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Serranía de los Paraguas, a recognized Coffee Cultural Landscape and World Heritage Site by UNESCO, sits in a mountainous region of western Colombia. The rich biodiversity of the landscape’s natural reserves has been protected by establishing a network of leaders with a commitment to agroecological farming and community-based ecotourism, based on activities that affirm local […]

In this fifth batch from the 150 submissions we received from young people, we will take you on a trip around the world. From Denmark, to Zimbabwe, India, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Kenya, Malawi, Timor-Leste…. This batch illustrates how our youth session at the Global Landscapes forum, coordinated by YPARD (the Young Professionals’ Platform for […]

Un jeune agriculteur sénégalais demande un arrêt du phénomène de “landgrabbing” pour le future des pays Africaines. Contexte de l’agriculture en Afrique Au début des indépendances, l’Afrique au même titre que l’occident possédait des atouts provenant du secteur agricole pour assurer son développement. Mais au début des années 80, la détérioration des termes de l’échange, […]

CCAFS researchers and University of Michigan students are exploring Brazilian cattle ranchers’ participation in the Sustainable Agriculture Network’s Rainforest Alliance Certification. Toninho pointed to a large tree as he approached the farm saying, “This tree was a sapling when I was a boy.” Every year, he takes a picture with this relic of his childhood […]

We received 150 applications from young people all over the world, to speak at our youth session at the Global Landscapes forum, after YPARD (the Young Professionals’ Platform for Agricultural Research for Development) launched an appeal for inspiring people. Little did we know we would receive so many enthusiastic stories, so we decided to publish […]

Here is the third batch of applications by young people from all over the world, to speak at our youth session at the Global Landscapes forum. These applications were received after YPARD (the Young Professionals’ Platform for Agricultural Research for Development) launched an appeal for inspiring people. To read each of the 15 following submissions, […]