The 4th Agriculture and Rural Development Day (ARDD) was held on 18th June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The ARDD took place in parallel with the United Nation’s Conference on sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20. More than 500 participants attended the event comprising of high level policy makers, scientists, negociators,… Read More
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YPLD Mauritius: Our first steps towards sustainability….
The Young Professionals in Local Development (YPLD), Mauritius, is part of a network envisaged as being a know-how transfer platform between young and experienced professionals in all fields of expertise that relate to international and local development. The mission of YPLD is “Growing Communities, Fostering through Innovation.” YPLD is… Read More
ICTs along the Agriculture value-chain
Over the past years, a lot of emphasis have been placed on the Agriculture Value Chain while dealing with issues in Agricultural sector. The question that some of us may ask ourselves is what does the term “Agriculture value-chain” means?Agriculture Value ChainsAccording to FAO (2005), a ‘value chain’ in Agriculture… Read More
Agriculture and Youth Employment
Youth and Employment Nearly 200 million people in Africa are aged between 15 and 24 years, comprising more than 20% of the population in most countries (UNDESA, 2010). Presently, the major challenges faced by this category of the population is to find decent and productive employment. In many African countries, Agriculture… Read More
FANRPAN Country Case Studies on Current and Emerging Youth Policies and Initiatives with a Special focus on links to Agriculture
The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) Node Common Visioning Workshop was held on 27th February to 2nd March 2012 at the White Sands Hotel and Resort in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Alongside with this workshop which was meant for the node coordinators from the 16 FANRPAN… Read More