Call for Applications

CRP Dryland Cereals Scholarship Program - Call for Applications

This call for applications of the Dryland Cereals Scholarship Program is being funded by the...

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F@rmletter - The E-magazine of the World’s Farmers issue n. 16, June 2013

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e-GFAR - Welcome to e-GFAR, the website of GFAR

The website of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR)