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Growing youth populations need opportunities for education, jobs and income. Strategies that empower and prepare youth lay the foundation for economic growth and poverty reduction.

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Data Systems: Multipurpose Solutions for Sustainability

February is Data Systems for Sustainable Growth Month!

Anna Brenes

Feb 01, 2021
Agricultural Productivity COVID-19 Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
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From Classroom to Conference: A Student's Perspective on ICTforAg 2020

ICTforAg 2020's virtual setting gave many an opportunity to join and participate. As an undergraduate student, it provided me with knowledge and experiences that I otherwise would not have had.

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Yasmeen Sher-Jan

Jan 25, 2021
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Fishers at Hakaluki Haor Wetland, Bangladesh

2020 Research Results from the Fish Innovation Lab

Here are some key results and findings from Fish Innovation Lab's Quick Start projects, plus a few other 2020 highlights.

Kristen Dechert

Jan 22, 2021
Agricultural Productivity COVID-19 Climate and Natural Resources Markets and Trade Gender Nutrition Resilience Youth
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Request for Applications: Pathogens Pathway Study for Children under Two Years Old in Kenya

PRO-WASH will fund one award under this RFA up to $200,000 USD for a study period of up to eight months beginning in early 2021.

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Kim Jurczyk

Jan 11, 2021
Nutrition Youth Opportunities

Webinar: Understanding How and Why People Make Food Choices in LMIC for Promotion of Sustainable Healthy Diets

Jan 14, 2021 online
Understanding how and why people make food choices in LMIC for promotion of sustainable healthy diets.
COVID-19 Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
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Knowledge-Based Food Systems for Economic Development in Asia: The Four Pillars of Growth

The world faces immense challenges in food production and availability. The prime attributes of a food system are its quality, affordability and economic sustainability.

CABI: Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International

Dec 29, 2020
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
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Pivoting Amidst the Pandemic: 2020 Look at Farmer-to-Farmer Program Challenges and Successes

The COVID-19 pandemic brought international travel almost to a standstill, which presented the Farmer-to-Farmer Program with a sizable hurdle: Learn how they pivoted.

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Evania Robles

Dec 17, 2020
Agricultural Productivity COVID-19 Education and Extension Food Safety Youth
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A Seed Company Sows Opportunity for Young Ugandan Workers

Seeking to increase economic opportunities for Ugandan youth in agricultural-related fields.

Agrilinks Team

Dec 15, 2020
Agricultural Productivity Youth
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COVID-19 Recovery Is a Chance to Make the Africa Food and Farming System More Resilient

Are you a COVID-19 recovery optimist or pessimist? Even before the pandemic, the African food system was in crisis, through this article we hope to persuade you to become a...

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Deon Nel

Oct 23, 2020
Agricultural Productivity COVID-19 Climate and Natural Resources Gender Resilience Youth
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‘Banana and I’: Sharing Better Banana Management in Uganda through Drama

Art, music, dance, dramas, humour, storytelling and other forms of entertainment can serve as effective tools for helping to share information on agricultural best practice with smallholder farmers.

CABI: Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International

Oct 16, 2020
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth

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Interactive Voice Response: Its Growing Role in Agricultural Extension Services

Apr 14, 2016 online

From India and Ethiopia to Malawi and Madagascar, interactive voice response (IVR) is increasingly being used by agricultural extension services. Often detested by Americans because of overuse in customer service...

Agricultural Productivity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Education and Extension Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
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Ask Ag About... The Interactions Between Climate Change and Nutrition

Nov 19, 2015 online

How can cooperation between climate and nutrition communities mitigate the impacts of climate change on nutrition, as well as the impacts of dietary choices on climate change? Join this month’s...

Climate and Natural Resources Nutrition Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
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The Next Generation of Civil Society Engagement: Boldly Going Where No NGO Has Gone Before

Oct 28, 2015 online

For USAID and other international development donors and practitioners, the "why" of forging strong collaborations with civil society is clear: Partnerships with civil society organizations provide critical input on project...

Nutrition Policy and Governance Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth Opportunities
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#AskAg: Youth in Agriculture

Nov 13, 2014 online
If you were mistakenly directed to this page from an Agrilinks email and would like to view the event page for the January 21 #AskAg Twitter Chat, "Digging into Soils,"...
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#AskAg Twitter Chat: Youth Employment in Agriculture

Jun 11, 2013 online
Join us on June 11 for an #AskAg Twitter Chat on Youth Employment in Agriculture, co-hosted by USAID, Making Cents International, IFPRI and Winrock International.Youth make up about one fifth...
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#AskAg Twitter Chat: Gender in Agriculture — Not Only About Women

Mar 08, 2013 St. Paul , United States
Join us on International Women’s Day, March 8, to discuss "Gender in Agriculture — Not Only About Women." We’ll have a panel of expert tweeters to discuss gender integration for...
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Empowering Marginalized Youth Through Training in Agriculture and Literacy: Lessons from the USAID/Nepal Education for Income Generation Program

Dec 01, 2010 The QED Group LLC 1250 Eye St. NW 11th Floor Washington, District of Columbia, 20005, United States

USAID/Nepal’s Education for Income Generation (EIG) Program integrated approach combines market driven high value agricultural training with an applied literacy course for marginalized youth. The literacy course covers health, nutrition...

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