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🌍✨ Calling all young innovators and future leaders in agriculture to shape the future of agriculture in Africa! The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub invites you to be part of the CAADP Post-Malabo Agenda: Perspectives and Insights from Africa’s Youth. This is your chance to share your thoughts, ideas, and solutions for a sustainable and prosperous agricultural future in Africa. 🌾💡 🔹 Why Participate? With over 60% of Africa’s population under 25, your voice is crucial in shaping policies that will impact generations. This consultative process aims to gather youth perspectives to formulate recommendations for the CAADP Post-Malabo Agenda, which will be synthesized into a report and presented to the African Union. 🔹 How to Get Involved? Complete the survey by July 12, 2024, and share your unique insights and innovative ideas. This is your chance to ensure that the post-Malabo CAADP agenda is inclusive, forward-thinking, and tailored to Africa's needs. 📅 Deadline: July 12, 2024 🌍 Who Can Participate? African youth under 35 💬 Languages: English and French 🔗Info & Survey (English): https://lnkd.in/dbFcwkkq 🔗Info & Survey (French): https://lnkd.in/eNtUetjV

📢 Happening TODAY! Register for the event here: https://lnkd.in/eRJ6xW5k #youthengagement #rioconventions

🚀 Last week, YPARD joined forces with several youth organizations at the EIT Food Office in Belgium for the first-ever Young Professionals Platform (YPP) in-person co-creation workshop! Our discussions defined priorities, timelines, and actionable plans that promise to make a significant impact. 🌟 We look forward to a fruitful collaboration, and meaning contribution to the YPP! 🍀

🔔 The climate crisis cannot be solved without also addressing biodiversity loss and land degredation- our new webinar series will focus on forging connections between the three Rio Conventions. 🍀 Changemakers for Agri-food Action, a multi-part capacity building series will delve into the Rio Convention-related actions of young leaders in the areas of advocacy 💬 , partnerships, and knowledge-sharing 🤝 , aiming to inspire, educate, and mobilize other young individuals to take action. In the first episode of this series, we will take a look at the role and importance of SBI (Subsidiary Bodies of Implementation) conferences on the road to the upcoming UNFCCC, UNCBD, and UNCCD COPs. We will debrief on the recent SB conferences, and hear from experts on how youth can get involved in these spaces. 📅 4th July, 2024 | 3:00-4:30pm CET | Zoom event Our speakers include: 🎙 Martial Bernoux, FAO 🎙 Moritz Fegert, Biovision Foundation 🎙 Heitor Dellasta, Global Youth Biodiversity Network 🎙 Shaik Imran, IAAS (International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences) ��� Juliet Grace Luwedde, UNCCD Youth Caucus 🎙 Jenice Achieng, YPARD Kenya 🎙 Xiaoshang Deng, YPARD Asia-Pacific More information on our website. Register now! https://lnkd.in/eyDUrG87 FAO Global Youth Biodiversity Network Biovision Foundation Major Group for Children and Youth IAAS (International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences) UNCCD Youth Caucus Youth In Landscapes Initiative Genna Tesdall Kofi Kisiedu Acquaye Edoardo Corriere Jean Sebastian Pedraza Paez #youthengagement #RioConventions #advocacy

YPARD Incuba llega al cierre de su primera edición. En este evento tendremos la presentación del Pitch de los 9 equipos participantes y posterior a la deliberación del jurado se elegirá al equipo con mejor performance, el cual será acreedor al premio de $2,500 dólares. Además, se entregarán reconocimientos al segundo y tercer lugar 🏆 El programa de incubación YPARD Incuba tiene como objetivo generar un espacio de capacitación y acompañamiento para el desarrollo de startups/emprendimientos agropecuarios de impacto con enfoque agroecológico en América Latina y el Caribe 🌎 Te invitamos a conocer más de las iniciativas de jóvenes de Latinoamérica y el Caribe que persiguen aportar a la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios en la región 🙌 Link de inscripción: https://lnkd.in/d7gKjg_t Fecha: 26 de junio Hora ⬇ 7:00 p.m. Perú / Colombia  6:00 p.m. Guatemala 9:00 p.m. Argentina / Brasil Christian Peñaloza, Hazell Flores, Juan David Caro Alvarez FAO Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) International Land Coalition

🌱 Curious about the role of research in the agroecological transition? 🌍 Join the European Commission InfoPoint conference! 💻 Event: "Agroecological transition - the role of research in co-design and support of innovations" 📍 Target regions: Latin America, Africa, Southwest Asia 📅 1 July, 2024 | Brussels / Online Discover how the DeSIRA initiative supports research and innovation in agriculture, strengthening research capacities and governance globally. 🌐 🔊 Speakers: - Philippe Petithuguenin, Director General for Research and Strategy, CIRAD France - Andry Rasamimanana, Head of Ceffel Center – Madagascar, Dinaamicc project (presentation in French) - Emilie Coudel, Researcher, CIRAD France, Sustenta & Inova project - Sayvisene Boulom, Head of Food Lab at National University of Laos, Asset project - Leonard Mizzi, Head of Unit, INTPA F3- Sustainable Agri-Food systems and Fisheries Find more information and registration link here: https://lnkd.in/eGMbS5mK #Agroecology #SustainableAgriculture #ResearchInnovation

🔔 Apply to the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) 2025 Restoration Stewards Program to get access to mentorship, EUR 5,000 in funding to support your restoration project, and much more! 🍀 The Restoration Stewards program is a youth program rooted in care, landscape leadership, diversity, intersectionality and intergenerational equity. Launched in 2020 by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and the Youth In Landscapes Initiative, it aims to support the efforts of youth-led teams in holistically restoring their landscapes and seascapes while nurturing biocultural diversity. 🙌 Find more details and apply here https://lnkd.in/e-XWiAmp

🌱 Exciting times for #YoungFarmers! 🌱 YPARD was thrilled to participate in the World Farmers' Organisation (WFO) Annual Meeting in Rome yesterday. 🤗 This event is setting the stage for WFO's official youth mechanism and creating a platform for young farmers to lead on the global stage. 💬 The day kicked off with international experts discussing key topics like irrigation systems, climate-smart agriculture 🌾 , and soil health. Participants then broke into working groups to tackle these issues head-on. Our Program Coordinator, Edoardo Corriere had the pleasure of contributing to the group on the profitability of climate-smart agriculture. Edoardo also gave the closing remarks on behalf of YPARD in the evening session dedicated to #WFOYoung. He highlighted YPARD's commitment to amplifying youth voices in decision-making processes from local to global levels 🌍🚜 , and in advocating for a balance between food production and agroecology conservation, promoting sustainable and eco-friendly practices 🍀 . Recognizing the value of local communities and indigenous wisdom, he spoke about how YPARD empowers youth to adopt agroecology, integrating traditional knowledge with innovative solutions. We look forward to collaborating with World Farmers' Organisation- together, we’re paving the way for a sustainable agricultural future! 🌍🚜 #foodsystemstransformation #youthengagement