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Meeting the Needs of Youth to Meet the Needs of Future Agriculture

Young Professionals for Agricultural Development. Meeting the Needs of Youth to Meet the Needs of Future Agriculture. Jiaqi Huang, YPARD China Deputy Representative GCHERA World Dialogue Education and Innovation in Agriculture & Life Sciences:

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Meeting the Needs of Youth to Meet the Needs of Future Agriculture

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  1. Young Professionals for Agricultural Development Meeting the Needs of Youth to Meet the Needs of Future Agriculture Jiaqi Huang, YPARD China Deputy Representative GCHERA World Dialogue Education and Innovation in Agriculture & Life Sciences: Fostering Agriculture Innovation Systems Networks through the Linkage of University, Industry, and Government Sep 20, 2014 Nanjing Agricultural University, China

  2. Outline • Introduction of YPARD • The Needs of New Agriculture & Youth • The Role of Youth within GCHERA • Examples from YPARD Global Network • YPARD China’s experience

  3. What is YPARD? A global platform YPs under 40 Active in Agricultural Dev. Multi-stakeholders Decentralized movement A movement by youth, for youth, for agricultural development

  4. Why YPARD? Because youth need… • To Participate/commit • Access Professional opportunities • Be given a voice • Be interested in agricultural education • Sustainable Agriculture = their future!

  5. Objectives • To facilitate the exchange of information and knowledge among young professionals across disciplines, professions, age and regions • To broaden opportunities for young professionals to contribute to strategic ARD policy debates • To promote agriculture among young people • To facilitate access to resources and capacity building opportunities

  6. Coordinationoffices Global Coordination Unit at at at at at

  7. Sharinginformationandconnectingpeople • Info on website, job and other opportunities, bi-monthly funding news bulletin, monthly newsletter • Blog posts by members & team • “word-of-mouth’ phenomena on Social Media • More than 8000 registered members in 174 countries • Diverse stakeholder group

  8. Broadening opportunities for young professionals to contribute to strategic AD policy debates • Enable the participation of youth to strategic ARD events • Lobbying for greater youth representation • Young professionals as a regular stakeholder group for invitation • YPARD as a facilitation mechanism

  9. Promote agriculture among young people • Youth delegates at ARD events • Showcase • Social Media • Youth involved in programme planning and development • Mobilizing youth participation

  10. Showcase – stories of successful young professionals in the agricultural sector which are open for others to use and share more widely

  11. Facilitate access to resource and capacity building opportunities • Organising capacity building opportunities targeting the expressed needs of young professionals in collaboration with partners • Encouraging others to include more young people in their trainings • Information services to members: newsletter, funding opportunities and information relevant to YPs in ARD

  12. The Needs of Future Agriculture & Youth Sustainable Development Potential Multifunctional Inter-disciplinarian Feeding 9 Billion 2050 Entrepreneur Industrialized Passionate Youth Dealer in Complexity Agriculture Integrated Complexity Management Creative Internationalist Intelligent Global Knowledge Cooperative • More Attractive • for Innovative Youth

  13. The Role of Youth within GCHERA • Mobilize youth engagement in ag. • Curriculum development • Connect youth with future employers, multi-stakeholders • Youth informing and taking part in decision making

  14. Curriculum that responds to a changing agriculture • Skills of graduates do not meet the needs of the agriculture sector • New multi-disciplinary approaches • Enrolment in agricultural studies lagging in many countries • Shifting frameworks and emerging trends • New areas of growth and opportunities

  15. Survey to young professionals starting their careers and recent graduates as well as employers YPs Employers • Business and entrepreneurship skills • Required support in obtaining on the job training in the form of internships from educational institutions • Soft skills: communications, presentation and social media skills • Business and entrepreneurship skills Thus, YPARD is looking to support these trainings and promote them among capacity development strategies

  16. Contradictory! *cartoon found on www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk

  17. Examples from YPARD Global Network • Mobilized members from across disciplines to discuss key issues through online platform, and attending key ARD events • Youth presence on advisory committees of international agricultural institutions (GFAR, EFARD, FORAGRO) • Working with the CGIAR and other key organizations to better involve youth in their programmes

  18. “Youth are getting a voice; • Great, what do they have to say?!” • New Content Driven Agenda (10 key areas, 2014-2018) • Agricultural curriculum reform • Agribusiness and entrepreneurship • Youth focused capacity development • Climate Change & Food Security • Information and Knowledge management including ICTs

  19. Y O U T H N E E D Y O U R S U P P O R T

  20. YPARD is keen to support GCHERA and work with the education sector to enhance agricultural education so that strong youth leaders can take the sector forward www.ypard.net Thank You

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