By Samwel Onyango, Cassava project assistant and masters graduate in food safety and quality at the University of Nairobi Cassava crop has been grown along the Kenyan coast since time immemorial, but farmers scarcely appreciate the crop for its role in the country’s food and nutrition security. Nor is the historically predominant role of women … More Food heroes changing perceptions of nutrition in Kenyan Households
By Genna Tesdall, Director of Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) Global food and agriculture is finally giving a focus to youth! As a network born 15 years ago out of the need for young agricultural professionals to come together and be heard in global agriculture, we at YPARD are delighted at this development. It … More Youth in agrifood systems: more than the leaders of tomorrow
By Deston Pope and Keron Bascombe, Tech4Agri “In today’s world, the words ‘vaccine’ and ‘economy’ including the phrases ‘digital transformation’ and ‘food security’ can be heard almost every day.
By Indika Arulingam, Research Officer, International Water Management Institute and Shakuntala Thilsted, Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health, WorldFish Governments knew that youth unemployment was high before the COVID-19 pandemic, but what they failed to realize was how vulnerable even those with jobs were.
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By Jeff Bentley, Agro-Insight Kenyan schools recently moved away from memorizing facts, and towards learning skills, knowledge and attitudes. This “competency based curriculum” (CBC) includes new topics like ICT, and agriculture. Lawrence Njagi, the CEO of Mountain Top Educational Publishers, explained that the challenge was finding a way to integrate both subjects.
Nominations and applications are invited for the role of Chair and Vice Chair, the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation, for a 3-year period.
Introducing TECA, an online platform launched by FAO that gathers successful agricultural technologies and practices to facilitate knowledge exchange and help family farmers in the field.
Launched by FAO in 2002 and managed by FAO’s Research and Extension Unit, the TECA platform responds to the need for a systematic and user-friendly online archive of technologies, practices and innovations, including success stories and case studies on family farming.
By CGIAR Unemployment is a major issue among African youth, who constitute the largest population segment, yet often feel marginalized from the economic mainstream. Despite their best efforts, many young people find little means to meet their expectations for a better life or contribute to their countries’ economies. Higher education has grown faster than the economies they were intended to support, leaving large numbers of recent … More